Synthesis of remote sensing approaches for forest carbon estimation: reporting to the Kyoto Protocol

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-178

  Patenaude, Genevieve ^a   Milne, Ronald ^b   Dawson, Terence P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon; Kyoto Protocol; Land use change and forestry (LUCF); Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AFFORESTATION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CARBON STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFORESTATION; REMOTE SENSING; REVEGETATION; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 18144423162     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2004.12.010     Document Type: Review

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