Nitrogen inputs to rivers, estuaries and continental shelves and related nitrous oxide emissions in 1990 and 2050: A global model

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 52, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 195-212

  Kroeze, Carolien ^a   Seitzinger, Sybil P ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic emissions; N2O; Nitrogen transport; Nitrous oxide; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; RIVER; SIMULATION MODEL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; EMISSION; NITROUS OXIDE;

EID: 0031727614     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009780608708     Document Type: Conference Paper

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