is the mean fire return interval for vegetation of vegetation fuel type for the FRIv v project area and for the relevant calculation period, as calculated using equation 9, in years. is the burning efficiency for fuel of fuel size class in fire season from the BEf,s f s, National Inventory Report. is the average fire frequency in vegetation of vegetation fuel type in fire season FFv,s v s for the project area and for the relevant calculation period, in from equation 8. is the patchiness for fire season from the National Inventory Report. Ps s, (6) For paragraph (2)(d), the equation is the following: equation 11 where: is the annual rate of accumulation of fuel of fuel size class that is of vegetation fuel Lf,v f type as given by the National Inventory Report, in tonnes of biomass per hectare per v, year. is the amount of vegetation of fuel of fuel size class that is of vegetation fuel type Df,v f v that decomposes each year in a given area, as given by the National Inventory Report, in years–1. is the mean proportion of fuel of fuel size class that is of vegetation fuel type that f v remains after a fire for the project area and for the relevant calculation period, as calculated using equation 10. is the mean fire return interval for vegetation of vegetation fuel type for the FRIv v project area and for the relevant calculation period, as calculated using equation 9, in years. (7) For paragraph (2)(e), the equation is the following: equation 12 is the amount for the project area calculated in accordance with equation 11 over the baseline period (paragraph (a) of the definition of relevant calculation period in section 5), in tonnes of biomass per hectare. is the amount for the project area calculated in accordance with equation 11 over the relevant calculation period (paragraph (b) of the definition of that term in section 5), in tonnes of biomass per hectare. for a particular calendar year, is equal to: LEA, (a) for a year of the baseline period—zero; and
FRIv is the mean fire return interval for vegetation of vegetation fuel type v for the project area and for the relevant calculation period, as calculated using equation 9, in years. BEf,s is the burning efficiency for fuel of fuel size class f in fire season s, from the National Inventory Report. FFv,s is the average fire frequency in vegetation of vegetation fuel type v in fire season s for the project area and for the relevant calculation period, in from equation 8. Ps is the patchiness for fire season s, from the National Inventory Report. (6) For paragraph (2)(d), the equation is the following: equation 11 where: Lf,v is the annual rate of accumulation of fuel of fuel size class f that is of vegetation fuel type v, as given by the National Inventory Report, in tonnes of biomass per hectare per year. Df,v is the amount of vegetation of fuel of fuel size class f that is of vegetation fuel type v that decomposes each year in a given area, as given by the National Inventory Report, in years–1. is the mean proportion of fuel of fuel size class f that is of vegetation fuel type v that remains after a fire for the project area and for the relevant calculation period, as calculated using equation 10. FRIv is the mean fire return interval for vegetation of vegetation fuel type v for the project area and for the relevant calculation period, as calculated using equation 9, in years. (7) For paragraph (2)(e), the equation is the following: equation 12 is the amount for the project area calculated in accordance with equation 11 over the baseline period (paragraph (a) of the definition of relevant calculation period in section 5), in tonnes of biomass per hectare. is the amount for the project area calculated in accordance with equation 11 over the relevant calculation period (paragraph (b) of the definition of that term in section 5), in tonnes of biomass per hectare. LEA, for a particular calendar year, is equal to: (a) for a year of the baseline period—zero; and
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