The file can be viewed with a spreadsheet. It stores tabular data: 3 columns separated by tabs and 62483 rows. Each row corresponds to a half-degree cell of the geographic grid. First two columns contain longitude and latitude for the north-west corner a cell in decimal degrees. West longitudes and south latitudes are negative. The third column contains NPP estimate in gC m^-2 y^-1 formed from the 13 NPP model outputs.

Recommended citation:
Alexandrov, G.A. and Matsunaga, T.: Normative productivity of the global vegetation. Carbon Balance and Management 2008, 3:8 [www.cbmjournal.com]

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