Soil emissions of nitrous oxide in fire-prone African savannas

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 20, 2003, Pages

  Andersson, Michael ^a,b   Kjøller, Annelise ^a,b   Struwe, Sten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Nitrous oxide flux; Savanna; fire; Soil

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; SOIL SURVEYS; VEGETATION;

NITROUS OXIDE; SAVANNA; SOIL EMISSION; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION TYPE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 36549022003     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD003345     Document Type: Article

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