MiCASA: Daily Net Primary Productivity and Fire Emissions at 0.1 Degree

MiCASA is an extensive revision of the CASA-GFED3 biogeochemical model. The dataset provides daily estimates of Net Primary Productivity (NPP), respiration, atmospheric carbon fluxes, and fire emissions at a 0.1-degree spatial resolution. It is produced by NASA using satellite inputs like MODIS land cover, burned area, and reflectance data.

Use Cases

• Modeling terrestrial carbon budgets based on satellite-derived fPAR and environmental scalars.
• Estimating emissions from wildfires based on burned area and fuel wood combustion.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of Net Primary Productivity based on temperature, moisture, and solar radiation inputs.
• Studying the impact of land cover changes on carbon fluxes using MODIS classification data.

Strengths

• Integrates multiple satellite-derived products, including MODIS Terra and Aqua datasets.
• Provides daily estimates at a 0.1-degree spatial resolution.
• Model development is documented through cited publications spanning from 1993 to 2023.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes the CASA module has received less focus in recent GFED development.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Output from the MiCASA light use efficiency model, which processes satellite and environmental input datasets.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:21:04.391099; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global coverage implied by satellite inputs.