Articles | Volume 13, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-13-977-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-13-977-2017
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28 Jul 2017
Research article |  | 28 Jul 2017

Preindustrial nitrous oxide emissions from the land biosphere estimated by using a global biogeochemistry model

Rongting Xu, Hanqin Tian, Chaoqun Lu, Shufen Pan, Jian Chen, Jia Yang, and Bowen Zhang

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As N2O emissions were present in preindustrial times, only the difference between current and preindustrial emissions represents net human-induced climate change. Large uncertainty exists in previous estimates of preindustrial N2O emissions from the land biosphere. Our estimate using process-based model was the first study that provided the preindustrial N2O emission at the biome, sector or country, and global level, which could be a useful reference for future climate mitigation.