MiCASA Monthly NPP Rh ATMC NEE FIRE FUEL Fluxes at 0.1 Degree Resolution

Monthly global estimates of Net Primary Production (NPP), heterotrophic respiration (Rh), atmospheric carbon (ATMC), Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), and fire/fuel fluxes produced by the MiCASA model, a revision of CASA-GFED3. The model, developed by NASA, uses satellite-derived inputs like MODIS land cover, burned area, and reflectance data to calculate carbon cycle components. The dataset is provided at a 0.1-degree spatial resolution.

Use Cases

• Modeling global carbon budgets based on satellite-derived Net Primary Production (NPP) and Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE)
• Analyzing fire emissions and fuel wood burning impacts on atmospheric carbon (ATMC)
• Studying ecosystem respiration (Rh) dynamics using temperature and moisture limitation scalars
• Tracking vegetation productivity changes using fractional absorption of photosynthetically active radiation (fPAR)

Strengths

• Derived from established scientific models (CASA-GFED3, MiCASA) with documented development history
• Incorporates multiple satellite-derived input datasets, including MODIS Terra and Aqua products
• Provides separate estimates for fire emissions and coarse woody debris burning

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last updated 2026-03-13 00:21:00.356103; freshness should be verified

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Generated by the MiCASA light use efficiency model using satellite and climate input datasets.

Geography

Global