NACP MsTMIP: Global Carbon Flux Estimates from 17 Models, 1900-2010

Global 0.5-degree gridded estimates of carbon, energy, and hydrologic fluxes between land and atmosphere from 17 Terrestrial Biosphere Models. Model outputs are provided at monthly and yearly time steps for the period 1900 to 2010, excluding Antarctica, and include ensemble statistics. The dataset was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the Multi-scale Synthesis and Terrestrial Model Intercomparison Project.

Use Cases

• Compare carbon flux simulations across 17 different terrestrial biosphere models.
• Analyze temporal trends in land-atmosphere exchanges from 1900 to 2010.
• Study the spatial distribution of global carbon, energy, and hydrologic fluxes.
• Utilize model ensemble statistics (mean and spread) for uncertainty quantification.

Strengths

• Includes outputs from 17 distinct Terrestrial Biosphere Models for comparison.
• Provides data at monthly and yearly time steps over a 110-year period (1900-2010).
• Offers a global spatial resolution of 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree.
• Contains ensemble estimates (mean and spread) for selected variables.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Model outputs from the Multi-scale Synthesis and Terrestrial Model Intercomparison Project (MsTMIP).

Time Range

1900 to 2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 23:33:56.391655; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global, excluding Antarctica