VPRM biosphere model results in Europe for 2022-2024. Biosphere-atmosphere exchange flux simulations were performed using:
- Vegetation Photosynthesis and Respiration Model VPRM (Mahadevan et al., 2008, https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GB002735)
- VPRM parameters optimized for the year 2007 using 46 sites within Europe (available from www.europe-fluxdata.eu)
- VPRM preprocessor code version Rev.116
- VPRM optimization code version Rev.7
- VPRM offline code version Rev. 13
- MODIS Terra MOD09A1 surface reflectances version 6.1
- Downward shortwave radiation and 2m Temperature extracted from analysis and short-term forecast fields from the ECMWF IFS model
- Landcover classification based on SYNMAP (Jung et al., 2006, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2006.01.020)
Note that this new version of VPRM fluxes is based on MODIS V6.1 instead of V6.0 as the previous release of 2006-2022 VPRM fluxes (https://doi.org/10.18160/VX78-HVA1). Results for 2022 are provided with both versions for comparison, showing a mean difference in GEE of 0.02%. This allows to cautiously extend the VPRM 2006-2022 dataset with this new version.
NOTE: this collection was deprecated on 2026-02-24, as a new, corrected version of one of the members (GEE for 2024) became available.
