Use of Monte Carlo analysis to characterize nitrogen fluxes in agroecosystems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2324-2332

  Miller, Shelie A ^a   Landis, Amy E ^a   Theis, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; CROPS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NITRATES;

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS; AGROECOSYSTEMS; HYPOXIC ZONES; MONTE CARLO ANALYSES;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

NITRATE; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; CROPS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NITRATES;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE;

AGRICULTURE; AGROECOSYSTEM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NITROGEN CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOYBEAN;

ECOSYSTEM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; E I S; ECOSYSTEMS; FARM CROPS; NITRATES; SIMULATION;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645772723     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0518878     Document Type: Article

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