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NSW Forest Carbon Stock - Aboveground, Belowground and Dead Organic Matter Carbon Mass 1990-2020 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: notPlanned
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2025-12-02
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Dataset Created: 2022-02-07
Dataset Published: 2022-04-21
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URLHTTPFCNSW Harvesting and Fire Data - DisclaimerHTTPAbove ground biomassHTTPBelow ground biomassHTTPDead organic matterHTTPNSW_Forest_Carbon_Assessment_1990-2020_Outputs__Ke_m8IFkLG.xlsxHTTPro-crate-metadata.json
How to cite this collection:
Parsons, M. (2022). NSW Forest Carbon Stock - Aboveground, Belowground and Dead Organic Matter Carbon Mass 1990-2020. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.25901/1qm2-8b33 
The NSW Carbon Monitoring project is a collaboration between the Natural Resources Commission of NSW and Mullion Group to develop a spatial time-series dataset of forest carbon history for the state of NSW at ~25m resolution. The project used FLINTpro software to integrate historical environmental and land management data to model carbon stock and fluxes. Aboveground biomass refers to the amount of carbon stored within aboveground forest components (pools) which includes leaves, branches, bark and stems. Belowground biomass refers to the amount of carbon stored within belowground forest components (pools) which includes coarse and fine roots. Dead Organic Matter refers to the amount of carbon stored within dead forest components (pools) which includes leaf litter, branch litter, bark litter, stem litter, and dead roots. Carbon stored within soil and harvested wood products is not included within any of these datasets.

This dataset has been superseeded by NSW Forest Carbon Stock - Aboveground, Belowground and Dead Organic Matter Carbon Mass 1990-2021 
Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. This project is a collaboration between the Natural Resources Commission of NSW and Mullion Group to develop a spatial time-series dataset of forest carbon history for the state of NSW. 
Purpose
Historical baseline carbon stored within NSW forest for spatially explicit landscape assessment or monitoring. 
Lineage
Dataset was created using FLINTpro software. All original data input sources, processes and assumptions specific to the NSW Forest Monitoring project are documented within the supporting publication. All other FLINTpro modelling assumptions and design is available upon request from https://flintpro.com/. See Roberts, G., Waterworth, R., de Ligt, R., McKenzie-McHarg, H., Francis, M., Roxburgh, S., Paul, K., Ximenes, F., (2022) Carbon Balance of NSW Forests – Methodology Report, NSW Natural Resources Commission. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial extent of dataset is the boundary of NSW at ~25m approx. resolution
Temporal Coverage
From 1990-01-07 to 2020-02-07 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Forestry biomass and bioproducts
GCMD Sciences
AGRICULTURE - FOREST CONSERVATION
AGRICULTURE - FOREST HARVESTING AND ENGINEERING
AGRICULTURE - FOREST PROTECTION
BIOSPHERE - FORESTS
Horizontal Resolution
1 meter - < 30 meters
Parameters
forest carbon stock
Temporal Resolution
Annual
Topic
environment
User Defined
Forest Biomass
Forest Carbon
Greenhouse Gas Inventory
NSW Carbon Monitoring project
NSW Forests
Author
Parsons, Michael
Contact Point
Parsons, Michael
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
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