An introduction to the Australian and New Zealand flux tower network - OzFlux

Beringer, J; Hutley, LB; McHugh, I; Arndt, SK; Campbell, D; Cleugh, HA; Cleverly, J; De Dios, VR; Eamus, D; Evans, B; Ewenz, C; Grace, P; Griebel, A; Haverd, V; Hinko-Najera, N; Huete, A; Isaac, P; Kanniah, K; Leuning, R; Liddell, MJ; MacFarlane, C; Meyer, W; Moore, C; Pendall, E; Phillips, A; Phillips, RL; Prober, SM; Restrepo-Coupe, N; Rutledge, S; Schroder, I; Silberstein, R; Southall, P; Sun Yee, M; Tapper, NJ; Van Gorsel, E; Vote, C; Walker, J; Wardlaw, T

An introduction to the Australian and New Zealand flux tower network - OzFlux

Beringer, J Hutley, LB McHugh, I Arndt, SK Campbell, D Cleugh, HA Cleverly, J

De Dios, VR Eamus, D

Evans, B Ewenz, C Grace, P Griebel, A Haverd, V Hinko-Najera, N Huete, A

Isaac, P Kanniah, K Leuning, R Liddell, MJ MacFarlane, C Meyer, W Moore, C Pendall, E Phillips, A Phillips, RL Prober, SM Restrepo-Coupe, N

Rutledge, S Schroder, I Silberstein, R Southall, P Sun Yee, M Tapper, NJ Van Gorsel, E Vote, C Walker, J Wardlaw, T

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Citation:: Biogeosciences, 2016, 13 (21), pp. 5895 - 5916
Issue Date:: 2016-10-31

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dc.contributor.author	Beringer, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hutley, LB	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McHugh, I	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Arndt, SK	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Campbell, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cleugh, HA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cleverly, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2731-7150	en_US
dc.contributor.author	De Dios, VR	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Eamus, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2765-8040	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Evans, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ewenz, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Grace, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Griebel, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Haverd, V	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hinko-Najera, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Huete, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2809-2376	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Isaac, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kanniah, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leuning, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Liddell, MJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	MacFarlane, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Meyer, W	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Moore, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pendall, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Phillips, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Phillips, RL	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Prober, SM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Restrepo-Coupe, N https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-1772	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rutledge, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Schroder, I	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Silberstein, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Southall, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sun Yee, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tapper, NJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Van Gorsel, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vote, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Walker, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wardlaw, T	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-10-31	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Biogeosciences, 2016, 13 (21), pp. 5895 - 5916	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1726-4170	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/58860
dc.description.abstract	© Author(s) 2016. OzFlux is the regional Australian and New Zealand flux tower network that aims to provide a continental-scale national research facility to monitor and assess trends, and improve predictions, of Australia's terrestrial biosphere and climate. This paper describes the evolution, design, and current status of OzFlux as well as provides an overview of data processing. We analyse measurements from all sites within the Australian portion of the OzFlux network and two sites from New Zealand. The response of the Australian biomes to climate was largely consistent with global studies except that Australian systems had a lower ecosystem water-use efficiency. Australian semi-arid/arid ecosystems are important because of their huge extent (70 %) and they have evolved with common moisture limitations. We also found that Australian ecosystems had a similar radiation-use efficiency per unit leaf area compared to global values that indicates a convergence toward a similar biochemical efficiency. The two New Zealand sites represented extremes in productivity for a moist temperate climate zone, with the grazed dairy farm site having the highest GPP of any OzFlux site (2620 gC m-2 yr-1) and the natural raised peat bog site having a very low GPP (820 gC m-2 yr-1). The paper discusses the utility of the flux data and the synergies between flux, remote sensing, and modelling. Lastly, the paper looks ahead at the future direction of the network and concludes that there has been a substantial contribution by OzFlux, and considerable opportunities remain to further advance our understanding of ecosystem response to disturbances, including drought, fire, land-use and land-cover change, land management, and climate change, which are relevant both nationally and internationally. It is suggested that a synergistic approach is required to address all of the spatial, ecological, human, and cultural challenges of managing the delicately balanced ecosystems in Australasia.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140102698
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/
dc.relation.ispartof	Biogeosciences	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.5194/bg-13-5895-2016	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en_US
dc.title	An introduction to the Australian and New Zealand flux tower network - OzFlux	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	0602 Ecology	en_US
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utslib.for	05 Environmental Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAMGIS - Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial lnformation Systems
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Abstract:

© Author(s) 2016. OzFlux is the regional Australian and New Zealand flux tower network that aims to provide a continental-scale national research facility to monitor and assess trends, and improve predictions, of Australia's terrestrial biosphere and climate. This paper describes the evolution, design, and current status of OzFlux as well as provides an overview of data processing. We analyse measurements from all sites within the Australian portion of the OzFlux network and two sites from New Zealand. The response of the Australian biomes to climate was largely consistent with global studies except that Australian systems had a lower ecosystem water-use efficiency. Australian semi-arid/arid ecosystems are important because of their huge extent (70 %) and they have evolved with common moisture limitations. We also found that Australian ecosystems had a similar radiation-use efficiency per unit leaf area compared to global values that indicates a convergence toward a similar biochemical efficiency. The two New Zealand sites represented extremes in productivity for a moist temperate climate zone, with the grazed dairy farm site having the highest GPP of any OzFlux site (2620 gC m-2 yr-1) and the natural raised peat bog site having a very low GPP (820 gC m-2 yr-1). The paper discusses the utility of the flux data and the synergies between flux, remote sensing, and modelling. Lastly, the paper looks ahead at the future direction of the network and concludes that there has been a substantial contribution by OzFlux, and considerable opportunities remain to further advance our understanding of ecosystem response to disturbances, including drought, fire, land-use and land-cover change, land management, and climate change, which are relevant both nationally and internationally. It is suggested that a synergistic approach is required to address all of the spatial, ecological, human, and cultural challenges of managing the delicately balanced ecosystems in Australasia.

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