Determination of the absolute accuracy of UK chamber facilities used in measuring methane emissions from livestock

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 272-279

  Gardiner, T D ^a   Coleman, M D ^a   Innocenti, F ^a   Tompkins, J ^a   Connor, A ^a   Garnsworthy, P C ^b   Moorby, J M ^c   Reynolds, C K ^d   Waterhouse, A ^e   Wills, D ^f  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^f AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calibration; Livestock emissions; Methane emissions; Respiration chambers; Traceability

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; METHANE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMBINED UNCERTAINTY; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; METHANE EMISSION RATES; METHANE EMISSIONS; METROLOGICAL TRACEABILITYS; RESPIRATION CHAMBERS; TRACEABILITY;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84924099146     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2015.02.029     Document Type: Article

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