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Ridgefield FLUXNET Release 2026_r1

Created 14/04/2026

Updated 14/04/2026

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This release consists of flux tower measurements of the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed using PyFluxPro as described by Isaac et al. (2017) for the quality control and post-processing steps. The final, gap-filled product containing Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) has been produced using the ONEFlux software as described in Pastorello et al. (2020). This data set has been produced as part of the FLUXNET Shuttle project.

The Ridgefield flux station is located approximately 12km west of Pingelly, near Perth, Western Australia. It was established in Jan 2015 and is managed by The University of Western Australia. about 200km southeast from Perth, Western Australia (GPS coordinates: -32.5061, 116.9668; elevation: 330m). The Future Farm 2050 Project is based on UWA Farm Ridgefield. The Project's vision is to imagine the best-practice farm of 2050 and build and manage it now (http://www.ioa.uwa.edu.au/future-farm-2050). The site is established in a typical wheat field (a dominant managed land use type in Western Australia) and in an area that has been subject to extensive clearing. We will contrast this with a native vegetated system and explore the past, present and future GHG budgets of these systems. The flux tower site is located within an area of dryland agriculture. The surrounding area is dominated by broadacre farming practices. The vegetation cover is predominantly pasture. Elevation of the site is close to 330m and mean annual precipitation at a nearby Bureau of Meteorology site at Pingelly measures 446mm. Maximum temperatures range from 15.3°C (in July) to 31.9°C (in Jan), while minimum temperatures range from 5.5°C (in July) to 15.5°C (in Jan). The instrument mast is 10 meters tall. Heat, water vapour, carbon dioxide and methane measurements are taken using the open-path eddy flux technique. Temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall and net radiation are measured. Soil heat fluxes are measured and soil moisture content are collected.

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Title Ridgefield FLUXNET Release 2026_r1
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/e5f61005-1ecb-44b2-87f1-d65202ea84ac
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
jason.beringer@uwa.edu.au
Reference Period 01/01/2015 - 01/01/2026
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Ridgefield FLUXNET Release 2026_r1". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/ridgefield-fluxnet-release-2026_r1