1.3 CMOR Variable: Carbon Mass Flux out of Atmosphere Due to Net Biospheric Production on Land [kgC m-2 s-1] (nbp)

Record Label : nbp

Record Title : Carbon Mass Flux out of Atmosphere Due to Net Biospheric Production on Land [kgC m-2 s-1]

Record Identifier : bab23634-e5dd-11e5-8482-ac72891c3257

Link to a record specifying the structure of the variable : str-041

MIP Variable : nbp

Deflate: NetCDF compression parameter :

Deflate Level: NetCDF compression parameter :

Shuffle: NetCDF compression parameter :

Indicative priority for this parameter, which is over-ruled by the requestVar priority setting, but provides a reference for organisation of the CMORvariables : 1

Data value type, e.g. float or double : real

Modeling Realm : land

CMOR Directive Positive : down

Link to MIP table record : Lmon

The MIP table : Lmon

Provenance : Lmon ((isd.003))

Provenance Note :

Frequency of Time Steps to be Archived : mon

Row index of entry in source sheet : 46

Description : This is the net mass flux of carbon between land and atmosphere calculated as photosynthesis MINUS the sum of plant and soil respiration, carbonfluxes from fire, harvest, grazing and land use change. Positive flux is into the land.

Request variable (carrying priority and link to group) :