VULNERABILITY OF RUSSIAN FORESTS TO CLIMATE CHANGES - MODEL ESTIMATION OF CO2 FLUXES

Authors
LELYAKIN AL KOKORIN AO NAZAROV IM
Citation
Al. Lelyakin et al., VULNERABILITY OF RUSSIAN FORESTS TO CLIMATE CHANGES - MODEL ESTIMATION OF CO2 FLUXES, Climatic change, 36(1-2), 1997, pp. 123-133
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal title
Climatic change → ACNP
ISSN journal
01650009
Volume
36
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
123 - 133
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-0009(1997)36:1-2<123:VORFTC>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The aim of this paper is an estimation of the CO2 sequestration by Rus sian forests, caused by previous and future climate changes. The metho d of estimation is simulation of carbon budget via mathematical model. This model has a number of specific features: description of age dist ribution of forests, number of carbon reservoirs, modeling of cuttings and fires. Current net-sink of CO2 is estimated as 160 MtC/yr. This s ink will grow up to 200-240 Mt/yr in 2010. Main uncertainty of results are caused by variation in parameters of forest reaction to climate c hanges.