ADB | Asian Development Bank |
AEZ | Agro-Ecological Zone |
AGWP | Absolute Global Warming Potential |
AIJ | Activities Implemented Jointly |
ARD | Afforestation, Reforestation, and Deforestation |
AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
BAU | Business-as-Usual |
CBD | U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity |
CBL | Convective Boundary Layer |
CD | U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification |
CDM | Clean Development Mechanism |
C-eq | Carbon-Equivalent |
CER | Certified Emissions Reduction |
CIFOR | Center for International Forestry Research |
COP | Conference of Parties |
CPC | Canopy (or crown) Projected Cover |
CRP | Conservation Reserve Program |
DHI | Direct Human-Induced |
DOC | Dissolved Organic Carbon |
DOM | Dissolved Organic Matter |
EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
ERU | Emissions Reduction Unit |
ESA | European Space Agency |
EU | European Union |
FACE | Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment; Forests Absorbing CO2 Emissions |
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FAO | U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization |
FCCC | Framework Convention on Climate Change |
FFES | Fossil-Free Energy Scenario |
FPC | Foliage Projected Cover |
FSC | Forest Stewardship Council |
GCM | General Circulation Model |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
GEF | Global Environment Facility |
GHGs | Greenhouse Gases |
GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
GLASOD | Global Assessment of Soil Degradation |
GPG | Good Practice Guidelines |
GPP | Gross Primary Productivity |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GWP | Global Warming Potential |
IEA | International Energy Agency |
IFF | Intergovernmental Forum on Forests |
IGBP-DIS | International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Data and Information System |
INPE | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil) |
IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
ISO | International Standards Organization |
IUCN | International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
JI | Joint Implementation |
LAI | Leaf Area Index |
LUCF | Land-Use Change and Forestry |
LULUCF | Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry |
MEA | Multilateral Environmental Agreements |
MRG | Modalities, Rules, and Guidelines |
MRT | Mean Residence Time |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NBP | Net Biome Productivity |
NDVI | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
NEE | Net Ecosystem Exchange |
NEP | Net Ecosystem Productivity |
NGO | Nongovernmental Organization |
NKCAP | Noel Kempff Climate Action Project |
NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
NOAA | National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
NPP | Net Primary Productivity |
ODA | Official Development Assistance |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
PAP | Protected Areas Project (Costa Rica) |
PCSD | Philippine Council for Sustainable Development |
PFP | Private Forests Project (Costa Rica) |
RA | Autotrophic Respiration |
RH | Heterotrophic Respiration |
RIL | Reduced-Impact Logging |
SAR | Second Assessment Report; Synthetic Aperture Radar |
SARD | Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development |
SBSTA | Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice |
SIC | Soil Inorganic Carbon |
SOC | Soil Organic Carbon |
SOM | Soil Organic Matter |
SR-LULUCF | Special Report on Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry |
TBFRA 2000 | Temperate and Boreal Forest Resource Assessment 2000 |
TM | Thematic Mapper |
UK | United Kingdom |
UN | United Nations |
UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNCSD | United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development |
UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
URF | Uniform Reporting Format |
USIJI | U.S. Initiative for Joint Implementation |
VCL | Vegetation Canopy Lidar |
VOC | Volatile Organic Compound |
WCFSD | World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development |
WOCAT | World Overview of Soil Conservation Approaches and Technologies |
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Physical Quantity |
Name of Unit
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Symbol
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length |
meter
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m
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mass |
kilogram
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kg
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time |
second
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s
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thermodynamic temperature |
kelvin
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K
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amount of substance |
mole
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mol
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Special Names and Symbols for Certain SI-Derived Units
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Physical Quantity |
Name of SI Unit
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Symbol for SI Unit
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Definition of Unit
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force |
newton
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N
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kg m s-2
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pressure |
pascal
|
Pa
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kg m-1 s-2 (= Nm-2)
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energy |
joule
|
J
|
kg m2 s-2
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power |
watt
|
W
|
kg m2 s-3 (= Js-1)
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frequency |
hertz
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Hz
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s-1 (cycle per second)
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Decimal Fractions and Multiples of SI Units Having Special Names
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Physical Quantity |
Name of Unit
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Symbol for Unit
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Definition of Unit
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length |
�ngstrom
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�
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10-10 m = 10-8cm
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length |
micrometer
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�m
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10-6m = �m
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area |
hectare
|
ha
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104 m2
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force |
dyne
|
dyn
|
10-5 N
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pressure |
bar
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bar
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105 N m-2
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pressure |
millibar
|
mb
|
1hPa
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weight |
ton
|
t
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103 kg
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