Mid-Continent CO2 Emissions Inventory for 2007

2007 data provides a bottom-up CO2 emissions inventory for the mid-continent region of the United States, compiled as part of the North American Carbon Program (NACP) Mid-Continent Intensive campaign. The inventory integrates nine distinct sources, including fossil fuel emissions, agricultural carbon uptake, forest biomass, and human respiration. It was produced by ORNL_CLOUD and other contributors, with the dataset hosted on multiple government platforms.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relative contribution of fossil fuel combustion versus agricultural carbon uptake to the regional carbon budget.
• Modeling lateral carbon transport via harvested crop biomass and timber products exported from the region.
• Assessing carbon sinks from forest growth and soil carbon against emissions from landfills and agricultural residue burning.
• Studying the spatial distribution and sources of anthropogenic CO2 emissions for a specific year in a defined U.S. region.

Strengths

• Integrates nine distinct, high-resolution inventory sources including Vulcan fossil fuel data and USDA agricultural statistics.
• Provides a complete snapshot for a single year (2007) from a major scientific campaign (NACP MCI).
• Cross-platform presence on NASA EarthData and Data.gov signals vetting and importance for the research community.

Limitations

• Conflicting last updated dates: one source lists 2007-12-31, while others list 2026-03-12, creating uncertainty about metadata freshness.
• Specific row counts, column names, and dataset size are unknown across all provided sources.
• License is specified as 'other-license-specified' without detailed terms provided.

Provenance

Source

ORNL_CLOUD and contributors to the North American Carbon Program (NACP) Mid-Continent Intensive (MCI) campaign.

Collection Method

Bottom-up inventory compiled from nine sources including U.S. GHG Inventory, Vulcan project data, USDA statistics, EPA reports, and U.S. Census data.

Time Range

2007

Freshness

2026-03-12 23:34:00.709524

Geography

Mid-continent region (Upper Midwest) of the United States.