Abstract:
The spatial distribution of aboveground forest carbon storage in Xianju County, Zhejiang Province was estimated and simulated by means of applying Ordinary Kriging interpolation method and sequential Gaussian cosimulation method,and the outcomes were comparatively analyzed. The results showed that the aboveground forest carbon storage of Xianju County was relatively low and it was unevenly distributed. The Ordinary Kriging interpolation method greatly changed the spatial distribution of aboveground forest carbon storage, which showed a distinctly smooth effect. The sequential Gaussian cosimulation method was better than Ordinary Kriging interpolation method in reducing the smooth affect. For the spatial distribution, Ordinary Kriging interpolation method had to recover the nonforest land prior to representing its distribution,but the sequential Gaussian cosimulation method could represent distribution of the nonforestland without having recovered it. And for the prediction accuracy, the predicted result from sequential Gaussian cosimulation method was relatively higher than that of the Ordinary Kriging interpolation method.Therefore, the sequential Gaussian cosimulation method should be a better and more effective method for studying the forest carbon spatial distribution.