Empirical models of albedo transitions in managed boreal forests: Analysis of performance and transportability

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 195-206

  Bright, Ryan M ^a   Antón Fernández, Clara ^b   Astrup, Rasmus ^b   Strømman, Anders H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Albedo; Boreal; Climate change mitigation; Forest management; Global warming; Model; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE MODELS; DECISION MAKING; GLOBAL WARMING; MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION;

ALBEDO; ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE; BOREAL; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; FORESTED LANDSCAPES; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; REGULATION SERVICES; SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS;

FORESTRY;

ALBEDO; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY BALANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT FLUX; MITIGATION; MOISTURE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHENOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING;

CLIMATES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; MODELS; REMOTE SENSING;

CANADA; NORWAY;

EID: 84921959285     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2014-0132     Document Type: Article

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