Whroo Flux Data Collection

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Created 20/10/2024

Updated 21/01/2025

This dataset consists of measurements of the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer in dry sclerophyll woodland using eddy covariance techniques. The site was classified as box woodland, dominated by two main Eucalypt species:Eucalyptus microcarpa (Grey Box) and Eucalyptus leucoxylon (Yellow Gum). Elevation of the site is close to 165 m and mean annual precipitation from a nearby Bureau of Meteorology site measured 558 mm. Maximum temperatures ranged from 29.8°C (in January) to 12.6°C (in July), while minimum temperatures ranged from 14.2°C (in February) to 3.2°C (in July). Maximum temperatures varied on a seasonal basis by approximately 17.2°C and minimum temperatures by 11.0°C.The instrument mast is 36m tall. Heat, water vapour and carbon dioxide measurements are taken using the open-path eddy flux technique. Temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, incoming and reflected shortwave radiation and net radiation were measured above the canopy. Soil heat fluxes were measured and soil moisture content was gathered using time domain reflectometry. This data is also available at http://data.ozflux.org.au .

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Title Whroo Flux Data Collection
Language eng
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/20486fd9-73ac-4d4a-a9ab-8ca6e37a7250
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Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria
sarndt@unimelb.edu.au
Reference Period 01/12/2011
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Data Portal data.gov.au