Modeling land-use change
Journal Article
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· CDIAC Communications
OSTI ID:181949
Tropical land-use change is generally considered to be the greatest net contributor of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere after fossil-fuel burning. However, estimates vary widely, with one major cause of variation being that terrestrial ecosystems are both a source and a sink for carbon. This article describes two spatially explicit models which simulate rates and patterns of tropical land-use change: GEOMOD1, based on intuitive assumptions about how people develop land over time, and GEOMOD2, based on a statistical analysis of how people have actually used the land. The models more closely estimate the connections between atmospheric carbon dioxide, deforestation, and other land use changes.
- OSTI ID:
- 181949
- Journal Information:
- CDIAC Communications, Journal Name: CDIAC Communications Journal Issue: 21; ISSN 1053-1106; ISSN CDCOEX
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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