A Synthesis Of Harvested Wood Product Carbon Models

Author : Taylor K. Lucey,Nadia Tase,Prakash Nepal,Richard D. Bergman,David L. Nicholls,Poonam Khatri,Kamalakanta Sahoo,Andrew N. Gray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Carbon sequestration
ISBN : OCLC:1433978502

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A Synthesis of Harvested Wood Product Carbon Models by Taylor K. Lucey,Nadia Tase,Prakash Nepal,Richard D. Bergman,David L. Nicholls,Poonam Khatri,Kamalakanta Sahoo,Andrew N. Gray Pdf

This report is a synthesis of current harvested wood product (HWP) carbon models available for use in the United States and Canada. As local, state, and national entities develop forest management objectives that address climate change mitigation, there is a need to consider the short- and long-term fate of carbon in HWPs. The goals of this synthesis were to (1) review and synthesize the functionality of current HWP carbon models; (2) describe the role of life-cycle assessment (LCA) to estimate overall greenhouse gas (GHG) implications of using HWPs instead of alternative nonwood materials or fossil-fuel-based energy (i.e., substitution); and (3) discuss economic feedbacks of timber supply, demand, and price between HWPs and forest management. We summarized information based on discussions with experts, extensive literature reviews, and examples of ongoing research and methods for estimating HWP carbon. We also reviewed the potential for integrating forest sector economic models that consider carbon implications and the value of life-cycle assessments when considering cross-sectoral tradeoffs. The HWP carbon models most extensively described are the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's USFS HWP-C v1 and its variants as well as model variants built from the Government of Canada Natural Resources Canada Forest Service's abstract Network Simulation Engine (ANSE) software, such as the National Forest Carbon Monitoring, Accounting, and Reporting System for Harvested Wood Products. These models are similar in functionality and have been used at national and subnational scales; however, they also have key differences. Despite the data intensity and level of detail built into HWP carbon model frameworks, there are limitations to each one; some updates and improvements are being addressed but are not yet in the literature. Future model improvements could include improved integration of HWP models with forest ecosystem carbon models, forest sector economic models, and substitution analyses to analyze tradeoffs and quantify management implications across space and time.

Author : Stephen J. Del Grosso,Lajpat R. Ahuja,William J. Parton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780891183457

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Synthesis and Modeling of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Storage in Agricultural and Forest Systems to Guide Mitigation and Adaptation by Stephen J. Del Grosso,Lajpat R. Ahuja,William J. Parton Pdf

Crop, livestock, and forestry productions systems are important sources and sinks of greenhouses gases, but estimates of the magnitude of gas fluxes are more uncertain than those for other economic sectors such as transportation and electricity generation. Recent improvements in process-level un-derstanding, modeling software, and observational data used for model testing have increased the accuracy of model predictions, but substantial uncertainty remains, particularly regarding the potential for different management practices to mitigate emissions. The chapters in this volume demonstrate that both simple methods and complex models have strengths and limitations depending on stake-holder interest, scale of application, and other factors. Future improvement can be facilitated by or-ganizing model input and testing data into web-accessible databases and by making model algorithms more available and transparent.

Author : Jiaxin Chen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry)
ISBN : 1460614372

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Carbon Stocks and Flows from Harvest to Disposal in Harvested Wood Products from Ontario and Canada by Jiaxin Chen Pdf

Stocks et flux de carbone, du prélèvement d'arbres à l'élimination des produits du bois provenant de l'Ontario et du Canada -- Acronyms -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Forestry sector analysis, biomass carbon re-allocation during forest harvesting and wood product manufacturing -- End-use analysis, fate of Ontario's and Canada's harvested wood products -- 4. End of-life analysis, carbon stock and emissions of Canada's retired harvested wood products -- 5. Summary and application -- References -- Appendix 1-5.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Air
ISBN : 9781428902381

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The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1990 to 2010 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Carbon sequestration
ISBN : MINN:31951D02881922S

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Methods for Calculating Forest Ecosystem and Harvested Carbon with Standard Estimates for Forest Types of the United States by Anonim Pdf

This study presents techniques for calculating average net annual additions to carbon in forests and in forest products. Forest ecosystem carbon yield tables, representing stand-level 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 forest 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 CD-ROM included with this publication contains a complete set of tables in spreadsheet format.

