Sea surface temperature and continental surface air temperature in the Ordovician Period (440 million years ago, Ma) and the Late Cretaceous (80 Ma) simulated using models of Earth’s climate and carbon cycle.

This dataset includes two files:
1) MEE2407448_Figure2_landDATA
2) MEE2407448_Figure2_oceanDATA
File 1 contains the following data/information:
Variable descriptions: Definitions and explanations of the variables included in the dataset.Geographic Coordinates: Latitude and longitude values for the data points.Land Masks: Historical land cover data indicating land and water distribution 440 million years ago (mya) and 80 mya.Air Temperature: Temperature data for 440 mya and 80 mya.Terrestrial Net Primary Production (NPP): A measure of plant growth and carbon fixation for 440 mya and 80 mya.File 2 contains the following data/information:
Variable descriptions: Definitions and explanations of the variables included in the dataset.Geographic Coordinates: Latitude and longitude values for the data points.Land Masks: Historical land cover data indicating land and water distribution 440 million years ago (mya) and 80 mya.Seawater Temperature: Surface seawater temperature data for 440 mya and 80 mya.Ocean Export Production (EP): The amount of primary production exported below the euphotic zone for 440 mya and 80 mya.