Production of nitrous oxide and consumption of methane by forest soils

Production of nitrous oxide and consumption of methane by forest soils

Soils in an Amazonian rainforest are observed to release N2O at a rate larger than the global mean by about a factor of 20. Emissions from a New England hardwood forest are approximately 30 times smaller then Brazilian values. Atmospheric methane is consumed by soils in both systems. Tropical forest...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geophysical research letters 1983-12, Vol.10 (12), p.1156-1159
Hauptverfasser: Keller, M., Wofsy, S. C., Kaplan, W. A., Mcelroy, M. B., Goreau, T. J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Atmospherics
Brazil
Chemical composition and interactions. Ionic interactions and processes
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Forests
Geophysics
Hardwoods
Meteorology
Methane
Nitrous oxides
Rain forests
Soils
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Zusammenfassung:Soils in an Amazonian rainforest are observed to release N2O at a rate larger than the global mean by about a factor of 20. Emissions from a New England hardwood forest are approximately 30 times smaller then Brazilian values. Atmospheric methane is consumed by soils in both systems. Tropical forests would provide a major source of atmospheric N2O if the Brazilian results are representative.
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/GL010i012p01156