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* Metric Name: Total Aboveground Carbon *  

* Tier: 1  

* Data Vintage: 09/2020  

* Unit Of Measure: Grams dry matter/m2  

* Represent element and pillar: Yes  

* Type and distribution of data: Normal, right-skewed distribution representing continuous values. Raw data values range from 0 to 100000.  

* Translation: Where is total aboveground carbon high?  

* Translation method and outcome: Raw data values translated to range from +1 to -1 representing more favorable to less favorable conditions, respectively. **** The proposition of more favorable is based on the objective of higher total aboveground carbon (positive linear slope). More favorable (translated to +1) set at 0, less favorable (translated to -1) set at > 45741.002. Alternative approaches could be to set -1 at the top value, but that would result in a more favorable interpretation of damage potential. 

Figure 49. Histogram and scoring criterion of current condition of total
carbon across the Southern California, based on F3 data

Figure 50. Histogram of translated current condition of total carbon across
the Southern California, based on F3 data

Figure 51. Maps displaying raw metric and translated metric of current
condition of total carbon across the Southern California, based on F3 data

  

* Metric Definition and Relevance: Identifying ecosystem carbon is essential to land managers and the Total Carbon (F3) metric provides an estimate of the amount of existing carbon (live and dead) and its location on California’s landscape. It is primarily useful for carbon accounting – how much carbon is where – but in combination with other metrics (stable carbon), it provides a valuable context for understanding where and how much of the carbon on the landscape is vulnerable and where there are opportunities to enhance carbon sequestration and stable storage.  

* Credits: CECS;