Methods for Calculating Forest Ecosystem and Harvested Carbon with Standard Estimates for Forest Types of the United States (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781508498773)

This study presents techniques for calculating average net annual additions to carbon in forests and in forest products. Forest ecosystem carbon yield tables, representing standlevel merchantable volume and carbon pools as a function of stand age, were developed for 51 forest types within 10 regions of the United States. Separate tables were developed for afforestation and reforestation. Because carbon continues to be sequestered in harvested wood, approaches to calculate carbon sequestered in harvested wood products are included. Although these calculations are simple and inexpensive to use, the uncertainty of results obtained by using representative average values may be high relative to other techniques that use site- or project-specific data. The estimates and methods in this report are consistent with guidelines being updated for the U.S. Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program and with guidelines developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The CDROM included with this publication contains a complete set of tables in spreadsheet format.

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN-10: 1508498776
ISBN-13: 9781508498773
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2015
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.47d