Monitoring Sites

OzFlux is a network of micrometeorological flux stations located at various sites within Australia and New Zealand.

OzFlux is part of a global network (see LINKS) of over 500 sites external link (as at March 1, 2010) where exchanges of carbon dioxide, water vapour, and energy between terrestrial ecosystem and atmosphere are measured continuously over long periods.

map showing monitoring sites Robson Creek Yanco CIA Maize/Wheat CIA Rice Whroo Warra Silver Plains Ti Tree east Beacon Farm Oxford Scott Farm Mangawhai Kopuatai Cumberland Plain Yarramundi Tumbarumba Nimmo Dargo Alpine Peatland Gingin Calperum Ridgefield Collie Boyagin Wandoo Woodland Riggs Creek Riggs Creek Arcturus Virginia Park Mitchell Grass Rangeland Burdekin Delta Cow Bay Cape Tribulation Wombat Wallaby Creek Otway Gatum Fogg Dam Howard Springs Litchefield Adelaide River Sturt Plains Dry River Alice Springs Great Western Woodlands Daly River Pasture Daly River Uncleared Samford

Map & table updated: 2022-11-01

Active Sites Summary (Active sites provide data to the OzFlux data portal External link)
Name [Fluxnet] Landcover annual Rainfall Temp range °C Location
[Lat, Long]
Group Status Contact
Alice Springs Mulga
[AU-ASM]
Semi-arid mulga (Acacia aneura) ecosystem 306mm -4 - 46 Pine Hill cattle station, near Alice Springs, Northern Territory
[-22.2828, 133.2493]
James Cook University Running since September 2010 Jamie Cleverly
Alpine Peatland
[AU-APL]
Alpine Sphagnum peatland 1274mm -3 - 17 Bogong High Plains near Falls Creek in the Victorian Alpine National Parks
[-36.8607, 147.3208]
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Running since April 2017 Samantha Grover
Boyagin
[AU-Boy]
Wandoo woodland (surrounding area dominated by broadacre farming) 445mm 6 - 32 Boyagin Nature Reserve 12km W of Pingelly, Western Australia
[-32.4771, 116.9386]
University of Western Australia Running since September 2017 Jason Beringer
Calperum
[AU-Cpr]
Recovering Mallee woodland 240mm 12 - 45 Calperum Station, 25km NW of Renmark, South Australia
[-34.0027, 140.5877]
University of Adelaide Running since July 2010 Wayne Meyer
Cow Bay
[AU-Cow]
Complex mesophyll vine forest 4000mm 11 - 39 Daintree Discovery Centre at Cow Bay, 100km from Cairns, Qld
[-16.238189, 145.427150]
James Cook University
(Cairns)

Daintree Discovery Centre
Running since December 2008 Michael Liddell
Cumberland Plain
[AU-Cum]
Dry sclerophyll 800mm 3 - 29 Hawkesbury Valley in central New South Wales
[-33.6152, 150.7236]
Western Sydney University Running since September 2012 Elise Pendall
Daly River Uncleared
[AU-DaS]
Woodland savanna 1170mm 12 - 37 Douglas River Daly River Esplanade Conservation area, approx. 60km south west of Pine Creek, Northern Territory
[-14.1592, 131.3881]
University of Western Australia

Charles Darwin University
Running since February 2007 Jason Beringer,
Lindsay Hutley
Dry River
[AU-Dry]
Open forest savanna 895mm 14 - 37 approx. 89km south of Katherine, Northern Territory
[-15.2588, 132.3706]
University of Western Australia

Charles Darwin University
Running since September 2008 Jason Beringer,
Lindsay Hutley
French Island Saltmarsh 540mm 2 - 40 South west tip of Franch Island, Victoria
[-38.3879, 145.2783]
Monash University Running since March 2019 Matthew Peck,
Leigh Burgess,
Ruth Reef
Gatum Pasture Grazing pasture (predominantly Phalaris aquatica L. and Trifolium subteraneum L.) 736mm -1 - 40 South western Victoria, approximately 260km west of Melbourne
[-37.3903, 141.9716]
Monash University

La Trobe University
Running since January 2015 Edoardo Daly,
Ian McHugh
Gingin
[AU-Gin]
Coastal heath Banksia woodland 641mm 19 - 30 Swan Coastal Plain 70km north of Perth, Western Australia
[-31.3764, 115.7139]
Edith Cowan University Running since June 2011 Richard Silberstein
Great Western Woodlands
[AU-GWW]
Temperate woodland, shrubland and mallee 240mm 5 - 33 Credo Station, 110km NNW of Kalgoorlie, WA
[-30.1913, 120.6541]
CSIRO Environment Active since December 2012 Craig Macfarlane,
Suzanne Prober
Howard Springs
[AU-How]
Tropical savanna (wet) 1700mm 20 - 33 E of Darwin, NT
[-12.4943, 131.1523]
University of Western Australia

