Identification

Title

Model estimates of aboveground carbon for Great Britain

Abstract

This dataset presents estimates of total carbon stored in vegetation across Great Britain (GB). Presented as carbon density (tonnes per hectare) the data was obtained by estimating carbon density values for each land cover type and then projecting across GB using the 2007 Land Cover Map. Countryside Survey data from 2007 was also used to derive the carbon density estimates for each land cover type and as such the dataset is a representation for 2007. Changes in size and productivity of the aboveground carbon pool may act as a sink or source for carbon dioxide. As such, the carbon stored in vegetation and its spatial distribution plays a vital role in climate regulation. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/9be652e7-d5ce-44c1-a5fc-8349f76f5f5c

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/9be652e7-d5ce-44c1-a5fc-8349f76f5f5c

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/9be652e7-d5ce-44c1-a5fc-8349f76f5f5c.zip

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/9be652e7-d5ce-44c1-a5fc-8349f76f5f5c

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Land Cover

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.648

East bounding longitude

1.768

North bounding latitude

60.861

South bounding latitude

49.864

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1994-07-01

End position

2007-10-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-03-22

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Carbon in vegetation calculated by estimating carbon densities for each land cover type, from either extensive literature search or published timber volume relationships, and scaling up to GB using land cover map 2007. For woodlands the carbon density estimates are age and species specific and therefore use data from the Woodland Inventory of Great Britain on the demographic distribution and data from Countryside Survey 2007 on the spatial distribution of woodland species composition.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Esri Shapefile

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Henrys, P.A., Keith, A.M., Wood, C.M. (2016). Model estimates of aboveground carbon for Great Britain. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/9be652e7-d5ce-44c1-a5fc-8349f76f5f5c

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4758-1482

description: ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers.

function: information

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9619-1320

function: information

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

web address

https://eidc.ac.uk/

description: The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences.

function: information

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-03-04T10:32:20

Metadata language

eng