Chen (2025) Millennial land carbon in China

Identification

• Journal: Mendeley Data
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-12-29
• Authors: Weizhe Chen
• DOI: 10.17632/xgdyj7d8pr

Research Groups

China University of Geosciences

Short Summary

This study quantifies the spatiotemporal changes in China's terrestrial organic carbon over a millennial period (851–2022) using a land surface model, revealing that millennial land carbon emissions have been offset by carbon sinks in the past four decades.

Objective

• To quantify the spatiotemporal changes in terrestrial organic carbon in China from 851 to 2022.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: A domain spanning 15–55°N and 70–140°E at a resolution of 0.1°.
• Temporal Scale: 851 to 2022.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: A land surface model.
• Data sources: Reconstructed climate and land cover forcings.

Main Results

• Terrestrial organic carbon in China experienced millennial-scale emissions that were subsequently offset by carbon sinks observed over the past four decades.
• The study provides simulated data for gross primary production (GPP), net primary production (NPP), net biome production (NBP), and carbon stored in vegetation (cVeg), litter (cLitter), and the top 1 meter of soil (SOC1m) across China from 851 to 2022.

Contributions

• Provides a comprehensive, millennial-scale quantification of terrestrial organic carbon dynamics across China.
• Highlights the long-term balance between historical carbon emissions and recent carbon sequestration in the region.

Funding

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Citation

@article{Chen2025Millennial,
  author = {Chen, Weizhe},
  title = {Millennial land carbon in China},
  journal = {Mendeley Data},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.17632/xgdyj7d8pr},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.17632/xgdyj7d8pr}
}