Charles Darwin University
Running since August 2001 data available from 1997 Jason Beringer,
Lindsay Hutley
Kopuatai
[NZ-Kop]
Raised peat bog 1262mm   lower Hauraki plains of the North Island
[-37.3880, 175.5540]
University of Waikato Running since November 2011 Dave Campbell
Litchfield
[AU-Lit]
Tropical savanna 80 km south of Darwin
[-13.1790, 130.7945]
University of Western Australia

Charles Darwin University
Running since 2015 Jason Beringer,
Lindsay Hutley
Oxford
[NZ-Oxf]
Native vegetation regenerating in grassland 975mm -4 - 34 NW edge of the Canterbury plains, NZ
[-43.2619, 172.2108]
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research Running since October 2005 John Hunt
Ridgefield
[AU-Rgf]
Dryland agriculture 446mm 5.5 - 31.9 12km west Pingelly
[-32.5061, 116.9668]
University of Western Australia Running since Jan 2015 Jason Beringer
Robson Creek
[AU-Rob]
Complex mesophyll vine forest 2236mm 3 - 33 approx. 30km northwest of Atherton, Queensland
[-17.1175, 145.6301]
James Cook University
(Cairns)
Running since August 2013 Michael Liddell
Samford
[AU-Sam]
Improved pasture (Paspalum dilatum) 1102mm 13 - 26 approx. 3km from Samford village and 20km west of Brisbane CBD in SE Queensland
[-27.3881, 152.8778]
Queensland University of Technology Running since June 2010 Peter Grace, Michelle Gane
Scott Farm
[NZ-Sco]
Pasture 1126mm   7km northeast of Hamilton on the North Island of New Zealand
[-37.46, 175.22]
University of Waikato
Running since December 2007 Dave Campbell,
Louis Schipper
Silver Plains
[AU-Sil]
Grassy sedgeland 900mm 6 - 16 Interlaken on the Tasmanian central plateau
[-42.15, 147.13]
University of Tasmania
Running since December 2019 Mark Hovenden
Sturt Plains
[AU-Stp]
Low lying plain dominated by Mitchell Grass 640mm 11 - 39 approx. 280km north of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory
[-17.1507, 133.3502]
University of Western Australia

Charles Darwin University
Running since August 2008 Jason Beringer,
Lindsay Hutley
Ti Tree East
[AU-TTE]
Grassy mulga woodland and Corymbia/Triodia savanna 305mm -4 - 46 Pine Hill cattle station, Northern Territory
[-22.2870, 133.6400]
James Cook University Running since July 2012 Jamie Cleverly
Tumbarumba
[AU-Tum]
Wet temperate sclerophyll eucalypt 1000mm -10 - 30 Near Tumbarumba, NSW
[-35.6566, 148.1517]
University of Queensland Running since May 2000 William Woodgate
Warra
[AU-Wrr]
Eucalyptus obliqua forest 1700mm 8 - 19 South western Tasmania
[-43.0950, 146.6545]
University of Tasmania Running since March 2013 Tim Wardlaw,
Alison Phillips
Whroo
[AU-Whr]
Box woodland 558mm 3 - 30 Approx. 45km south west of Shepparton, Vic.
[-36.6732, 145.0294]
University of Western Australia Running since October 2011 Jason Beringer,
Stefan Arndt
Wombat
[AU-Wom]
Dry sclerophyll eucalypt forest 650mm 1 - 30 Wombat State Forest, 100km west of Melbourne, Vic.
[-37.4222, 144.0944]
University of Melbourne

Monash University

Department of Sustainability and Environment of Victoria
Running since January 2010 Stefan Arndt,
Nina Hinko-Najera
Yanco
[AU-Ync]
Topographically flat area, comprised of various soil types 465mm 12 - 37 Yanco region of New South Wales
[-34.9893, 146.2907]
University of Western Australia
Running since April 2012 Jason Beringer
Yarramundi Pasture (native and exotic herbaceous perennials) 728mm 3.6 - 30.4 Hawkesbury Valley in central New South Wales
[-33.6135, 150.7349] & [-33.6208, 150.7633]
Western Sydney University
Running since October 2019 Elise Pendall

Inactive Sites Summarytop
Name
[Fluxnet]
Landcover Annual Rainfall Temp range °C Location
[Lat, Long]
Group Status Contact
Adelaide River
[AU-Ade]
Savanna 1730mm 16 - 36 approx. 10.5km south east of Bachelor, Northern Territory:
[-13.0769, 131.1178]
Monash University
(Melbourne)

