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Nitrous Oxide (N2O): The Dominant Ozone-Depleting Substance Emitted in the 21st Century

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In this paper, the ozone depletion potential-weighted anthropogenic emissions of N2O with those of other ozone-depleting substances were compared, and it was shown that N 2O emission currently is the single most important ozone-destroying emission and is expected to remain the largest throughout the 21st century.
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By comparing the ozone depletion potential-weighted anthropogenic emissions of N2O with those of other ozone-depleting substances, we show that N2O emission currently is the single most important ozone-depleting emission and is expected to remain the largest throughout the 21st century. N2O is unregulated by the Montreal Protocol. Limiting future N2O emissions would enhance the recovery of the ozone layer from its depleted state and would also reduce the anthropogenic forcing of the climate system, representing a win-win for both ozone and climate.

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Greenhouse gas measurement from Chinese freshwater bodies: A review

TL;DR: In this paper, the uncertainty and limitations of greenhouse gas measurement from Chinese freshwater bodies based on available data are reviewed and the challenges in estimating and predicting greenhouse gas emissions from hydropower reservoirs along with suggested mitigation measures.
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Reactive nitrogen emissions from crop and livestock farming in India

TL;DR: In this article, a spatially resolved emissions inventory of reactive nitrogen (ammonia and nitrous oxide) from animal and crop farming is analyzed for the base year 2003, and the state of Uttar Pradesh has the highest reactive nitrogen emissions (522 Gg yr).
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Nitrogen fertilization but not soil tillage affects nitrous oxide emissions from a clay loam soil under a maize–soybean rotation

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of tillage (mouldboard plough [MP] and no-tillage [NT]) and three mineral N application rates on annual and biennial (2004-2005) N2O fluxes were investigated using a split-plot design using tillage as the main plots and fertilizer rates as the sub-plot.
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The significant contribution of fungi to soil N2O production across diverse ecosystems.

TL;DR: In this paper, relative contributions of fungi and bacteria to soil N 2 O production were examined in five ecosystems, including conventional farming (CON), integrated crop and livestock system (ICL), organic farming (ORG), plantation forestry (PF), and abandoned agriculture field subjected to natural succession (SUCC).
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Evaluating two concepts for the modelling of intermediates accumulation during biological denitrification in wastewater treatment.

TL;DR: The ASM-ICE model offers a better tool for predicting and understanding intermediates accumulation in biological denitrification, due to that it adopts an "indirect coupling" modelling concept through electron carriers to link the carbon oxidation and the nitrogen reduction processes, which describes the electron competition well.
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Climate change 2007: the physical science basis

TL;DR: The first volume of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report as mentioned in this paper was published in 2007 and covers several topics including the extensive range of observations now available for the atmosphere and surface, changes in sea level, assesses the paleoclimatic perspective, climate change causes both natural and anthropogenic, and climate models for projections of global climate.
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The influence of nitrogen oxides on the atmospheric ozone content

TL;DR: In this paper, the probable importance of NO and NO2 in controlling the ozone concentrations and production rates in the stratosphere is pointed out and some processes which may lead to production of nitric acid are discussed.

Climate change 2007: Mitigation. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Summary for Policymakers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a collection of essays by Terry Barker, Igor Bashmakov, Lenny Bernstein, Jean Bogner, Peter Bosch, Rutu Dave, Ogunlade Davidson, Brian Fisher, Michael Grubb, Sujata Gupta, Kirsten Halsnaes, BertJan Heij, Boubacarraoui, Shigeki Kobayashi, Mark Levine, Daniel Martino, Omar Masera Cerutti, Bert Metz, Leo Meyer, Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Adil Najam
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