Carbon Emissions from Forest Fires in Great Xing’an Mountains from 1980 to 2005

A combination of federal inventory data and ground-based approach was used to compute the amount of carbon released by forest fires in Great Xing’an Mountains from 1980 to 2005. Base on the field survey data and allometric equations, biomass of 32 separate carbon pools in 8 forest types were estimated. Combustion factors were then calculated from these survey data. An improved estimation method was used and then got the total pyrogenic carbon emissions. About 12061232.48 t carbon was released by forest fires during 1980-2005.