Identification

Title
WOM21 Carbon Sequestration
Abstract
This layer shows, from modelling at a spatial resolution of 250m2, the maximum possible tonnes of carbon sequestered per hectare per year from planting trees. Forest Research (FR) modelled a range of species (broadleaved and conifer) using their Ecological Site Classification (ESC) tool, taking into account accumulated temperature, moisture deficit, windiness, continentality, soil moisture and soil nutrient regimes. The highest yielding species of each woodland type were then taken as the most suitable species choices for a given location and modelled in CARBINE (FR’s carbon modelling tool). The CARBINE model estimates the change in carbon stocks for forests (including the biomass in standing trees and deadwood, and in the soil) and any associated harvested wood products, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions avoided through the use of wood products that displace fossil fuels and fossil-fuel intensive materials. The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) took these modelled outcomes and selected the woodland type that sequestered the most carbon on that area of land, whether coniferous (around 90% of area) or broadleaved (around 10% of area). Broadleaf management assumed to be LISS – low impact silvicultural systems. Conifer management assumed to be thinning and felling. Scoring is based on tonnes of carbon sequestered per hectare per year, classified based on 0 being worst (net emissions), and 5 being best (most carbon sequestration).
Licence
Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information (OGL)

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Creation Date
Type
Spatial data
Keywords
features, GWC21_Carbon_Dissolve_Score
Regions
Global
Approved
Yes
Published
Yes
Featured
No

Information

Spatial extent
Projection system
EPSG:27700
Extension x0
146611.8011
Extension x1
355308.0008
Extension y0
164586.2969
Extension y1
395984.399900001

Features

Contact

Name
DataMapWales
Email
Data@gov.wales

References

Link online
/layers/geonode:GWC21_Carbon_Dissolve_Score
Metadata page
/layers/geonode:GWC21_Carbon_Dissolve_Score/metadata_detail

Zipped Shapefile
WOM21 Carbon Sequestration.zip
OGC Geopackage
WOM21 Carbon Sequestration.gpkg
DXF
WOM21 Carbon Sequestration.dxf
GML 2.0
WOM21 Carbon Sequestration.gml
GML 3.1.1
WOM21 Carbon Sequestration.gml
CSV
WOM21 Carbon Sequestration.csv
Excel
WOM21 Carbon Sequestration.excel
GeoJSON
WOM21 Carbon Sequestration.json

OWS endpoints

WMS
WFS