The FLUXNET Shuttle: accessing current global flux data

Regional flux networks, including AmeriFlux, ICOS, NEON, and OzFlux, are now regularly generating and updating FLUXNET data products for their sites. With that, flux data availability is considerably expanded, with an increased number of sites with data and addition of recent site-years. Other improvements include continued extension of variables and metadata supported and collected, deployment and operationalization of the jointly maintained ONEFlux pipeline, better integration of network-level data quality control processes, and expansion of adoption of open data policies, mainly based on the CC-BY data license. To facilitate access to these newer data, we are making available the FLUXNET Shuttle, a tool supporting the automated compilation of FLUXNET data products published by the regional networks. The tool supports creating the equivalent of global FLUXNET datasets on-demand, allowing more timely access to new data, while still offering replicability functionality through the use of versions. In this presentation, we show a demonstration version of this new tool, showcasing its mode of operation and the products made available through it. A production version of the tool is slated for release by the end of 2025. Based on the data access made possible by the FLUXNET Shuttle, we will show a short summary of the current FLUXNET data availability compiled from the regional network data published products. We also discuss approaches to continue properly assigning credit to site teams, fully following regional network data policies.