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http://dx.doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2011.44.6.1232

Evaluation of indirect N2O Emission from Nitrogen Leaching in the Ground-water in Korea  

Kim, Gun-Yeob (National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS), RDA)
Jeong, Hyun-Cheol (National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS), RDA)
Kim, Min-Kyeong (National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS), RDA)
Roh, Kee-An (National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS), RDA)
Lee, Deog-Bae (National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS), RDA)
Kang, Kee-Kyung (National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS), RDA)
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Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.44, no.6, 2011 , pp. 1232-1238 More about this Journal
Abstract
This experiment was conducted to measure concentration of dissolved $N_2O$ in ground-water of 59 wells and to make emission factor for assessment of indirect $N_2O$ emission at agricultural sector in agricultural areas of Gyeongnam province from 2007 to 2010. Concentrations of dissolved $N_2O$ in ground-water of 59 wells were ranged trace to $196.6{\mu}g-N\;L^{-1}$. $N_2O$ concentrations were positively related with $NO_3$-N suggesting that denitrification was the principal reason of $N_2O$ production and $NO_3$-N concentration was the best predictor of indirect $N_2O$ emission. The ratio of dissolved $N_2O$-N to $NO_3$-N in ground-water was very important to make emission factor for assessment of indirect $N_2O$ emission at agricultural sector. The mean ratio of $N_2O$-N to $NO_3$-N was 0.0035. It was greatly lower than 0.015, the default value of currently using in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology for assessing indirect $N_2O$ emission in agro-ecosystems (IPCC, 1996). It means that the IPCC's present nitrogen indirect emission factor ($EF_{5-g}$, 0.015) and indirect $N_2O$ emission estimated with IPCC's emission factor are too high to use adopt in Korea. So we recommend 0.0034 as national specific emission factor ($EF_{5-g}$) for assessment of indirect $N_2O$ emission at agricultural sector. Using the estimated value of 0.0034 as the emission factor ($EF_{5-g}$) revised the indirect $N_2O$ emission from agricultural sector in Korea decreased from 1,801,576 ton ($CO_2$-eq) to 964,645 ton ($CO_2$-eq) in 2008. The results of this study suggest that the indirect Emission of nitrous oxide from upland recommend 0.0034 as national specific emission factor ($EF_{5-g}$) for assessment of indirect $N_2O$ emission at agricultural sector.
Keywords
Indirect Emission factor; Ground-water; Nitrous oxide;
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