Forests for carbon sequestration or fossil fuel substitution? A sensitivity analysis

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 389-397

  Marland, G ^a   Schlamadinger, B ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Bioenergy; Carbon sequestration; Efficiency; Forests; Growth rate

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

AFFORESTATION; BIOENERGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION;

BIOMASS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSIONS CONTROL; FOREST; FOSSIL FUEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031448210     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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