A global gridded CO2 flux dataset inferred from OCO-2 retrievals using the GONGGA inversion system (v2025)

Data Description

Here we provide a global monthly CO2 flux dataset at 1° × 1° spatial resolution for the period 2014.9-2024.12. The dataset is generated using the GONGGA (Global ObservatioN-based system for monitoring Greenhouse GAs) inversion system by assimilating OCO-2 (Observing Carbon Observatory 2) v11.2r column CO2 retrievals that scaled to the WMO X2019 standard. The dataset contains fluxes from biosphere (Net Ecosystem Exchange, NEE) (both prior and posterior), ocean (both prior and posterior), biomass burning emissions and fossil fuel emissions.

We also provide the posterior model simulated values corresponding to all measurements contained in the lastest release of NOAA’s ObsPack database (obspack_co2_1_GLOBALVIEWplus_v10.1_2024-11-13 and obspack_co2_1_NRT_v10.1_2025-02-07).

Change from v2024

• Assimilation of OCO-2 v11.2r retrievals
• Update of prior fluxes

Data version specification

v202x.ori refers to original GONGGA flux data with 3-hourly time resolution and  2° latitude × 2.5° longitude spatial resolution, v202x refers to GONGGA flux data resampled to monthly time resolution and 1° latitude × 1° longitude spatial resolution for facilitating comparisons with other GCP inversion results.

Article citation

Jin, Z., Wang, T., Zhang, H., Wang, Y., Ding, J., Tian, X., Constraint of satellite CO2 retrieval on the global carbon cycle from a Chinese atmospheric inversion system. Science China Earth Sciences, 2023, 66: 609-618, doi: 10.1007/s11430-022-1036-7.

Jin, Z., Tian, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, H., Zhao, M., Wang, T., Ding, J., and Piao, S.: A global surface CO2 flux dataset (2015–2022) inferred from OCO-2 retrievals using the GONGGA inversion system, Earth System Science Data, 2024, 16: 2857-2876, doi: 10.5194/essd-16-2857-2024.