GEOS-Carb CASA-GFED: Monthly Carbon Fluxes and Fire Emissions at 0.5 Degree

Monthly average Net Primary Production (NPP), heterotrophic respiration (Rh), wildfire emissions (FIRE), and fuel wood burning emissions (FUEL) derived from the Carnegie-Ames-Stanford-Approach – Global Fire Emissions Database version 3 (CASA-GFED3) model. The NASA Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) produces this data to characterize global carbon sources and sinks, utilizing satellite observations and modeling capabilities. The dataset is provided by the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC).

Use Cases

• Modeling global carbon budgets based on Net Primary Production (NPP) and heterotrophic respiration (Rh) fluxes.
• Assessing the impact of wildfires on atmospheric carbon based on monthly fire emissions (FIRE) data.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of biomass burning from fuel wood emissions (FUEL) data.
• Validating Earth system models with gridded, model-derived carbon flux estimates.

Strengths

• Data is produced by the NASA Carbon Monitoring System (CMS), an authoritative source for carbon science.
• Model integrates satellite observations and modeling capabilities for global coverage.
• Provides multiple key carbon cycle variables (NPP, Rh, FIRE, FUEL) in a consistent framework.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is model-derived, which may contain uncertainties inherent to the CASA-GFED3 approach.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)

Collection Method

Derived from the Carnegie-Ames-Stanford-Approach – Global Fire Emissions Database version 3 (CASA-GFED3) model, utilizing NASA satellite observations.

Time Range

Monthly averages, specific temporal coverage is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 02:31:17.110285; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global coverage at a 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree spatial resolution.