These spatial datasets consider the lands contribution to preventing and mitigating climate change, through storage of carbon in the Soils (below ground) & Vegetation (above ground). This total carbon spatial datasets represent a strategic resource for England, that indicate the range of carbon storage values in tonnes of carbon per hectare (t C Ha-1 ). At a local scale (e.g. 1:50 000). They are presented as a series of raster datasets for use in GIS Systems at a resolution of 25m2. These maps will assist users to find out where the most important carbon stores in soils in their areas. They are not suitable for field scale carbon mitigation as this would require field scale carbon assessment. It is often the case that where we have lower below ground carbon (mineral soils) the conditions are great for better tree and vegetation growth to get greater above ground carbon storage. Where below ground carbon storage is greater this is due to wetter conditions and soil waterlogging reducing organic matter decomposition. This leads to poorer growing conditions that result in lower above ground carbon storage. The addition of the above and below ground carbon layers seems to mean that carbon data is more homogenised and has much less carbon variation within areas. Although Total Carbon Storage is useful the data user will also need to refer back to input data to understand why the results occur across the landscape area.

Full metadata can be viewed on data.gov.uk.

These spatial datasets consider the lands contribution to preventing and mitigating climate change, through storage of carbon in the Soils (below ground) & Vegetation (above ground). This total carbon spatial datasets represent a strategic resource for England, that indicate the range of carbon storage values in tonnes of carbon per hectare (t C Ha-1 ). At a local scale (e.g. 1:50 000). They are presented as a series of raster datasets for use in GIS Systems at a resolution of 25m2. These maps will assist users to find out where the most important carbon stores in soils in their areas. They are not suitable for field scale carbon mitigation as this would require field scale carbon assessment. It is often the case that where we have lower below ground carbon (mineral soils) the conditions are great for better tree and vegetation growth to get greater above ground carbon storage. Where below ground carbon storage is greater this is due to wetter conditions and soil waterlogging reducing organic matter decomposition. This leads to poorer growing conditions that result in lower above ground carbon storage. The addition of the above and below ground carbon layers seems to mean that carbon data is more homogenised and has much less carbon variation within areas. Although Total Carbon Storage is useful the data user will also need to refer back to input data to understand why the results occur across the landscape area.

Full metadata can be viewed on data.gov.uk.