A priority task for the NCAS is to provide a credible and verifiable carbon account for land use change and forestry activities in 1990 (the 1990 Baseline). The system accounts for emissions from land clearing in 1990, as well as emissions resulting from the loss of soil carbon and decay of vegetation that was cleared in previous years. The relevant decay cycle covers a period of 20 years. The amount of regrowth vegetation is also critical for determining net emissions. Fundamental to the accounting for carbon change in forestry and agriculture is an understanding of the change in land cover to detect afforestation, reforestation and deforestation events. This report describes the operational procedures, methodology and quality assurance specifications that are being used for the land cover change component of the NCAS. These specifications are the final result of a period of peer review, research and development and pilot study analysis
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Includes bibliographical references (page 90)
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Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://www.climatechange.gov.au/ncas/reports/pubs/tr09final.pdf
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