Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in bioenergy ecosystems: 2. Potential greenhouse gas emissions and global warming intensity in the conterminous United States

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-39

  Qin, Zhangcai ^a   Zhuang, Qianlai ^a,b   Zhu, Xudong ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Miscanthus; Biofuel; Carbon balance; Global warming potential; Maize; Modeling; Nitrous oxide; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CROPS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GREENHOUSE GASES; MODELS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN;

CARBON BALANCE; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; MAIZE; MISCANTHUS; NITROUS OXIDE; SWITCHGRASS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOENERGY; CARBON; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION INVENTORY; GLOBAL WARMING; GRASS; GREENHOUSE GAS; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

UNITED STATES;

MISCANTHUS; PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84919871999     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12106     Document Type: Article

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