Author : Susana Barreiro,Mart-Jan Schelhaas,Ronald E. McRoberts,Gerald Kändler
Publisher : Springer
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319562018

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Forest Inventory-based Projection Systems for Wood and Biomass Availability by Susana Barreiro,Mart-Jan Schelhaas,Ronald E. McRoberts,Gerald Kändler Pdf

This book provides detailed descriptions of the forest biomass projection systems used in 22 countries in Europe and North America, as well as four European-wide systems. Separate chapters focus on the concepts of estimation of availability of woody biomass, compare and classify the different projection systems, and discuss the challenges and opportunities for the further development of these systems.

Author : A. Amaro,D. Reed,P. Soares
Publisher : CABI
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0851998739

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Modelling Forest Systems by A. Amaro,D. Reed,P. Soares Pdf

There are many theoretical approaches to modelling forest systems, but not all of them have valid practical applications. This book reviews current thinking on various models and presents applications in various contexts. Papers have been selected and developed from those presented at aworkshop held in Portugal in June 2002. Topics covered include: Forest reality and modelling strategies Mathematical approaches and reasoning Estimation processes Models, validation and decision under uncertainty Model archives and metadata

Author : Garik Gutman,Volker Radeloff
Publisher : Springer
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319426389

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Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes in Eastern Europe after the Collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 by Garik Gutman,Volker Radeloff Pdf

This work analyzes the effects of one of the most dramatic changes of entire societies that the world has ever witnessed. It explores the collapse of socialist governance and management systems on land cover and land use in various parts of Eastern Europe. As readers will discover, this involved rapid and unprecedented changes such as widespread agricultural abandonment. Changes in the countries of the former Soviet block, former Soviet Union republics, and European Russia are compared and contrasted. Contributing authors cover topics such as the carbon cycle and the environment, effects of institutional changes on urban centers and agriculture, as well as changes in wildlife populations. The volume includes analysis of the drivers of agricultural land abandonment, forest changes in Black Sea region, an extreme drought event of 2010, impacts of fires on air quality and other land-cover/land-use issues in Eastern Europe. Satellite data used were mostly from optical sensors including night lights observations, with both coarse and medium spatial resolution. Ultimately, this work highlights the importance of understanding socioeconomic shocks: that is, those brief periods during which societies change rapidly resulting in significant impact on land use and the environment. Thus it shows that change is often abrupt rather than gradual and thereby much harder to predict. This book is a truly international and interdisciplinary effort, written by a team of scientists from the USA, Europe, and Russia. It will be of interest to a broad range of scientists at all levels within natural and social sciences, including those studying recent and ongoing changes in Europe. In particular, it will appeal to geographers, environmental scientists, remote sensing specialists, social scientists and agricultural scientists.

Author : Peterson David L.,James M. Vose,Toral Patel-Weynand
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400775152

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Climate Change and United States Forests by Peterson David L.,James M. Vose,Toral Patel-Weynand Pdf

This volume offers a scientific assessment of the effects of climatic variability and change on forest resources in the United States. Derived from a report that provides technical input to the 2013 U.S. Global Change Research Program National Climate Assessment, the book serves as a framework for managing U.S. forest resources in the context of climate change. The authors focus on topics having the greatest potential to alter the structure and function of forest ecosystems, and therefore ecosystem services, by the end of the 21st century. Part I provides an environmental context for assessing the effects of climate change on forest resources, summarizing changes in environmental stressors, followed by state-of-science projections for future climatic conditions relevant to forest ecosystems. Part II offers a wide-ranging assessment of vulnerability of forest ecosystems and ecosystem services to climate change. The authors anticipate that altered disturbance regimes and stressors will have the biggest effects on forest ecosystems, causing long-term changes in forest conditions. Part III outlines responses to climate change, summarizing current status and trends in forest carbon, effects of carbon management, and carbon mitigation strategies. Adaptation strategies and a proposed framework for risk assessment, including case studies, provide a structured approach for projecting and responding to future changes in resource conditions and ecosystem services. Part IV describes how sustainable forest management, which guides activities on most public and private lands in the United States, can provide an overarching structure for mitigating and adapting to climate change.

