Spatial and temporal variability of nitrous oxide emissions in a mixed farming landscape of Denmark

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2989-3002

  Schelde, K ^a   Cellier, P ^b,c   Bertolini, T ^d   Dalgaard, T ^a   Weidinger, T ^e   Theobald, M R ^f   Olesen, J E ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UMR 1402 ECOSYS   (France)

^d CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^e EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^f UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD METHOD; LAND USE CHANGE; MANURE; MEADOW; MIXED FARMING; NITROUS OXIDE; SAMPLING; SLURRY; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY; WHEAT;

DENMARK;

EID: 84869154270     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-2989-2012     Document Type: Article

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