Exploring the assumed invariance of implied emission factors for forest biomass in greenhouse gas inventories

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-62

  Smith, James E ^a   Heath, Linda S ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emission factors; Forest carbon budget; Forest inventory; UNFCCC inventory review

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

EID: 73449117468     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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