Description
Balancing Greenhouse Gas Budgets: Accounting for Natural and Anthropogenic Flows of CO2 and other Trace Gases provides a synthesis of greenhouse gas budgeting activities across the world. Organized in four sections, including background, methods, case studies and opportunities, it is an interdisciplinary book covering both science and policy. All environments are covered, from terrestrial to ocean, along with atmospheric processes using models, inventories and observations to give a complete overview of greenhouse gas accounting. Perspectives presented give readers the tools necessary to understand budget activities, think critically, and use the framework to carry out initiatives.- Written by a combination of experts across career stages, presenting an integrated perspective for graduate students and professionals alike- Includes sections authored by those involved in both early and later IPCC assessments- Provides an interdisciplinary resource that spans many topics and methodologies in oceanic, land and atmospheric processes
Table of Contents
I. Background 1. Balancing Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks: from global budgets to climate policiesII. Methods 2. CO2 emissions from energy systems and industrial processes: Inventories from data- and proxy-driven approaches 3. Bottom-up approaches for estimating terrestrial GHG budgets: Bookkeeping, process-based modeling, and data-driven methods 4. Top-Down ApproachesIII. Case Studies 5. Arctic Ecosystems 6. Boreal Forests 7. Temperate forests and grasslands 8. Tropical Ecosystem Greenhouse Gas Accounting 9. Semi-arid Ecosystems 10. Urban Environments and Trans-boundary Linkages 11. Ocean systems 12. Greenhouse gas balances in coastal ecosystems: Current challenges in "blue carbon" estimation and significance to national greenhouse gas inventories 13. Agricultural SystemsIV. Forward Looking 14. Applications of top-down methods to anthropogenic GHG emission estimation 15. Earth System Perspective
