Changes in relative gas diffusivity explain soil nitrous oxide flux dynamics

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1496-1505

  Balaine, Nimlesh ^a   Clough, Tim J ^a   Beare, Mike H ^b   Thomas, Steve M ^b   Meenken, Esther D ^b   Ross, James G ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; EMISSION POTENTIAL; LIMITED INFORMATION; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT; WATER-FILLED PORE SPACE;

GREENHOUSE GASES; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BULK DENSITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; DIFFUSIVITY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GAS FLOW; GREENHOUSE GAS; MATRIC POTENTIAL; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE DEPLETION; PORE SPACE; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL TEXTURE; STRATOSPHERE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84883022635     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2013.04.0141     Document Type: Article

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