Distribution of soil carbon stocks in Canada's forests and wetlands simulated based on drainage class, topography and remotely sensed vegetation parameters

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-94

  Ju, Weimin ^a   Chen, Jing M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drainage class; Forest carbon; Remote sensing; Soil carbon; Topography; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAINAGE; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; MOISTURE; SOILS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MAPS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; SOIL CARBON STOCKS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

FORESTRY;

CARBON BUDGET; FOREST COVER; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL CARBON; WETLAND;

DRAINAGE; FORESTS; PLANTS; SOIL; SURFACE TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13644257056     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5775     Document Type: Article

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