Data Sets used in the Potsdam 1995 NPP Model Intercomparison Data

Average NPP across the seventeen models

Standard Error of the Mean

Coefficient of variation

These comma-delimited ascii data files contain three numbers per line: longitude and latitude of the SW corner for each half-degree grid cell, then the relevant value for each data file. Data has been processed by David Kicklighter, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA.

For scientific information and further details, please consult our publication: Cramer, W., Kicklighter, D.W., Bondeau, A., Moore, B., III, Churkina, G., Nemry, B., Ruimy, A., Schloss, A.L. & Participants of "Potsdam'95" 1999. Comparing global models of terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP): Overview and key results. Global Change Biology . Vol. 5 (Suppl.1):1-15.