Beacon Farm Managed FLUXNET Release 2026_r1

<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 standard micrometeorological methods 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/> There were two micrometeorological EC flux towers, at ca. 300 m distance from each other. One of them was in an irrigated, fertilised, rotationally grazed paddock (labelled "IFR" in file names), Fluxnet site name NZ-BFm. Measurements at this site ceased on 15 July 2015. Three site-years of data are available, with the last 33 days of the third year completely gap-filled.<br/> The Beacon Farm flux site in Mid-Canterbury, New Zealand (204 m elevation) receives about 900 mm of annual rainfall and has a mean temperature of 10.9°C. Originally a deer farm, it was converted to intensive dairy farming in 2008/09, supporting around 850 cows with rotational grazing.</p>