Global carbonemissions from deforestation reveal surprisingly stable carbon dioxide uptake by land and oceans nature
change than was thought in the past. The new study was conducted by scientists from Deltares, VU University Amsterdam, Woodwell Climate Research Center, Columbia University, and Wageningen University and Research and published 16 March in the scientific journalTo estimate the carbon emissions in the principal deforestation areas in South America and Indonesia, the scientists used records of visibility data in a surprising way.
Visibility data are recorded by weather observers alongside more conventional observations such as temperature and precipitation."These records are shared in real time by weather services around the world and have fortunately been archived. We were able to use them as a proxy for fire before the modern satellite record," said Robert Field of Columbia University, who was involved with the study.from the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation stay in the atmosphere.
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