Development of a carbon accounting model (FullCAM Vers. 1.0) for the Australian continent.
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Summary Continental-scale carbon accounting capable of the spatial and temporal distinctions demanded by the Kyoto Protocol requires a modelled approach which integrates over space and time the effects of changing land use, land management and climate variability. To assist in the development of Australia's National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS), the Australian Greenhouse Office has developed and calibrated an integrated suite of models relevant to Australian conditions for which data were available or could be generated for their application. These point-based models were then made operational within a GIS environment to enable application at a fine spatial (25 m) and temporal (monthly) resolution for the Australian continent. This paper focuses on the FullCAM model, capable of carbon accounting in transitional (afforestation, reforestation and deforestation) and mixed (e.g. agroforestry) systems. The FullCAM model can be run in a spatial mode which integrates information drawn from remotely-sensed land-cover change, modelled productivity surfaces, mapped resource inventories and other ancillary data to perform the various accounting procedures for Australia's NCAS. This framework has been developed in parallel with a range of data collation, model calibration and verification activities across the continent. The framework provided by FullCAM has allowed highly specific and therefore targeted and cost-effective model calibration and verification activities. FullCAM, as the…
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FullCAM is a dynamic model that incorporates spatial variation in site conditions and daily or monthly variation in weather conditions to model vegetation growth.
“The FullCAM model (2020 Public Release version) (Richards and Evans 2004) was used to estimate carbon sequestration in trees and shrubs.FullCAM is a dynamic model that incorporates spatial variation in site conditions and daily or monthly variation in weather conditions to model vegetation growth.”
From Can soil and tree carbon sequestration maintain zero net emissions grazing? (2025) · cites this paper as Richards and Evans 2004
FullCAM has calibrations to estimate carbon sequestration for different species, planting densities and planting configurations (blocks or belts).
“It has calibrations to estimate carbon sequestration for different species, planting densities and planting configurations (blocks or belts).”
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- Authors
- Richards, G. P., & Evans, D. M. W.
- Affiliations
- Australian National University (AU)
- c Sciencespeak, Mudlark Crescent , Ballajura , WA , 6066 , Australia
- Venue
- Australian Forestry
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2004-01
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 277-283
- ISSN
- 0004-9158 (ISSN-L)
- 2325-6087
- OpenAlex
- W2098928896
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Australian Forestry (publishedVersion)
- ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Forest Management and Policy
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Forest ecology and management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Keywords
- carbon accounting, Kyoto Protocol, land use management, afforestation, reforestation, deforestation, agroforestry, land cover change, carbon sequestration, model calibration, model verification, Australian continent, greenhouse gas emissions
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