The MACC NRT low resolution CO2 forecast (experiment fqev) for initialized from the forward run using MACC CO2 optimized fluxes from LSCE.  Main features are:

• 120 h long forecast from 00UTC
• IFS cycle 38R1
• Coupled to CTESSEL Net Ecosystem Exchange surface fluxes.
• EDGARv4.2  anthropogenic emissions - scaled from 2008 with estimated and climatological trends.
• GFASv1.0 fire emissions (from previous day fixed during the 24-hr forecast).
• Takahashi et al. (2009) CO2 air-sea CO2 flux climatology.
• IFS model resolution T255L60
• operational meteorological  analysis resolution
• time period 20121001 -
• branch: paf_CY38R1_RELAX_MACC_FC_COUPLEDWITHCTESSEL