A theoretical framework for the net land-to-atmosphere CO2 flux and its implications in the definition of "emissions from land-use change"

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 171-186

  Gasser, T ^a,b   Ciais, P ^b  

^a Centre International de Recherche sur lEnvironnement et le Developpement   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL DEFINITIONS; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; MODEL AND OBSERVATION; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TERRESTRIAL BIOSPHERE; TERRESTRIAL CARBON CYCLE; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

CLIMATE CHANGE; NITROGEN;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE CHANGE; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84893471981     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esd-4-171-2013     Document Type: Article

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