The ORNL DAAC is pleased to announce the release of NACP MsTMIP Summary of Model Structure and Characteristics . Data set prepared by D.N. Huntzinger, C. Schwalm, A.M. Michalak, K. Schaefer, Y. Wei, R.B. Cook, and A. Jacobson.
This data set provides a summary of the model structure and characteristics of participating models in the North American Carbon Program (NACP) Multi-scale synthesis and Terrestrial Model Intercomparison Project (MsTMIP), a formal model intercomparison and evaluation effort focused on improving the diagnosis and attribution of carbon exchange at regional and global scales. Model structure refers to the types of processes considered (e.g. nutrient cycling, disturbance, lateral transport of carbon), and the specific ways these processes are represented in the models.
Over 20 models with varying complexity and formulations are participating in the MsTMIP activity. In order to track differences in model structure and parameterizations among models, each participating modeling team completed a detailed survey specifying how their model simulates energy and water cycling, as well as carbon and vegetation dynamics.
The North American Carbon Program (NACP) is a multi-disciplinary research program designed to obtain scientific understanding of North America's carbon sources and sinks and of the changes in carbon stocks needed to meet societal concerns, and to provide tools for decision makers. NACP began in 2002 and continues to date. The NACP data collection contains continental carbon budgets, dynamics, processes, and management of the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide, methane, and carbon monoxide in North America and in adjacent ocean regions. This data set was collected as part of the NACP Mid-Continent Intensive (MCI) campaign.
The ORNL DAAC is one of twelve NASA funded Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) and is responsible for archiving and distributing terrestrial ecology and biogeochemical dynamics data.