Carbon farming in hot, dry coastal areas: An option for climate change mitigation

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 237-251

  Becker, K ^a   Wulfmeyer, V ^a   Berger, T ^a   Gebel, J ^b   Munch W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b STEP Consulting GmbH   (Germany)

^c Energie Baden Wurttemberg (EnBW)   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE MODELING; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT; LARGE-SCALE PLANTATIONS; MINERAL NUTRIENTS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON; CARBON CAPTURE; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; RAIN;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

JATROPHA;

EID: 84893189924     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esd-4-237-2013     Document Type: Article

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