Assessing the sensitivity of modelled estimates of N2O emissions and yield to input uncertainty at a UK cropland experimental site using the dailydaycent model

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 113-119

  Fitton, N ^a   Datta, A ^a,b   Smith, K ^c   Williams, J R ^c   Hastings, A ^a   Kuhnert, M ^a   Topp, C F ^d   Smith, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop yields; DailyDayCent; Monte Carlo simulations; N2O< inf> emissions; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CARBON EMISSION; CROP YIELD; ESTIMATION METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84926688414     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-014-9622-0     Document Type: Article

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