How uncertain are estimates of CO2 emissions?

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-7

  Marland, Gregg ^a   Hamal, Khrystyna ^b   Jonas, Matthias ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; FOSSIL FUEL; GLOBAL CHANGE; POWER PLANT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 63449104324     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2009.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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