Simulation of regional nitrous oxide emissions from German agricultural mineral soils: A linkage between an agro-economic model and an empirical emission model

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 124, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-82

  Henseler, Martin ^a   Dechow, Rene ^a  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Agro economic model; Emission model; Greenhouse gas emission; Model linkage; Regional model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITROUS OXIDE; POLLUTION TAX; SOIL EMISSION;

GERMANY;

EID: 84890855933     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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