Increased atmospheric ammonia over the world’smajor agricultural areas detected from space

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Increased atmospheric ammonia over the world’smajor agricultural areas detected from space [1]

This study provides evidence of substantial increases in atmospheric ammonia (NH3) concentrations (14 year) over several of the worlds major agricultural regions, using recently available retrievals from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite. The main sources of atmospheric NH3 are farming and animal husbandry involving reactive nitrogen ultimately derived from fertilizer use; rates of emission are also sensitive to climate change. Significant increasing trends are seen over the U.S. (2.61% yr

Publication Date:

01/02/2017

Author(s): J. X. Warner [2], R. R. Dickerson [3], Z. Wei & et al [4]

Source: Geophysical Research Letters [5]

pp:

1-10

Tags:

Agriculture [6], Remote Sensing [7], Aerosols [8], Agricultural Inputs [9], Chemical Fertilisers [10], United States Of America (US) [11], European Union (EU) [12], China [13], South Asia [14], India [15], Biomass Burning [16], Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx) [17], Atmosphere [18], Health Effects [19]

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