Soil Organic Carbon Estimation in Regenerative Cropping & Managed Grassland Ecosystems
Target Registration Date: April 30, 2023
Developer: ecometric
Sectoral Scope: Carbon Removal
Abstract:
This methodology protocol proposes the use of remotely sensed multispectral imagery and soil sample results to train an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to monitor changes in Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) stocks, within a project area, through time. The project area will be defined in the credit class document. The SOC change will be reported as CO2 equivalent. SOC is crucial to soil health, fertility and ecosystem services including food production, making its preservation and restoration essential. This methodology will concentrate on the assessment of SOC sequestration as a major soil health characteristic, consisting of:
- 1.SOC stocks.
- 2.CO2 equivalents (CO2e)
Soil contains approximately 2344 Gt of organic carbon globally and is the largest terrestrial pool of organic carbon (Stockmann et al., 2013). Small changes in the soil organic carbon stock could result in significant impacts on the atmospheric carbon concentration. By monitoring the carbon levels in the soil, farmers and landowners will be able to measure the impact of their stewardship.
Ecometric Methodology Proposal Doc ID 0044_Final_Post-External Peer Review.pdf
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Initial Submission
Internal Review Round 1
Internal Review Round 2
Expert Peer Review
Reviewers: Gisel Booman, Ned Horning
Date: August 1, 2022
Internal Review Feedback
Ecometric_Methodology Internal Review Feedback_Round 1.pdf
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Internal Review Revision Report
Ecometric_Internal Review_R1_Comment Revision Report_PC Copy.pdf
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Approval Date: August 1, 2022
Post Internal Review Markup
Ecometric Methodology Proposal Doc ID 0041 Post Internal Review Round 1 Markup Response.pdf
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Reviewers: Gisel Booman, Ned Horning
Date: August 29, 2022
Round 2 Version for Review
Ecometric Methodology Proposal Doc ID 0041 Post-Internal Review Round 1_Start of Round 2.pdf
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Internal Review Feedback
Ecometric - Methodology Internal Review Feedback - Round 2_PC Copy.pdf
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Internal Review Revision Report
Ecometric_Internal Review_R2_Comment Revision Report_PC Copy.pdf
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Additional Comments from Internal Review Process
Additional Comments from Ecometric Internal Review.pdf
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Round 2 Final Version
Ecometric Methodology Proposal Doc ID 0042 Post-Internal Review Round 2.pdf
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Reviewers: Stuart Marsh, PhD, Apostolos Papadopoulos, PhD
Review Date: November, 2022
Final Edits Round 2 Comparison to Expert Review Draft
Comparison V0043 with V0044 Expert Peer Review Comment Markup.pdf
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Draft Submitted for Expert Peer Review
Ecometric Methodology Proposal Doc ID 0043 Final_Pre-External Expert Peer Review.pdf
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Submission Date: November 1, 2022
Dr Stuart Marsh - Expert Peer Review Feedback Form
Ecometric Methodology Expert Peer Review Comments & Revisions_Marsh_1.0.docx.pdf
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Dr Apostolos Papadopoulos - Expert Peer Review Feedback Form
Ecometric Methodology Expert Peer Review Comments & Revisions_Dr Papadopoulos_1.0.docx.pdf
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Submission Date: November 22, 2022
Final Version
Ecometric Methodology Proposal Doc ID 0044_Final_Post-External Peer Review.pdf
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