Estimating carbon sequestration potential on U.S. agricultural topsoils

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 155, Issue , 2016, Pages 390-400

  Sperow, Mark ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 offsets; Fallow; IPCC climatic regions; Set aside; Tillage intensity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL; CLIMATIC REGIONS; CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM; FALLOW; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; SET-ASIDE; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON STORAGES; TILLAGE INTENSITY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; FALLOW; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942333095     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2015.09.006     Document Type: Article

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