Modeling the land requirements and potential productivity of sugarcane and jatropha in Brazil and India using the LPJmL dynamic global vegetation model

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1087-1095

  Lapola, David M ^a,b   Priess, Joerg A ^a   Bondeau, Alberte ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL ON EARTH SYSTEM MODELLING   (Germany)

^c POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioenergy production; Crop modeling; Irrigation; Jatropha; Jatropha curcas; Policy scenario; Saccharum officinarum; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY PRODUCTION; CROP MODELING; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; POLICY SCENARIO; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; CROPS; ECONOMICS; ETHANOL; IRRIGATION; LAND USE; PLANNING;

PRODUCTIVITY;

BIOFUEL; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY POLICY; LAND USE PLANNING; OIL PRODUCTION; PLANTATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STATE ROLE; SUGAR CANE; VEGETATION COVER;

ASIA; BRAZIL; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA;

GLYCINE MAX; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

EID: 67349203574     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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