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Global inventory of NOx sources

Delmas, R., Serça, D., Jambert, C.·1997·Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
DOI 10.1023/a:1009793806086
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Nitrogen oxides are key compounds for the oxidation capacity of the troposphere. NOx concentrations depend on the proximity of sources because of their short atmospheric lifetime. An accurate knowledge of the distribution of their sources and sinks is therefore crucial. At global scale, the dominant sources of nitrogen oxides--combustions of fossil fuel (approximately 50%) and biomass burning (approximately 20%)--are basically anthropogenic. Natural sources, including lightning and microbial activity in soils, represent therefore less than 30% of total emissions. Fertilizer use in agriculture constitutes an anthropogenic perturbation to the microbial source. The methods to estimate the magnitude and distribution of these dominant sources of nitrogen oxides are discussed. Some minor sources which may play a specific role in tropospheric chemistry such as NOx emission from aircraft in the upper troposphere or input from production in the stratosphere from N2O photodissociation are also considered.

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Metadata

Authors
Delmas, R., Serça, D., & Jambert, C.
Affiliations
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
ORCID
Venue
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1997-01
Volume
48
Issue
1-2
Pages
51-60
ISSN
  • 1385-1314 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-0867
DOI
10.1023/a:1009793806086
OpenAlex
W130217755
Cited by
190
References
57
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FWCI
3.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Keywords
nitrogen oxides, global emission inventory, fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning, lightning emissions, aviation emissions, tropospheric chemistry, anthropogenic emissions

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