Comparison of methods for estimating carbon in harvested wood products

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-222

  Cláudia Dias, Ana ^a   Louro, Margarida ^a   Arroja, Luís ^a   Capela, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atmospheric flow approach; Carbon accounting; Estimation method; Greenhouse gas emission inventories; Harvested wood products; Production approach; Stock change approach; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; HARVESTING; LAND USE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ATMOSPHERIC-FLOW APPROACH; CARBON ACCOUNTING; ESTIMATION METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION INVENTORIES; HARVESTED WOOD PRODUCTS; PRODUCTION APPROACH; STOCK-CHANGE APPROACH;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CARBON BALANCE; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVESTING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WOOD;

CARBON; CONVERSION; EMISSION; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARVESTING; INVENTORIES; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION; SENSITIVITY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 59049090417     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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