Cumberland Plain Phenocam Images and Phenology Data Collection

Fixed cameras installed at the Cumberland Plain SuperSite provide a time series of fine scale data as a long-term record of vegetation structure and condition. This dense time series of phenocam images provides data for analysis of ecological responses to climate variability, and when consolidated across the entire terrestrial ecosystem research network, supports calibration and validation of satellite-derived remote sensing data, ensuring delivery of higher quality results for broader scale environmental monitoring products.

Images are captured half hourly during daylight hours. Images and data products, including timeseries of the Green Chromatic Coordinate (Gcc) for a region-of-interest (ROI) that delineates an area of specific vegetation type, are made available on an almost real-time basis.

The Cumberland Plain SuperSite was established in 2012 in a protected remnant of Shale Gravel Transition Forest, located on the Hawkesbury Campus of the University of Western Sydney in New South Wales. The vegetation at the site and in the images is dominated by Eucalyptus moluccana and E. fibrosa, which have hosted a population of mistletoe (Amyema miquelii); a subcanopy of Melaleuca decora is visible in some gaps. More ecological details about the site are available in Griebel et al. (2021). The ecosystem is subject to pressure from altered fire regimes, urban development, conversion to agriculture and extreme climate events. However, the forest patch at the site is in excellent condition with the exception of edge effects. For additional site information, see https://deims.org/a1bb29d8-197c-4181-90d8-76083afd44bb/ .

Other images collected at the site include photopoints, digital cover photography (DCP), and ancillary images of fauna and flora.

安装于坎伯兰平原超级监测站（Cumberland Plain SuperSite）的固定摄像设备，可采集精细尺度数据序列，作为植被结构与健康状况的长期监测记录。这套密集的物候相机（phenocam）图像时间序列，可为分析生态系统对气候变异的响应提供数据支撑；当整合全陆地生态系统研究网络的同类数据时，还可辅助卫星遥感反演数据的校准与验证，从而为更大尺度的环境监测产品提供更高质量的结果保障。
该摄像设备在日间每半小时采集一次图像。相关图像与数据产品，包括针对划定特定植被类型区域的感兴趣区（region-of-interest, ROI）的绿色色度坐标（Green Chromatic Coordinate, Gcc）时间序列，几乎可实时对外发布。
坎伯兰平原超级监测站（Cumberland Plain SuperSite）于2012年设立，选址于新南威尔士州西悉尼大学（University of Western Sydney）霍克斯伯里校区（Hawkesbury Campus）内一处受保护的页岩砾石过渡林（Shale Gravel Transition Forest）遗存区域。该监测站及对应图像中的植被以斜脉桉（Eucalyptus moluccana）与纤维桉（E. fibrosa）为主，二者宿主有密花钝果寄生（Amyema miquelii，槲寄生）的种群；部分林隙中可见厚叶白千层（Melaleuca decora）构成的亚冠层。有关该监测站的更多生态学细节可参考Griebel等人（2021）的研究成果。该生态系统受到火灾管理模式改变、城市扩张、农业开垦与极端气候事件的多重胁迫；但除边缘效应外，该区域的林分整体健康状况良好。如需获取该监测站的更多信息，请访问：https://deims.org/a1bb29d8-197c-4181-90d8-76083afd44bb/。
该监测站采集的其他图像类型包括定点摄影点图像、数字化盖度摄影（digital cover photography, DCP）以及动植物附属观测图像。