Criteria to Confirm Models that Simulate Deforestation and Carbon Disturbance

The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) recommends the Figure of Merit (FOM) as a possible metric to confirm models that simulate deforestation baselines for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). The FOM ranges from 0% to 100%, where larger FOMs indicate more-accurate simul...

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Main Author: Robert Gilmore Pontius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/7/3/105