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U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program Office
US. Global Change Research Program
CHAPTERS
Front Matter
Highlights
Preface
Executive Summary
Synthesis
Overview of the Global Carbon Cycle
The North American Carbon Budget
Human Dimensions of the Carbon Cycle
Energy Systems
Understanding Urban Carbon Fluxes
Agriculture
Social Science Perspectives on Carbon
Tribal Lands
State of Air, Land and Water
Observations of Atmospheric CO
2
and Methane
Forests
Grasslands
Arctic and Boreal Carbon
Soils
Terrestial Wetlands
Inland Waters
Tidal Wetlands and Estuaries
Coastal Ocean and Continental Shelves
Consequences and Ways Forward
Biogeochemical Effects of Rising Atmospheric CO
2
Carbon Cycle Science in Support of Decision Making
Future of the North American Carbon Cycle
Appendices
Report Development Process
Information Quality in the Assessment
Selected Carbon Cycle Research Observations and Measurement Programs
Carbon Measurement Approaches and Accounting Frameworks
Fossil Fuel Emissions Estimates for North America
Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Units
Glossary
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Section II: Human Dimensions of the Carbon Cycle - Chapters 3–7
Section III: State of Air, Land and Water - Chapters 8–16
Section IV: Consequences and ways Forward - Chapters 17–19
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