Abstract
The First-Order decay method for carbon stocks is derived from first principles, and applications in the context of national greenhouse gas inventories are discussed. For methane emissions from landfills a method is developed that in principle is more accurate than the method currently recommended by the IPCC, and systematic errors are estimated numerically. The First-Order decay method is further applied to derive the permanent part of the carbon pool of harvested wood products.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 961-978 |
Journal | Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- first order decay
- greenhouse gas inventories
- harvested wood products
- landfills
- methane emissions
- solid wastes
- disposal sites