N2O release from agro-biofuel production negates global warming reduction by replacing fossil fuels

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 389-395

  Crutzen, P J ^a,b,c   Mosier, A R ^d   Smith, K A ^e   Winiwarter, W ^c,f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^d Mount Pleasant ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FERTILIZER; FOSSIL FUEL; GLOBAL WARMING; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

BRASSICA NAPUS; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38749146877     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-389-2008     Document Type: Article

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