Accounting for the missing carbon-sink with the CO 2 -fertilization effect
AbstractA terrestrial-biosphere carbon-sink has been included in global carbon-cycle models in order to reproduce past atmospheric CO2, 13C and 14C concentrations. The sink is of large enough magnitude...
View ArticleImpacts on Global Ozone and Climate from Use and Emission of...
AbstractAnalyses of emissions, and consequent chlorine loading, show that projected use of 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123) will result in a virtually indiscernible impact on stratospheric...
View ArticleSubstitution of Natural Gas for Coal: Climatic Effects of Utility Sector...
AbstractSubstitution of natural gas for coal is one means of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. However, natural gas and coal use also results in emissions of other radiatively active substances...
View ArticleCarbon Management Response Curves: Estimates of Temporal Soil Carbon Dynamics
AbstractMeasurement of the change in soil carbon that accompanies a change in land use (e.g., forest to agriculture) or management (e.g., conventional tillage to no-till) can be complex and expensive,...
View ArticleLearning about the ocean carbon cycle from observational constraints and...
AbstractA key question in studies of the potential for reducing uncertainty in climate change projections is how additional observations may be used to constrain models. We examine the case of ocean...
View ArticleThree distinct global estimates of historical land-cover change and land-use...
AbstractEarth’s land cover has been extensively transformed over time due to both human activities and natural causes. Previous global studies have focused on developing spatial and temporal patterns...
View ArticleEstimates of Biomass Yield for Perennial Bioenergy Grasses in the USA
AbstractPerennial grasses, such as switchgrass (Panicum viragatum) and Miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus), are potential choices for biomass feedstocks with low-input and high dry matter yield per...
View ArticleDynamics and determinants of land change in India: integrating satellite data...
AbstractWe examine the dynamics and spatial determinants of land change in India by integrating decadal land cover maps (1985–1995–2005) from a wall-to-wall analysis of Landsat images with...
View ArticleThe effect of Indian summer monsoon on the seasonal variation of carbon...
AbstractThe Indian summer monsoon is one of the most important yet less understood synoptic processes on the Earth, characterized by an increased amount of rainfall over the entire Indian landmass. The...
View ArticleDynamics and drivers of land use and land cover changes in Bangladesh
AbstractBangladesh has undergone dramatic land use and land cover changes (LULCC) in recent years, but no quantitative analysis of LULCC drivers at the national scale exists so far. Here, we quantified...
View ArticleAssessment of Climate Change Impact on Rice Production Over South and...
AbstractRice is the most staple food resource worldwide that feeds over half of the global population. Continued population growth is projected to drive increased future demand for rice production....
View ArticlePrecipitation and carbon-water coupling jointly control the interannual...
AbstractCarbon uptake by terrestrial ecosystems is increasing along with the rising of atmospheric CO2 concentration. Embedded in this trend, recent studies suggested that the interannual variability...
View ArticleCarbon and Water Use Efficiencies: A Comparative Analysis of Ten Terrestrial...
AbstractTerrestrial ecosystems carbon and water cycles are tightly coupled through photosynthesis and evapotranspiration processes. The ratios of carbon stored to carbon uptake and water loss to carbon...
View ArticleCompensatory water effects link yearly global land CO2 sink changes to...
A study of how temperature and water availability fluctuations affect the carbon balance of land ecosystems reveals different controls on local and global scales, implying that spatial climate...
View ArticleLand use change and El Niño-Southern Oscillation drive decadal carbon balance...
AbstractAn integrated understanding of the biogeochemical consequences of climate extremes and land use changes is needed to constrain land-surface feedbacks to atmospheric CO2 from associated climate...
View ArticleLand-use emissions play a critical role in land-based mitigation for Paris...
AbstractScenarios that limit global warming to below 2 °C by 2100 assume significant land-use change to support large-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) removal from the atmosphere by...
View ArticleWidespread seasonal compensation effects of spring warming on northern plant...
AbstractClimate change is shifting the phenological cycles of plants1, thereby altering the functioning of ecosystems, which in turn induces feedbacks to the climate system2. In northern (north of 30°...
View ArticleReconciling global-model estimates and country reporting of anthropogenic...
AbstractAchieving the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement requires forest-based mitigation. Collective progress towards this goal will be assessed by the Paris Agreement’s Global...
View ArticleDecadal biomass increment in early secondary succession woody ecosystems is...
AbstractIncreasing atmospheric CO2 stimulates photosynthesis which can increase net primary production (NPP), but at longer timescales may not necessarily increase plant biomass. Here we analyse the...
View ArticleField-experiment constraints on the enhancement of the terrestrial carbon...
AbstractClarifying how increased atmospheric CO2 concentration (eCO2) contributes to accelerated land carbon sequestration remains important since this process is the largest negative feedback in the...
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