surface_net_downward_mass_flux_of_carbon_dioxide_expressed_as_carbon_due_to_all_land_processes_including_total_riverine_carbon_export_to_ocean kg m-2 s-1
Change Date: 9 Apr 2026, 3:33 p.m.
surface_net_downward_mass_flux_of_carbon_dioxide_expressed_as_carbon_due_to_all_land_processes_including_total_riverine_carbon_export_to_ocean kg m-2 s-1 [KSP2] Flux of carbon from the atmosphere to the land surface due to all land processes as well as riverine carbon exported from the land to the ocean. "All land processes" means plant and soil respiration, photosynthesis, animal grazing, crop harvesting, natural fires and anthropogenic land use change. "Anthropogenic land use change" means human changes to land, excluding forest regrowth. It includes fires ignited by humans for the purpose of land use change and the processes of eventual disposal and decomposition of wood products such as paper, cardboard, furniture and timber for construction. "Riverine carbon export to the ocean" means dissolved or particulate carbon transported from land ecosystems via rivers to the ocean.