Tree Carbon Calculator-software to quantify CO2 capture of trees
U.S. Forest Service Scientists are providing online software that can show users how much carbon dioxide (CO2) an urban tree in California, US, has sequestered in its lifetime and the past year.
Known as ‘The Tree Carbon Calculator’, the software is free and programmed in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that provides carbon-related information for a single tree in one of six California climate zones.
It is the only tool approved by the California Climate Action Registry’s Urban Forest Project Reporting Protocol for quantifying carbon dioxide sequestration from tree planting projects.Users enter information such as a tree’s climate zone, species name, size or age. The program then estimates how much carbon dioxide the tree has sequestered in the past year and its lifetime. It also calculates the dry weight of the biomass that would be obtained if it were removed.
The Tree Carbon Calculator automatically calculates power plant reductions using emission factors for local utilities. Using the software, McPherson and his colleagues measured the size and growth of 5,000 trees in the six climate zones to determine how much carbon dioxide the trees sequestered and stored.
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Known as ‘The Tree Carbon Calculator’, the software is free and programmed in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that provides carbon-related information for a single tree in one of six California climate zones.
It is the only tool approved by the California Climate Action Registry’s Urban Forest Project Reporting Protocol for quantifying carbon dioxide sequestration from tree planting projects.Users enter information such as a tree’s climate zone, species name, size or age. The program then estimates how much carbon dioxide the tree has sequestered in the past year and its lifetime. It also calculates the dry weight of the biomass that would be obtained if it were removed.
The Tree Carbon Calculator automatically calculates power plant reductions using emission factors for local utilities. Using the software, McPherson and his colleagues measured the size and growth of 5,000 trees in the six climate zones to determine how much carbon dioxide the trees sequestered and stored.
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Do you think this could be used to calculate carbon capture in a small tropical forest or does anyone know how or where to find help?
Thank you! PODS FOREST - aiming to be the most famous forest fragment forever.
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Thank you! PODS FOREST - aiming to be the most famous forest fragment forever.
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