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Feig, Gregor T
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Joubert, Warren R
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Mudau, Azwitamisi E
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Monteiro, Pedro MS
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2018-02-01T08:31:07Z |
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2018-02-01T08:31:07Z |
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2017-11 |
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Feig, G.T. et al. 2017. South African carbon observations: CO2 measurements for land, atmosphere and ocean. South African Journal of Science, vol. 113(11/12): http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2017/a0237 |
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1996-7489 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2017/a0237
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http://www.sajs.co.za/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/SAJS-113-11-12_Feig_Commentary.pdf
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http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10013
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Article published in South African Journal of Science, vol. 113(11/12): http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2017/a0237 |
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Monitoring of atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) has been identified as a priority by international agencies, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and government departments that are interested in mitigating the effects of climate change. South Africa has made a commitment to a low carbon future as part of its role in global climate policy instruments through a national low carbon development strategy. At the Conference of the Parties in November 2015 (COP21), high level of agreement by developed and developing countries encouraged stakeholders to urgent action to address climate change. The agreement emphasises the urgent mitigation pledges with respect to GHG emissions by 2020. As South Africa implements its White Paper on Climate Change, to stimulate a shift towards a low carbon economy, it faces a monitoring and evaluation challenge. Currently, the South African GHG emission inventory is based on fossil fuel emissions, as part of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System, under the National Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004). Briefly, emissions are rarely measured directly, but rather based on proxy estimates of activity, extrapolated by an emission factor for the specific activity. There is therefore a need to independently assess the effectiveness of emissions reductions within the context of natural CO2 fluxes. Understanding the changing driving forces of climate change and evaluation of the carbon emission reduction activities requires long-term and high-precision measurements of CO2 gas emissions and sinks as well as their evolution. |
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SciELO |
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Worklist;19929 |
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pCO2 |
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Eddy covariance |
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Carbon reporting |
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Carbon flux |
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South African carbon observations: CO2 measurements for land, atmosphere and ocean |
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Article |
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Feig, G. T., Joubert, W. R., Mudau, A. E., & Monteiro, P. M. (2017). South African carbon observations: CO2 measurements for land, atmosphere and ocean. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10013 |
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Feig, Gregor T, Warren R Joubert, Azwitamisi E Mudau, and Pedro MS Monteiro "South African carbon observations: CO2 measurements for land, atmosphere and ocean." (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10013 |
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Feig GT, Joubert WR, Mudau AE, Monteiro PM. South African carbon observations: CO2 measurements for land, atmosphere and ocean. 2017; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10013. |
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AB - Monitoring of atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) has been identified as a priority by international agencies, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and government departments that are interested in mitigating the effects of climate change. South Africa has made a commitment to a low carbon future as part of its role in global climate policy instruments through a national low carbon development strategy. At the Conference of the Parties in November 2015 (COP21), high level of agreement by developed and developing countries encouraged stakeholders to urgent action to address climate change. The agreement emphasises the urgent mitigation pledges with respect to GHG emissions by 2020. As South Africa implements its White Paper on Climate Change, to stimulate a shift towards a low carbon economy, it faces a monitoring and evaluation challenge. Currently, the South African GHG emission inventory is based on fossil fuel emissions, as part of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory System, under the National Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004). Briefly, emissions are rarely measured directly, but rather based on proxy estimates of activity, extrapolated by an emission factor for the specific activity. There is therefore a need to independently assess the effectiveness of emissions reductions within the context of natural CO2 fluxes. Understanding the changing driving forces of climate change and evaluation of the carbon emission reduction activities requires long-term and high-precision measurements of CO2 gas emissions and sinks as well as their evolution.
DA - 2017-11
DB - ResearchSpace
DO - 10.17159/sajs.2017/a0237
DP - CSIR
KW - pCO2
KW - Eddy covariance
KW - Carbon reporting
KW - Carbon flux
LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za
PY - 2017
SM - 1996-7489
T1 - South African carbon observations: CO2 measurements for land, atmosphere and ocean
TI - South African carbon observations: CO2 measurements for land, atmosphere and ocean
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