Direct and Indirect Human Contributions to Terrestrial Carbon Fluxes: A Workshop Summary (2004)
Chapter: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronyms and Abbreviations
CDM
Clean Development Mechanism Kyoto Protocol
CMR
carbon management response
COP
Conference of the Parties
CTIC
Conservation Technology Information Center
ED
Ecosystem Demography
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FACTS
Forest-Atmosphere Carbon Transfer and Storage
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FIA
Forest Inventory and Analysis (U.S. Forest Service)
GPP
gross primary production
Gt
gigaton
ha
hectare
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
LULUCF
land use, land use change, and forestry
Mg
megagram
Mt
megatons
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEE
net ecosystem exchange
NEP
net ecosystem production
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPP
net primary production
NRI
National Resource Inventory
Pg
petagram
ppm
parts per million
SBSTA
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice
Tg
teragram
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
USD
A U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
yr
year
