A high-resolution and harmonized model approach for reconstructing and analysing historic land changes in Europe

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1543-1559

  Fuchs, R ^a   Herold, M ^a   Verburg, P H ^b   Clevers, J G P W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; AFFORESTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; EMISSION INVENTORY; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; RECONSTRUCTION; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

EUROPE;

EID: 84886782441     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-1543-2013     Document Type: Article

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