Review of the draft second state of the carbon cycle report (SOCCR2) / Committee to Review the Draft Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144).
Contents
Summary -- Introduction -- Report overview analysis -- Comments on the executive summary -- Overview of the global carbon cycle -- The North American carbon budget: past present future -- Energy systems -- Urban -- Agriculture -- Social science perspectives on carbon -- Tribal lands -- Observations of atmospheric CO2 and CH4 -- Forests -- Grasslands -- Arctic and boreal carbon -- Soils -- Terrestrial wetlands -- Inland waters -- Tidal wetlands and estuaries -- Coastal oceans and continental shelves -- Consequences of rising atmospheric CO2 -- Carbon cycle science in the support of decision-making -- Future of the North American carbon cycle -- References -- Appendix.
Summary
"The second "State of the Climate Cycle Report" (SOCCR2) aims to elucidate the fundamental physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the carbon cycle and to discuss the challenges of accounting for all major carbon stocks and flows for the North American continent. This assessment report has broad value, as understanding the carbon cycle is not just an academic exercise. Rather, this understanding can provide an important foundation for making a wide variety of societal decisions about land use and natural resource management, climate change mitigation strategies, urban planning, and energy production and consumption"--Page 1.
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