DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18412010
title: Dataset for the "Productivity in the Eurasian Steppe Zone and Changes in Their Carbon Sequestration"

description: This dataset accompanies the paper "Productivity in the Eurasian Steppe Zone and Changes in Their Carbon Sequestration" (note: the article is not published yet). The content of this dataset is described in the table below:




Data
Description
Measurement units


npp_trend_2001_2024
NPP trend in the Eurasian steppes for 2001-2024
kgC/m2/year


npp_trend_2010_2019
NPP trend in the Eurasian steppes for 2010-2019
kgC/m2/year


nee_trend_2010_2019
NEE trend in the Eurasian steppes for 2010-2019
gC/m2/year


soilR_trend_2010_2019
Trend of soil respiration in the Eurasian steppes for 2010-2019
kgC/m2/year


npp_changes_map_2001_2024
Classification of the transitions between quantile classes of NPP for 2001-2024
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npp_changes_map_2010_2019
Classification of the transitions between quantile classes of NPP for 2010-2019
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nee_changes_map_2010_2019
Classification of the transitions between quantile classes of NEE for 2010-2019
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LCtransitions_MMG_2001_2022
Dynamics of land use/cover for 2001-2022 in the Mongolian-Manchurian grassland (MMG)
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LCtransitions_EEFS_2001_2022
Dynamics of land use/cover for 2001-2022 in the East European forest steppe (EEFS)
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SPI_trend_2001_2024_MMG / SPI_trend_2001_2024_EEFS
SPI trend for summer months for 2001-2024 in the Mongolian-Manchurian grassland / East European forest steppe
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NPP_SPI_correlation_MMG / NPP_SPI_correlation_EEFS
Correlation between SPI and NPP (2001-2024 period) in the Mongolian-Manchurian grassland / East European forest steppe
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SPI_trend_2010_2019_MMG / SPI_trend_2010_2019_EEFS
SPI trend for summer months for 2010-2019 in the Mongolian-Manchurian grassland / East European forest steppe
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SR_SPI_correlation_MMG / SR_SPI_correlation_EEFS
Correlation between SPI and soil respiration (2010-2019 period) in the Mongolian-Manchurian grassland / East European forest steppe
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summer_temp_trend_MMG_1019 / summer_temp_trend_EEFS_1019
Trend of mean summer temperature (2m air temperature) for 2010-2019 in the Mongolian-Manchurian grassland / East European forest steppe
°C/year


SR_t2m_correlation_MMG / SR_t2m_correlation_EEFS
Correlation between summer temperature and soil respiration (2010-2019 period) in the Mongolian-Manchurian grassland / East European forest steppe
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Description of the values of the data "npp_changes_map_2001_2024", "npp_changes_map_2010_2019" and "nee_changes_map_2010_2019":1 - No changes, values ≤5%2 - No changes, values 5-95%3 - No changes, values ≥95%4 - Slight changes, ≤5% → 5-95%5 - Slight changes, 5-95% → ≤5%6 - Moderate changes, 5-95% → ≥95%7 - Moderate changes, ≥95% → 5-95%8 - Significant changes, ≤5% → ≥95%9 - Significant changes, ≥95% → ≤5%The algorithm for these classifications is explained in the article.

Description of the values of the data "LCtransitions_MMG_2001_2022" and "LCtransitions_EEFS_2001_2022":Each value represents the land use/cover class, which was formed to 2022 on the site of other aggregated classes in points of land use/ cover transitions.0 - No changes (the point hasn't changed in land use/cover type)1 - Agriculture (e.g., croplands that previously were forest, wetland or other areas; same for other data values)2 - Forest 3 - Grassland4 - Wetland5 - Settlement 6 - OtherThe more detailed analysis of the land use/ cover changes is presented in the article.