Charles Darwin University
Ran from November 2007. Not currently active Jason Beringer,
Lindsay Hutley
Arcturus Crop land (predominantly chickpeas or wheat) and grazed pasture (cattle) 572mm 2 - 39 48km southeast of Emerald, Queensland
[-23.8587, 148.4746]
Geoscience Australia Ran from April 2011 to early 2014. Not currently active. Andrew Feitz,
Ivan Schroder,
Mark Kitchen
Beacon Farm
[NZ-BFm]
[NZ-BFu]
Intensive dairy farming, ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and clover (Trifolium repens L.) 900mm -7 - 38 Mid-Canterbury plains, South Island, NZ
[-43.593, 171.928]
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research [NZ-Bfm] ran from August 2012 to July 2015. [NZ-BFu] ran from Ausgust 2012 to August 2014. Not currently active John Hunt,
Johannes Laubach
Burdekin Delta
[AU-Cas]
Sugar Cane 2000mm 20 - 40 Coastal plain Burdekin River, Qld
[-19.5667, 147.4]
CSIRO Land & Water (Townsville) Ran from March 2001. Not currently active  
Cape Tribulation
[AU-Ctr]
Tropical rainforest 5700mm 11 - 38 Cape Tribulation rainforest, 100km N of Cairns, Qld
[-16.1056, 145.4470]
James Cook University
(Cairns)
Ran from January 2001 to February 2019 Michael Liddell
Coleambally Irrigation Area (maize and wheat rotation)
[AU-Cm1]
Irrigated crop land (maize and wheat rotation) 407mm daily max
6 - 32
Coleambally Irrigation Area (CIA) in south eastern New South Wales
[-34.7614, 146.0151] & [-34.7597, 146.0153]
Charles Sturt University
Ran from November 2010 to December 2011. Not currently active. Camilla Vote
Coleambally Irrigation Area (rice)
[AU-Cm2]
Irrigated crop land (rice) 407mm daily max
10 - 30
Coleambally Irrigation Area (CIA) in south eastern New South Wales
[-34.9252, 145.8212]
Charles Sturt University
Ran from November 2010 to May 2011. Not currently active. Camilla Vote
Collie
[AU-Col]
Wandoo woodland 933mm 4 - 31 10km SE of Collie Western Australia
[-33.420, 116.237]
University of Western Australia
Ran from August 2017 to Novenmber 2019. Not currently active. Jason Beringer
Daly River Pasture
[DaP]
Tropical pasture 1250mm 12 - 38 62km south west of Pine Creek, Northern Territory
[-14.0633, 131.3181]
Monash University
(Melbourne)

Charles Darwin University
Ran from November 2007 to September 2013. Not currently active Jason Beringer,
Lindsay Hutley
Dargo
[AU-Drg]
Sub-alpine grassland 1900mm -10 - 30 North-East Victoria
[-37.1334, 147.171]
University of Sydney Ran from 2007 to 2013. Not currently active Bradley Evans
Fogg Dam
[AU-Fog]
Seasonally flooded wetland 1411mm 4 - 35 6km east of Black Jungle, Northern Territory:
[-12.5452, 131.3072]
Monash University
(Melbourne)

Charles Darwin University
Ran from February 2008. Not currently active Jason Beringer,
Lindsay Hutley
Nimmo
[AU-Nim]
Sub-alpine grassland 1700mm -10 - 35 Southern NSW
[-36.2159, 148.5525]
University of Sydney Ran from 2007 to 2013. Not currently active Bradley Evans
Otway
[AU-Otw]
Pasture 800mm 12 - 25 Narrinda South, Victoria
[-38.5323, 142.8168]
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (Black Mountain) Ran from February 2007 to October 2011. Not currently active Mark Kitchen
Riggs Creek
[AU-Rig]
Dryland agriculture 650mm 12 - 26 approx. 40km south east of Shepparton, Victoria
[-36.6499, 145.5760]
University of Western Australia Ran from November 2010 to July 2017. Not currently active Jason Beringer
Virginia Park
[AU-Vir]
Tropical savanna (wet/dry) 700mm 15 - 40 40km NE of Charters Towers, Qld
[-19.8833, 146.5539]
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (Black Mountain, Townsville) Ran from July 2001 to November 2004. Not currently active Mark Kitchen
Wallaby Creek
[AU-Wac]
Wet temperate eucalypt forest 1700mm 5 - 23 Approx. 45km NE of Melbourne, Vic.
[-37.429, 145.1873]
Monash University
(Melbourne)
Ran from August 2005. Not currently active Jason Beringer

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Modified: 22/12/22