1-6: Nitrogen and Sulfur Cycles; Tropospheric Ozone

1-6: En Español 1-6: Em Português
Eugene S. Takle
© 1997

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Atmospheric concentration of N2O from a) 1977-1988 and b) the last 200 years. Houghton, J.T., G.J. Jenkins, J.J. Ephraums, eds, 1990: 1990 Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press.

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Estimated sources and sinks of nitrous oxide. Adapted from table 1.4, p 26, of Houghton, J.T., G.J. Jenkins, J.J. Ephraums, eds, 1990: 1990 Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press.

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Nitrogen fertilizer consumption. EPA.

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Annual emissions of NOX and SO2 from 1900-1980. EPA.

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Estimated sources of Nitrogen Oxides. Adapted from IPCC, 1992. EPA.

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Nitrogen cycle. J. D. Butler, Air Pollution Chemistry, 1979

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Biogeochemical Processes. U.S. Global Change Research Program.

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Estimated annual global sulfur emissions from 1860-1980. Source unknown.

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Estimated sources of short-lived sulfur gases. Adapted from IPCC, 1992.

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The sulfur cycle in the biosphere. J. D. Butler, Air Pollution Chemistry, 1979 .

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Simulated concentrations of sulfate at 900hPa. IPCC, 1990

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Formation/destruction of tropospheric ozone. Mckee, David J. 1994: Tropospheric Ozone: Human Health and Agricultural Impacts. Lewis Publications, Boca Raton. 333 pp.

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Impact of high levels of ozone. Mckee, David J. 1994: Tropospheric Ozone: Human Health and Agricultural Impacts. Lewis Publications, Boca Raton. 333 pp.

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Plant yield loss due to tropospheric ozone. Adapted from McKee, D. J., Tropospheric Ozone: Lewis Publications, 1994.

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Summary of ozone concentrations predicted to cause 10 - 30% yield losses and summary of yield losses predicted to occur at 7-h seasonal mean ozone concentrations of 0.04 and 0.06 ppm. Adapted from McKee, David J., 1994: Tropospheric Ozone.

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Predicted relative soybean yield loss for 1987. McKee, David J., 1994: Tropospheric Ozone. Figure 7, p 193. Reprinted with permission from CRC Press, Inc.

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Predicted relative wheat yield loss for 1987. McKee, David J., 1994: Tropospheric Ozone. Figure 7, p 193. Reprinted with permission from CRC Press, Inc.

Nitrous Oxide

Sources of Nitrous Oxide

Other Oxides of Nitrogen

Nitrogen Cycle

Sulfur Emissions

Sulfur Cycle

Phosphorus

Tropospheric Ozone

Transcription by Theresa M. Nichols