CMSFluxTotal data quantifies the posterior total carbon flux, a critical measure of carbon sources and sinks. NASA's Carbon Monitoring System produced this dataset by integrating satellite observations with modeling capabilities. The dataset was last updated in December 2022.
Use Cases
- Validate regional carbon sink models against the posterior total carbon flux estimates.
- Analyze temporal trends in the carbon flux data to identify changes in source and sink strength.
- Correlate flux estimates with land-use change or wildfire event data for attribution studies.
- Assimilate the posterior flux product into Earth system models to improve future climate projections.
Strengths
- Data is produced by NASA's authoritative Carbon Monitoring System (CMS).
- Integrates space-based and surface-based observations for improved accuracy.
- Designed to provide quantitative uncertainties for policy support.
Limitations
- Specific spatial resolution, temporal frequency, and row/column counts are not provided.
- The dataset's last update was in 2022, which may not reflect the most recent carbon flux conditions.
- The description lacks details on validation methods against ground-based measurements.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA Carbon Monitoring System (CMS), distributed by GES_DISC.
- Collection Method
- Generated by integrating the full range of NASA satellite observations with modeling and analysis capabilities.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated on 2022-12-31.
- Geography
- Global emphasis with finer-scale regional information.