Uncertainty in agricultural CH4 and N2O emissions from Finland - Possibilities to increase accuracy in emission estimates

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 545-571

  Monni, Suvi ^a   Perälä, Paula ^b   Regina, Kristiina ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agricultural soils; Agriculture; Greenhouse gas; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Uncertainty; UNFCCC

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NITROUS OXIDE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34247353718     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-006-4584-4     Document Type: Article

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