The annual net flux of carbon to the atmosphere from changes in land use 1850-1990

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 298-313

  Houghton, R A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON BUDGET; DEFORESTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 0032854085     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v51i2.16288     Document Type: Article

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