Application of Forest Carbon Cycle Model for Full Carbon Accounting

Abstract

In the Second Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol, it is expected that full-carbon-accounting (FCA) would be adopted as a standard method for quantifying forest carbon sequestration. To conduct FCA at broad scales, numerical analyses of carbon dynamics through atmosphere, vegetation, and soil, with appropriate process-based model, should be effective, in conjunction with inventory and remote sensing studies. In this study, using an ecological carbon cycle model, a numerical simulation was conducted to retrieve temporal change in carbon budget including not only woody stem but also root and soil organic matter; based on the result, discussions were made on the applicability of model approach to FCA operation.