Tumbarumba 2 Flux Data Release 2026_v2_subset

<p><br></p><p>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 (v3.4.24) as described by Isaac et al. (2017). PyFluxPro produces a final, gap-filled product with Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER). This is the Tumbarumba Flux tower 2 record and contains the data collected from the date 2025/01/30.</p><p><br></p><p>Tumbarumba flux station is located in Bago State Forest in south eastern New South Wales. It was established in 2000 and is managed by CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. The forest is classified as wet sclerophyll, the dominant species is <em>Eucalyptus delegatensis</em>, and average tree height is 40&nbsp;m. Elevation of the site is 1200&nbsp;m and mean annual precipitation is 1000&nbsp;mm. Bago and Maragle State Forests are adjacent to the south west slopes of southern New South Wales and the 48,400&nbsp;ha of native forest have been managed for wood production for over 100 years. The instrument mast is 70&nbsp;m tall. Fluxes of heat, water vapour and carbon dioxide are measured using the open-path eddy flux technique. Supplementary measurements above the canopy include temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, incoming and reflected shortwave radiation and net radiation. Profiles of temperature, humidity and CO2 are measured at seven levels within the canopy. Soil moisture content is measured using time domain reflectometry. Soil heat fluxes and temperature are also measured. Hyper-spectral radiometric measurements are being used to determine canopy leaf-level properties.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bushfire Disturbance</strong></p><p><br></p><p>On New Year's Eve 2019 (31/12/2019) a bushfire swept through the Bago State Forest with a moderate severity burn (full understorey consumption but no canopy consumption). Prior to the fire, the forest had been growing without major disturbance over a period of almost 40 years, enabling study of its response to ongoing smaller disturbances such as insect outbreaks, droughts, normal weather fluctuations and internal stand dynamics. The regrowth forest is structurally and functionally different to pre-fire conditions. The fast ground-fire caused nearly 100% mortality of the ash tree species, where the mountain gum (<em>Eucalyptus dalrympleana</em>) species resprouted with epicormic growth. There are high levels of ash regenerating from seedlings and other eucalypt trees (mountain gum and peppermint) are rapidly re-sprouting. There were around 10 months of data gap after the fire.&nbsp;</p>