Inverse-dispersion calculation of ammonia emissions from Wisconsin dairy farms

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 253-265

  Flesch, Thomas K ^a   Harper, Lowry A ^b   Powell, J Mark ^c   Wilson, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Ammonia emissions; Atmospheric dispersion; Dairy farm

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA EMISSIONS; ANIMAL POPULATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; DAIRY FARM; EMISSION SOURCES; FARM SIZES; INVERSE DISPERSIONS; LAGRANGIAN; MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; WISCONSIN;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; FARM BUILDINGS; LAKES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DAIRIES;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DAIRY FARMING; DISPERSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; LAGOON; POLLUTANT SOURCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 60749118641     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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