%0 Generic %D 2001 %T Carbon Stocks of Tropical Land Use Systems as Part of the Global C Balance: Effects of Forest Conversion and Options for ‘Clean Development’ Activities. %A K Hairiah %A Sitompul, S.M %A van Noordwijk, M %A C Palm %E asb@cgiar.org %C Bogor, Indonesia %I World Agroforestry Centre - ICRAF, SEA Regional Office %K C stocks %K carbon cycle %K carbon sequestration %K Greenhouse Gases %K land cover %K land use %P 59 %U http://www.asb.cgiar.org/PDFwebdocs/LectureNotes/ASB-LN-4A-Hairiah-et-al-2001-Carbon-stocks-tropical-land-use.pdf %X The main impacts on the global climate are caused by changes in the composition of the atmosphere, because the atmosphere influences the balance between incoming radiation from the sun and outgoing heat from the earth. This effect of the atmosphere is similar to that of a glass roof, allowing sunlight to come in but reducing radiative heat loss to outer space, hence the terms 'greenhouse effect' and 'greenhouse gases' for the major gases in the atmosphere that are responsible for this. %8 October 2001