Author : Benjamin Poulter,Joseph Canadell,Daniel Hayes,Rona Thompson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128149522

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Balancing Greenhouse Gas Budgets by Benjamin Poulter,Joseph Canadell,Daniel Hayes,Rona Thompson Pdf

Balancing Greenhouse Gas Budgets: Accounting for Natural and Anthropogenic Flows of CO2 and other Trace Gases provides a synthesis of greenhouse gas budgeting activities across the world. Organized in four sections, including background, methods, case studies and opportunities, it is an interdisciplinary book covering both science and policy. All environments are covered, from terrestrial to ocean, along with atmospheric processes using models, inventories and observations to give a complete overview of greenhouse gas accounting. Perspectives presented give readers the tools necessary to understand budget activities, think critically, and use the framework to carry out initiatives. Written by a combination of experts across career stages, presenting an integrated perspective for graduate students and professionals alike Includes sections authored by those involved in both early and later IPCC assessments Provides an interdisciplinary resource that spans many topics and methodologies in oceanic, land and atmospheric processes

Author : T. Satoo,H.A. Madgwick
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400976276

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Forest Biomass by T. Satoo,H.A. Madgwick Pdf

Lord Rutherford has said that all science is either physics or stamp collecting. On that basis the study of forest biomass must be classified with stamp collecting and other such pleasurable pursuits. Japanese scientists have led the world, not only in collecting basic data, but in their attempts to systematise our knowledge of forest biomass. They have studied factors affecting dry matter production of forest trees in an attempt to approach underlying phYf'ical principles. This edition of Professor Satoo's book has been made possible the help of Dr John F. Hosner and the Virginia Poly technical Institute and State University who invited Dr Satoo to Blacksburg for three months in 1973 at about the time when he was in the final stages of preparing the Japanese version. Since then the explosion of world literature on forest biomass has continued to be fired by increasing shortages of timber supplies in many parts of the world as well as by a need to explore renewable sources of energy. In revising the original text I have attempted to maintain the input of Japanese work - much of which is not widely available outside Japan - and to update both the basic information and, where necessary, the conclusions to keep them in tune with current thinking. Those familiar with the Japanese original will find Chapter 3 largely rewritten on the basis of new work - much of which was initiated while Dr Satoo was in Blacksburg.

Author : Richard A. Birdsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biomass
ISBN : UOM:39015061320852

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Carbon in U.S. Forests and Wood Products, 1987-1997 by Richard A. Birdsey Pdf

Author : The Expert Panel on Canada’s Carbon Sink Potential
Publisher : Council of Canadian Academies
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781990592157

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Nature-Based Climate Solutions by The Expert Panel on Canada’s Carbon Sink Potential Pdf

Nature-Based Climate Solutions provides an overview of the mitigation potential of natural carbon sinks, including the global significance of Canadian carbon sinks; options for enhancing carbon sequestration or reducing emissions in various ecosystems; and the potential co-benefits and barriers to implementing NBCSs in Canada. The report also explores how Indigenous Peoples are key partners in carbon sequestration initiatives in Canada.

Author : Takahiko Hiraishi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Carbon dioxide mitigation
ISBN : 9291691402

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2013 Revised Supplementary Methods and Good Practice Guidance Arising from the Kyoto Protocol by Takahiko Hiraishi Pdf

The 2013 revised supplementary methods and good practice guidance arising from the Kyoto Protocol (KP Supplement) describes the supplementary methods and good practice guidance for measuring, estimating and reporting of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals resulting from land use, land: use change and forestry (LULUCF) activities covered by the Kyoto Protocol (KP) for the second commitment period (CP). This document addresses activities under Article 3.3, Forest Management and elective activities under Article 3.4. The supplementary methods and good practice guidance of this document are relevant to each Party included in Annex I that have ratified the KP for the second CP and for other countries interested in the updated guidance.

Author : Ross Garnaut
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781743822524

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The Superpower Transformation by Ross Garnaut Pdf

How Australia can become a leader in a world of zero net emissions In his bestselling Superpower, renowned economist Ross Garnaut showed that Australia - rich in resources for renewable energy and for capturing carbon in the landscape - could become an economic superpower of the post-carbon world. Now, in The Superpower Transformation, he turns that idea into a practical plan to reshape our nation. Garnaut outlines new evidence that stronger and earlier action on climate change would be good for jobs and incomes, including in the old gas and coal communities and in rural and regional Australia. He looks at the challenges for the new federal government: how Australia can meet the objectives set at the Paris and Glasgow climate conferences - and the growing costs of not doing so. He shows that our national decisions matter greatly for the world. With contributions from Mike Sandiford, Ligang Song, Frank Jotzo, Isabelle Grant, Susannah Powell and Malte Meinshausen, as well as a major essay from Garnaut himself, The Superpower Transformation covers electricity, hydrogen, steel, exports, carbon capture in the landscape and more. It reveals the rich endowments of five resources that give us the most to gain economically: 'The new opportunities are much larger than the old.' Over the past nine years, Australia has consistently acted against its national interest. This compelling book shows how to change that, so that the nation becomes a confident leader of progress towards zero net emissions. 'Our nation's most prophetic economist' -Ross Gittins