How do emission rates and emission factors for nitrous oxide and ammonia vary with manure type and time of application in a Scottish farmland?

Geoderma

Volumn 264, Issue , 2016, Pages 81-93

  Bell, M J ^a   Hinton, N J ^a   Cloy, J M ^a   Topp, C F E ^a   Rees, R M ^a   Williams, J R ^b   Misselbrook, T H ^c   Chadwick, D R ^d  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Ammonia; Emission factors; Livestock manure; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; CROPS; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SLURRY PIPELINES;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMMONIA EMISSIONS; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION INTENSITY; LIVESTOCK MANURE; MANURE TREATMENT; NITROUS OXIDE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

MANURES;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMMONIA; EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; NITROUS OXIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME ALLOCATION; WHEAT;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BOS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84944809776     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.10.007     Document Type: Article

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