Red Dirt Melon Farm FLUXNET Release 2026_r1

<br>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.</br> Red Dirt Melon flux tower site is located on Red Dirt Melon farm in the Venn agricultural district, approximate 25km south east of Katherine, Northern Territory. It was established in August 2011 while the site supported tropical savanna. The site is part of a deforestation experiment measuring greenhouse gas exchange during conversion of forest to farmland. The savanna has now been cleared and the land is being cultivated for watermelon production in 2013.