Estimates of direct nitrous oxide emissions from Canadian agroecosystems and their uncertainties

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 141-152

  Hutchinson, J J ^a   Grant, B B ^a   Smith, W N ^a   Desjardins, R L ^a   Campbell, C A ^a   Worth, D E ^a   Verge X P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNDC model; IPCC; Monte Carlo Simulation; Nitrous oxide; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ANNUAL VARIATION; CENSUS; CROP RESIDUE; DECOMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NITROUS OXIDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 34249729021     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/s06-066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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