FORCARB2
Subtitle: an updated version of the U.S. forest carbon budget model
By: Linda S. Heath ... [et al.].
Contributors: United States. Forest Service. Northern Research Station
Series: General technical report NRS -- 67; General technical report NRS -- 67.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Newtown Square, PA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: FORCARB2 (Model); Carbon sequestration; Handbooks, manuals; Computer programs; Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry); Forest ecology; Forest microclimatology; Plants; Effect of carbon on
Description: FORCARB2, an updated version of the U.S. FORest CARBon Budget Model (FORCARB), produces estimates of carbon stocks and stock changes for forest ecosystems and forest products at 5-year intervals. FORCARB2 includes a new methodology for carbon in harvested wood products, updated initial inventory data, a revised algorithm for dead wood, and now includes public forest land, reserved forest land, and forest land of low productivity. The model has been used to provide estimates and projections for policy-related needs, including the Resources Planning Act timber resource assessment and forest-related greenhouse gas inventories of the United States, and has provided the basis for an analysis of forest carbon for Ontario, Canada. The program is written in FORTRAN and is text based, though virtually every parameter is defined by input text-based files that can be modified or built by the user. We expect users who are fairly advanced in terms of knowledge about computers will be most capable in using this model. Step-by-step instructions for running the program, input and output files, and codes used are included, and input files for public forest lands of the United States are provided as an example. All electronic files for download, including the model source code, executable files, and input and output files are available at http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/35613.
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"August 2010."

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