Simulation of nitrous oxide emissions and estimation of global warming potential in turfgrass systems using the daycent model

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1100-1108

  Zhang, Yao ^a   Qian, Yaling ^a   Bremer, Dale J ^b   Kaye, Jason P ^c  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; BIOLOGICAL NITRIFICATION; CALIBRATION AND VALIDATIONS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; MANAGEMENT REGIME; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS;

ECOSYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; METABOLISM; NITROGEN OXIDES; UREA;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; UREA; NITROUS OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; FREEZE THAWING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; POA; ROOT EXUDATE; SIMULATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TURFGRASS; LOLIUM; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LOLIUM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROUS OXIDE;

EID: 84881523088     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0486     Document Type: Article

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