NASA's Carbon Monitoring System provides posterior estimates of total carbon flux, integrating satellite and surface-based observations. The dataset is produced by NASA's Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) and was last updated in 2013.
Use Cases
- Assimilating posterior carbon flux estimates into Earth system models to improve climate projections.
- Evaluating national carbon budgets by comparing posterior flux data with reported emissions inventories.
- Analyzing spatial and temporal patterns in carbon sources and sinks from the integrated flux fields.
Strengths
- Data originates from NASA's authoritative Carbon Monitoring System initiative.
- Integrates a full range of NASA satellite observations with modeling capabilities.
Limitations
- Data recency is a limitation, with the last update recorded in 2013.
- Specific spatial resolution, temporal coverage, and quantitative uncertainty metrics are not provided in the description.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
- Collection Method
- Generated by assimilating space-based and surface-based data using NASA modeling and analysis capabilities.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Global emphasis with finer-scale regional information.