The influence of stochastic soil moisture dynamics on gaseous emissions of NO, N2O, and N2

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 781-798

  Ridolfi, Luca ^a   D'Odorico, Paolo ^b   Porporato, Amilcare ^a,c   Rodriguez Iturbe, Ignacio ^d  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

^d Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen dynamics; Nitrogen emissions; Soil moisture; Stochastic balance; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RAIN; SOILS;

EMISSION RATES;

HYDROLOGY;

NITROGEN OXIDES; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL MOISTURE; STOCHASTICITY; VEGETATION;

EID: 0142122931     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.48.5.781.51451     Document Type: Article

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