Quantifying Uncertainties in N2O Emission Due to N Fertilizer Application in Cultivated Areas

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Philibert, Aurore ^a   Loyce, Chantal ^a   Makowski, David ^a  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROUS OXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; FERTILIZERS; LINEAR MODELS; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84870590722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050950     Document Type: Article

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