Increasing carbon footprint of grain crop production in the US Western Corn Belt

Lu, Chaoqun; Yu, Zhen; Tian, Hanqin; Hennessy, David A.; Feng, Hongli; Al-Kaisi, Mahdi; Zhou, Yuyu; Sauer, Tom; Arritt, Raymond

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aae9fe

Title: Increasing carbon footprint of grain crop production in the US Western Corn Belt

Journal Article · 26 November 2018 · Environmental Research Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aae9fe · OSTI ID:1483442

; Yu, Zhen; Tian, Hanqin; Hennessy, David A.; Feng, Hongli; Al-Kaisi, Mahdi; Zhou, Yuyu; Sauer, Tom; Arritt, Raymond

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Journal Information:: Environmental Research Letters, Journal Name: Environmental Research Letters Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 13; ISSN 1748-9326

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