Ammonia in the atmosphere: a review on emission sources, atmospheric chemistry and deposition on terrestrial bodies

SN Behera, M Sharma, VP Aneja… - … Science and Pollution …, 2013 - Springer
Gaseous ammonia (NH 3) is the most abundant alkaline gas in the atmosphere. In addition,
it is a major component of total reactive nitrogen. The largest source of NH 3 emissions is …

A review of the current status of knowledge on dry deposition

ML Wesely, BB Hicks - Atmospheric environment, 2000 - Elsevier
Dry deposition can account for a large portion of the removal of trace chemicals from the
troposphere. Resistance schemes used in modeling often perform quite well in daytime …

Ammonia: emission, atmospheric transport and deposition

WAH Asman, MA Sutton, JK Schjørring - The New Phytologist, 1998 - cambridge.org
The global emission of ammonia (NH3) is about 54 Mt N. The major global sources are
excreta from domestic animals and fertilizers, but oceans, biomass burning and crops are …

A global analysis of acidification and eutrophication of terrestrial ecosystems

AF Bouwman, DP Van Vuuren, RG Derwent… - Water, Air, and Soil …, 2002 - Springer
This paper presents an explorative, quantitative analysis of acidification and eutrophication
of natural terrestrial ecosystems caused by excess sulfur (S) and nitrogen (N) deposition …

Nitrogen deposition and its contribution to nitrogen cycling and associated soil processes

KWT Goulding, NJ Bailey, NJ Bradbury… - The New …, 1998 - cambridge.org
Human activity has greatly perturbed the nitrogen cycle through increased fixation by
legumes, by energy and fertilizer production, and by the mobilization of N from long-term …

Parametrization of surface resistance for the quantification of atmospheric deposition of acidifying pollutants and ozone

JW Erisman, A Van Pul, P Wyers - Atmospheric Environment, 1994 - Elsevier
The parametrization of surface exchange of acidifying pollutants and ozone described is
based on the resistance analogy, outlining the aerodynamics resistance R a, the quasi …

Field inter-comparison of eleven atmospheric ammonia measurement techniques

K von Bobrutzki, CF Braban, D Famulari… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - amt.copernicus.org
Eleven instruments for the measurement of ambient concentrations of atmospheric ammonia
gas (NH 3), based on eight different measurement methods were inter-compared above an …

Atmospheric ammonia and ammonium transport in Europe and critical loads: a review

M Ferm - Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 1998 - Springer
The atmosphere in Europe is polluted by easily available nitrogen (ammonium and nitrate)
mainly from livestock (NH 3), traffic (NO x) and stationary combustion sources (NO x). The …

Evaluation and improvement of ammonia emissions inventories

W Battye, VP Aneja, PA Roelle - Atmospheric Environment, 2003 - Elsevier
Two case studies are performed to improve ammonia emissions inputs used to model fine
particulate matter (PM2. 5 is the portion of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 μm …

The impact of humans on the nitrogen cycle, with focus on temperate arable agriculture

DS Jenkinson - Plant and Soil, 2001 - Springer
The 6 billion people alive today consume about 25 million tonnes of protein nitrogen each
year, a requirement that could well increase to 40–45 million tonnes by 2050. Most of them …