PBL IMAGE 3.0 SSP Scenarios: Global Net Primary Production, 1970-2100

A global geospatial dataset of net primary production (NPP) from the IMAGE 3.0 integrated assessment model. It contains modeled carbon dioxide absorption by vegetation for the period 1970 to 2100 in 5-year increments under multiple Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP) scenarios. The data is produced by the IMAGE team at the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) and published via the KNMI data portal.

Use Cases

• Projecting future carbon sequestration by terrestrial ecosystems based on SSP scenario narratives.
• Analyzing spatial and temporal trends in vegetation productivity under climate change.
• Calibrating or validating other ecological or Earth system models based on the IMAGE framework outputs.
• Assessing the impact of land-use and climate policies on global net primary production.

Strengths

• Data spans a long-term period from 1970 to 2100 with 5-year temporal resolution.
• Provides results for multiple SSP scenarios, including baseline and mitigation pathways.
• Grid-level data is available at a 5 arcminute spatial resolution.
• Model framework integrates demographic, technological, economic, and political factors.

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 output, not direct observation, and reflects the assumptions and limitations of the IMAGE 3.0 framework.

Provenance

Source

IMAGE team at the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).

Collection Method

Output from the IMAGE 3.0 integrated assessment model.

Time Range

1970 to 2100.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Global.