Proper interpretation of dissolved nitrous oxide isotopes, production pathways, and emissions requires a modelling approach

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Thuss, Simon J ^a   Venkiteswaran, Jason J ^a,b   Schiff, Sherry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DENITRIFICATION; GAS EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM;

ATMOSPHERE; ECOSYSTEM; HYDROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN ISOTOPES;

EID: 84897505549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090641     Document Type: Article

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