Simulation of carbon dioxide emissions from dairy farms to assess greenhouse gas reduction strategies

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1301-1312

  Chianese, D S ^a   Rotz, C A ^b,d   Richard, T L ^c  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c University Park   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Dairy farm; Greenhouse gas; Model; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON CYCLES; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA; CORN PRODUCTION; DAIRY FARM; DAIRY FARMS; EMISSION RANGE; EMISSION SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS; FARM MODEL; FARMING PRACTICES; GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; MANURE STORAGES; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NET IMPACT; NITROUS OXIDE; PERMANENT GRASSLAND; PHOTOSYNTHETIC FIXATION; PLANT RESPIRATION; PRIMARY EFFECTS; PRIMARY SOURCES; PRODUCTION STRATEGY; SIMULATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL POOLS; SYSTEM MODELS;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; DAIRIES; FARMS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; MANURES; METHANE; MODEL STRUCTURES; NITROGEN OXIDES; SIMULATORS; SOILS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROPPING PRACTICE; DAIRY FARMING; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GRASSLAND; GREENHOUSE GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESPIRATION; SOIL CARBON;

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67651104657     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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