Local sources of global climate forcing from different categories of land use activities

Identifying and quantifying the sources of climate impacts from land use and land cover change (LULCC) is necessary to optimize policies regarding LULCC for climate change mitigation. These climate impacts are typically defined relative to emissions of CO<sub>2</sub>, or sometimes emissi...

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Main Authors: D. S. Ward, N. M. Mahowald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-04-01
Series:Earth System Dynamics
Online Access:http://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/6/175/2015/esd-6-175-2015.pdf