title: An estimate of the global sink for nitrous oxide in soils.
abstract: A literature survey of studies reporting nitrous oxide uptake in the soils of natural ecosystems is used to suggest that the median uptake potential is 4 μg m(-2) h(-1). The highest values are nearly all associated with soils of wetland and peatland ecosystems. Globally, the consumption of nitrous oxide in soils is not likely to exceed 0.3 TgN yr(-1), indicating that the projected sink is not more than 2% of current estimated sources of N(2)O in the atmosphere.
authors: Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, 12545, USA.
authors: William H
authors: WH
authors: Schlesinger
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000032:analysis*; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D012987:Soil; D009609:Nitrous Oxide