title: Impacts of reactive nitrogen on climate change in China.
abstract: China is mobilizing the largest anthropogenic reactive nitrogen (Nr) in the world due to agricultural, industrial and urban development. However, the climate effects related to Nr in China remain largely unclear. Here we comprehensively estimate that the net climate effects of Nr are -100 ± 414 and 322 ± 163 Tg CO₂e on a GTP₂₀ and a GTP₁₀₀ basis, respectively. Agriculture contributes to warming at 187 ± 108 and 186 ± 56 Tg CO₂e on a 20-y and 100-y basis, respectively, dominated by long-lived nitrous oxide (N2O) from fertilized soils. On a 20-y basis, industry contributes to cooling at -287 ± 306 Tg CO₂e, largely owing to emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) altering tropospheric ozone, methane and aerosol concentrations. However, these effects are short-lived. The effect of industry converts to warming at 136 ± 107 Tg CO₂e on a 100-y basis, mainly as a result of the reduced carbon (C) sink from the NOx-induced ozone effect on plant damage. On balance, the warming effects of gaseous Nr are partly offset by the cooling effects of N-induced carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems. The large mitigation potentials through reductions in agricultural N₂O and industrial NOx will accompany by a certain mitigation pressure from limited N-induced C sequestration in the future.
authors: Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, PR China.
authors: Yalan
authors: Y
authors: Shi
authors: Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, PR China.
authors: Shenghui
authors: S
authors: Cui
authors: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
authors: Xiaotang
authors: X
authors: Ju
authors: College of Geography Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
authors: Zucong
authors: Z
authors: Cai
authors: 1] Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, PR China [2] Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing 10085, PR China.
authors: Yong-Guan
authors: YG
authors: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D002681:China; D057231:Climate Change; D017753:Ecosystem; D007221:Industry; D038622:Internationality; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species / Q000032:analysis*; D013696:Temperature; D035501:Uncertainty
chemical_list: D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D002244:Carbon; D009584:Nitrogen
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