Literature review of greenhouse gas emissions from biogenic sources. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6162696

Campbell, D; Stockton, M; Buchanan, S; McLean, J; Pandullo, R

The report gives results of a literature review of estimates of biogenic emissions of five greenhouse gases: CO{sub 2}, CH{sub 4}, N{sub 2}O, and NOx. Review results include data and information from about 170 sources published over the past 10 years. The report's two sections cover greenhouse gases containing (1) carbon and (2) nitrogen. Within each section, emissions estimates are grouped by type of source or sink in a series of tables. First, emission factors are given as a rate in units of mass per unit area per unit time (e.g., kg/ha/yr), except for NOx and N{sub 2}O produced by lightning. Second, budget estimates are provided in units of mass per unit of time (e.g., g/yr). Finally, a few authors provided reservoir estimates in units of mass per land area (e.g., kg/sq m); these represent the potential amount of a greenhouse gas that is stored in a specific ecosystem or type of biota. Other data presented in the report are specific to the gas or source and are used to calculate a total budget estimate (e.g., land estimates for CH{sub 4} emitted from rice paddies).

• Research Organization: Radian Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6162696
• Report Number(s): PB-90-274085/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-02-4288
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CARBON DIOXIDE
POLLUTION SOURCES
METHANE
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
AIR POLLUTION
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
PROGRESS REPORT
REVIEWS
SINKS
ALKANES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DOCUMENT TYPES
HYDROCARBONS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
540120* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)