Satellite-derived estimates of potential carbon sequestration through afforestation of agricultural lands in the United States

Climatic Change

Volumn 80, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 323-336

  Potter, Christopher ^a   Klooster, Steven ^b   Hiatt, Seth ^c   Fladeland, Matthew ^a   Genovese, Vanessa ^b   Gross, Peggy ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; RADIOMETERS;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR); CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOSSIL FUEL EMISSION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION (NPP);

REFORESTATION;

AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AVHRR; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LAND COVER; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AGRICULTURE; FORESTATION; LAND USE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846640476     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9109-3     Document Type: Article

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