UK emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 367, Issue 1593, 2012, Pages 1175-1185

  Skiba, U ^a   Jones, S K ^a,b   Dragosits, U ^a   Drewer, J ^a   Fowler, D ^a   Rees, R M ^b   Pappa, V A ^b   Cardenas, L ^c   Chadwick, D ^c   Yamulki, S ^d   Manning, A J ^e  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Emission factors; Land use change; Leaching; Manure; Nitrogen fertilizer

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LAND USE CHANGE; LEACHING; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MITIGATION; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL TYPE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84859051432     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0356     Document Type: Review

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