CMSLakeMichiganPPY: Yearly Primary Production for Lake Michigan from MODIS

Yearly average primary production and carbon fixation data for Lake Michigan. The dataset is produced by the NASA Carbon Monitoring System using MODIS satellite imagery and model data to support policy and management activities. It was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling carbon flux in Lake Michigan based on yearly average primary production data.
• Assessing long-term ecological dynamics in the Great Lakes region based on satellite-derived carbon fixation.
• Informing regional environmental policy and management based on NASA CMS monitoring products.

Strengths

• Produced by the NASA Carbon Monitoring System, an authoritative source for carbon data.
• Derived from MODIS satellite imagery, providing consistent spatial coverage.
• Last updated in 2026, indicating potential for current analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and specific temporal coverage are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived using MODIS satellite imagery with model data.

Time Range

Yearly averages, specific years unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:05:29.527078

Geography

Lake Michigan