From the Contents- 1 Introduction.- 2. Global Carbon Cycle, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Mitigation.- 3 Categories of Activities, Programmes and Projects Requiring Carbon Inventory.- 4 Carbon Pools and Measurement Frequency for Carbon Inventory.- 5 Carbon Inventory in Project Development, Implementation and Monitoring Phases.- 6 Methodological Issues in Land-Based Projects.- 7 Carbon Inventory Under Baseline and Project Scenarios.- 8 Project Area and Boundary Estimation.- 9 Generic Methods for Inventory of Carbon Pools.- 10. Methods for Estimating Above-Ground Biomass.- 11 Methods for Below-Ground Biomass.- 12 Methods for Dead Organic Matter; Deadwood and Litter.- 13 Methods for Estimating Soil Organic Carbon.- 14 Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Terrestrial Carbon Inventory.- 15 Modelling for Estimation and Projection of Carbon Stocks in Land-Use Systems.- 16 Carbon Inventory Methods for National Greenhouse Gas Inventory.- 17 Estimation of Carbon Stocks and Changes and Data Sources.- Chapter 18 Uncertainty in Carbon Inventory.- 19 Implications of Climate Change for Carbon Stocks and Inventory.
EAN/ISBN : 9781402065477
Publisher(s): Springer Netherlands
Format: ePub/PDF

Author(s): Ravindranath, N. H. - Ostwald, Madelene