Division 6 STANDARD SOIL CARBON STOCK IN MINERAL SOILS
United Kingdom
A value for SOCST shall be selected from table 1, based on the appropriate climate region and soil type of the area concerned as set out in points 6.1 and 6.2.
Table 1
SOCST, standard soil organic carbon in the 0-30 centimetre topsoil layer
| (tonnes of carbon per hectare) | ||||||
| Climate Region | Soil type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High activity clay soils | Low activity clay soils | Sandy soils | Spodic soils | Volcanic soils | Wetland soils | |
| Boreal | 68 | — | 10 | 117 | 20 | 146 |
| Cold temperate, dry | 50 | 33 | 34 | — | 20 | 87 |
| Cold temperate, moist | 95 | 85 | 71 | 115 | 130 | 87 |
| Warm temperate, dry | 38 | 24 | 19 | — | 70 | 88 |
| Warm temperate, moist | 88 | 63 | 34 | — | 80 | 88 |
| Tropical, dry | 38 | 35 | 31 | — | 50 | 86 |
| Tropical, moist | 65 | 47 | 39 | — | 70 | 86 |
| Tropical, wet | 44 | 60 | 66 | — | 130 | 86 |
| Tropical, montane | 88 | 63 | 34 | — | 80 | 86 |