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Contribution of N<sub>2</sub>O emissions to the atmosphere from Indian monsoonal estuaries

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Title Contribution of N2O emissions to the atmosphere from Indian monsoonal estuaries
 
Creator Rao, G.D.
Sarma, V.V.S.S.
 
Subject nitrous oxide
nitrification
river discharge
flushing
 
Description Estuaries are known to contribute a significant amount of nitrous oxide (N2O) to the atmosphere; however, the contribution from the Indian estuaries is unknown. We made an attempt to estimate emissions of N2O from the Indian estuaries by collecting samples from 28 major and minor estuaries along the Indian coast during the wet and dry periods. The N2O was mostly saturated in all measured Indian estuaries during the study period (72–631%), with exceptionally high saturation in the Ponniyaar estuary (5902%) during the wet period. The N2O saturation displayed a strong relation with dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN; nitrate +nitrite and ammonium), ammonium and dissolved oxygen saturation, suggesting that nitrification is the major source of N2O in the Indian estuaries. The negative relation between salinity and N2O saturation suggests inner estuaries are a strong source compared to outer estuaries. The annual mean N2O saturation (204±137%) and fluxes (1.3 mew mol N2O m-2 d-1) in the Indian estuaries were significantly less than European estuaries (271% and ~2.7 mew mol N2O m-2 d-1, respectively). The estimation of flux of N2O from the European estuaries was also biased due to the inclusion of an exceptionally high supersaturation value from a small UK estuary, Colne (2645%). However, low N2O saturation and fluxes in the Indian estuaries were related to mean low concentration of DIN that led to low nitrification rates compared to world estuaries. Despite India ranking second in artificial fertilizers use, high flushing rates during the wet period reduce residence time leading to less modification within the estuary
 
Date 2013-09-06T07:42:08Z
2013-09-06T07:42:08Z
2013
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Tellus (B: Chem. Phys. Meteorol.), vol.65; 2013; 9pp, 19660; DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v65i0.19660
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Language en
 
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Rights Tellus B 2013. # 2013 G. D. Rao and V. V. S. S. Sarma. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-
Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any
medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 
Publisher International Meteorological Institute