A comparison of two algorithms for estimating carbon dioxide emissions after forest clearing

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 187-195

  Wang, Y P ^a   Galbally, I E ^a   Meyer, C P ^a   Smith, C J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Crop growth; Emissions; Forest clearing; Forest regeneration; Land use change; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTIVATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND USE;

FOREST CLEARING; FOREST REGENERATION; LAND USE CHANGE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

ALGORTHM; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION; FOREST CLEARING;

EID: 0031447526     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(97)00010-8     Document Type: Article

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