N2O emissions from the global agricultural nitrogen cycle-current state and future scenarios

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4169-4197

  Bodirsky, B L ^a   Popp, A ^a   Weindl, I ^a   Dietrich, J P ^a   Rolinski, S ^a   Scheiffele, L ^a   Schmitz, C ^a   Lotze Campen, H ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOW MODELING; LAND USE; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84868663914     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-4169-2012     Document Type: Article

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