A spatial resolution threshold of land cover in estimating terrestrial carbon sequestration in four counties in Georgia and Alabama, USA

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-80

  Zhao, S Q ^a,b   Liu, S ^b   Li, Z ^b   Sohl, T L ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; DATABASE; LAND COVER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ALABAMA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75449120539     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-71-2010     Document Type: Article

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