Last reviewed on 12-01-2023
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)
♦ Category: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use
IPCC: |
3C1b - Aggregate Sources and Non-CO2 Emissions Sources on Land - Emissions from Biomass Burning - Biomass Burning in Croplands |
Sector: |
Agriculture & Forestry : Ag Residue Burning : Field Crops |
♦ Activity: Crop acreage burned - Corn
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide from biogenic sources ( CO2 )
► Year 2013 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
● Activity level used in calculations —
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
Parameter: |
CO2 emission factor = 1.31 |
Reference: |
Jenkins, B.M. et al. (1996). Atmospheric Pollutant Emission Factors from Open Burning of Agricultural and Forest Biomass by Wind Tunnel Simulation. California Air Resources Board, A932-126, April 1996. (see in particular Tables 4.1.1 - 4.1.8). http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/single-project.php?row_id=55021 |
Parameter: |
Crop acreage = 180,000 acre |
Reference: |
USDA (2016). U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Accessed online at: http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/ |
Parameter: |
Crop residue = 9,060,000 g / ha |
Reference: |
Jenkins, B.M., Turn, S.Q., and Williams, R.B. (1992). Atmospheric Emissions from Agricultural Burning in California: Determination of Burn Fractions, Distribution Factors, and Crop-specific Contributions. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 38: 313-330. |
Parameter: |
Fraction of acreage burned = 0.03 |
Reference: |
Jenkins, B.M., Turn, S.Q., and Williams, R.B. (1992). Atmospheric Emissions from Agricultural Burning in California: Determination of Burn Fractions, Distribution Factors, and Crop-specific Contributions. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 38: 313-330. |
Constant: |
Acre to hectare conversion = 0.4046873 |
Reference: |
NIST (2008). Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI). Ambler Thompson & Barry N. Taylor (Ed.). NIST Special Publication 811, 2008 edition. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/pdf/sp811.pdf |
● Greenhouse gas from biogenic materials per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —
Amount: |
4,816,655 g (i.e. 4.82 tonnes) of CO2 per acre of Corn |