National Forest Carbon Monitoring System (NFCMS) version 3.0 - Carbon stocks and potential sequestration over conterminous U.S. forests

Research Data Publication File Index

File Folder Description
_metadata_RDS-2025-0019.html   Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_RDS-2025-0019.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_variable_descriptions.csv \Data Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in all data files.
NFCMS_3.0_README.pdf \Data Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing a complete description of the data included in this package: National Forest Carbon Monitoring System (NFCMS) version 3.0 - Carbon stocks and potential sequestration over conterminous U.S. forests.
[LOCATION]_AbovegroundBiomass2020.tif \Data\[LOCATION] Georeferenced raster Tagged Image Format (TIF) files (10) containing aboveground woody biomass in 2020 (base year) for the specified [LOCATION]. Aboveground woody biomass includes all live aboveground woody material such as trunk, branches, stems and bark, but not leaves.

Description of [LOCATION] for all data files:

CONUS = conterminous United States
NE = Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
NLS = Northern Lake States: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
NPS = Northern Prairie States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota
PNW = Pacific Northwest: Oregon, Washington
PSW = Pacific Southwest: California
RMN = Rocky Mountain North: Idaho, Montana
RMS = Rocky Mountain South: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
SC = South Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
SE = Southeast: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
[LOCATION]_AbovegroundBiomass2050.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing aboveground woody biomass in 2050 (grow-only projection) for the specified [LOCATION]. Projected value of aboveground woody biomass in year 2050 is based on a 30-years grow-only scenario where no disturbances (harvest, fire, insects) nor changes in climate are considered.
[LOCATION]_AbovegroundBiomass2070.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing aboveground woody biomass in 2070 (grow-only projection) for the specified [LOCATION]. Projected value of aboveground woody biomass in year 2070 is based on a 50-years grow-only scenario where no disturbances (harvest, fire, insects) nor changes in climate are considered.
[LOCATION]_ForestExtent.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing presence or absence of forest for the specified [LOCATION].
[LOCATION]_ForestType.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF file (10) containing forest type groups for the specified [LOCATION]. Forest Type Group is based on the U.S. Forest Service National Forest Type Dataset (Ruefenacht et al. 2008).
[LOCATION]_LiveBiomass2020.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing total live biomass in 2020 (base year) for the specified [LOCATION]. Total live biomass includes above- and below- ground biomass, leaves and fine roots.
[LOCATION]_LiveBiomass2050.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing total live biomass in 2050 (grow-only projection) for the specified [LOCATION]. Projected value of total live biomass in year 2050 is based on a 30-years grow-only scenario where no disturbances (harvest, fire, insects) nor changes in climate are considered.
[LOCATION]_LiveBiomass2070.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing total live biomass in 2070 (grow-only projection) for the specified [LOCATION]. Projected value of total live biomass in year 2070 is based on a 30-years grow-only scenario where no disturbances (harvest, fire, insects) nor changes in climate are considered.
[LOCATION]_SoilCarbon2020.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing soil carbon in 2020 (base year) for the specified [LOCATION]. Soil carbon includes organic and mineral soil layers.
[LOCATION]_SoilCarbon2050.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing soil carbon in 2050 (grow-only projection) for the specified [LOCATION]. Projected value of soil carbon in year 2050 is based on a 30-years grow-only scenario where no disturbances (harvest, fire, insects) nor changes in climate are considered.
[LOCATION]_SoilCarbon2070.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing soil carbon in 2070 (grow-only projection) for the specified [LOCATION]. Projected value of soil carbon in year 2070 is based on a 30-years grow-only scenario where no disturbances (harvest, fire, insects) nor changes in climate are considered.
[LOCATION]_TotalEcosystemCarbon2020.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing total ecosystem carbon in 2020 (base year) for the specified [LOCATION]. Total ecosystem carbon includes all live and dead forest carbon pools.
[LOCATION]_TotalEcosystemCarbon2050.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing total ecosystem carbon in 2050 (grow-only projection) for the specified [LOCATION]. Projected value of total ecosystem carbon in year 2050 is based on a 30-years grow-only scenario where no disturbances (harvest, fire, insects) nor changes in climate are considered.
[LOCATION]_TotalEcosystemCarbon2070.tif \Data\[LOCATION] TIF files (10) containing total ecosystem carbon in 2070 (grow-only projection) for the specified [LOCATION]. Projected value of total ecosystem carbon in year 2070 is based on a 50-years grow-only scenario where no disturbances (harvest, fire, insects) nor changes in climate are considered.