NASA's Carbon Monitoring System provides flux data quantifying the net exchange of carbon between Earth's biomes and the atmosphere. The dataset is produced by NASA's Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) and was last updated in 2017. It supports policy and management activities by characterizing global carbon sources and sinks.
Use Cases
- Model regional carbon budgets by integrating Net Biome Exchange (NBE) flux data with local land-use datasets.
- Validate terrestrial biosphere model outputs by comparing simulated carbon fluxes against the observed NBE estimates.
- Analyze temporal trends in carbon sequestration by examining the time-series of NBE flux values across different biomes.
- Assess the impact of policy interventions on carbon stocks by correlating NBE flux changes with management activity timelines.
Strengths
- Data is derived from the full range of NASA satellite observations and modeling capabilities.
- Products are designed to establish accuracy and provide quantitative uncertainties for policy support.
Limitations
- The dataset's last update was in 2017, making the data temporally stale for analyzing recent climate trends.
- Specific sample size, geographic resolution, and column definitions are not provided in the description.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) via Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC).
- Collection Method
- Generated using NASA satellite observations and modeling/analysis capabilities.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2017-01-01.
- Geography
- Global emphasis with finer-scale regional information.