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Division 3 CALCULATION OF CARBON STOCKS

United Kingdom

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For the calculation of CSR and CSA the following rule shall apply:

CSi = (SOC + CVEG ) × A

where:

CSI

  • the carbon stock per unit area associated with the land use i (measured as mass of carbon per unit area, including both soil and vegetation);

    • SOC

  • soil organic carbon (measured as mass of carbon per hectare), calculated in accordance with point 4;

    • CVEG

  • above and below ground vegetation carbon stock (measured as mass of carbon per hectare), calculated in accordance with point 5 or selected from the appropriate values in point 8;

    • A

  • factor scaling to the area concerned (measured as hectares per unit area).