Nitrous oxide emissions from intensive agricultural systems: Variations between crops and seasons, key driving variables, and mean emission factors

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D21, 1999, Pages 26891-26899

  Dobbie, K E ^a   McTaggart, I P ^b   Smith, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DENITRIFICATION; GAS EMISSION; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TROPICS;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; NITROUS OXIDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; HORDEUM; SACCHARUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033589482     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900378     Document Type: Article

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