Carbon factors and models for forest carbon estimates for the 2005-2011 National Greenhouse Gas Inventories of the United States

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 307, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-19

  Smith, James E ^a   Heath, Linda S ^a   Hoover, Coeli M ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon reporting; Forest inventory; National Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Indexed keywords

CARBON REPORTING; FOREST INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; LAND USE CHANGE AND FORESTRIES; NATIONAL FOREST INVENTORIES; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGES; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ESTIMATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

FORESTRY;

CARBON BUDGET; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; EMISSION INVENTORY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE CHANGE; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; INVENTORY CONTROL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881019052     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.061     Document Type: Article

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