Terminology as a key uncertainty in net land use and land cover change carbon flux estimates

Earth System Dynamics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 177-195

  Pongratz, J ^a   Reick, C H ^a   Houghton, R A ^b   House, J I ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; PUBLISHING; TERMINOLOGY;

CARBON FLUXES; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGE; LAND-COVER CHANGE; MODEL SIMULATION; SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS; SINK CAPACITY; TERRESTRIAL SINKS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CARBON EMISSION; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; LAND USE; LAND USE CHANGE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 84897068575     PISSN: 21904979     EISSN: 21904987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esd-5-177-2014     Document Type: Article

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