Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)
IPCC: | 3C4 - Aggregate Sources and Non-CO2 Emissions Sources on Land - Direct N2O Emissions from Managed Soils |
Sector: | Agriculture & Forestry : Ag Soil Management : Crop Residues : Direct |
Amount: | 1,556 tonnes of N2O Emitted (463,577 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
Basis: | Model |
Calculation: | DeNitrification-DeComposition (DNDC) Model |
Reference: | Documentation provided in the 2000-2015 inventory updates documentation. See discussion of methods at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/pubs/reports/2000_2015/ghg_inventory_00-15_method_update_document.pdf |
Activity: | Nitrogen in crop residues = 99,013,043,876 g (i.e. 99.01 thousand tonnes) |
Basis: | Model |
Reference: | Documentation provided in the 2000-2015 inventory updates documentation. See discussion of methods at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/pubs/reports/2000_2015/ghg_inventory_00-15_method_update_document.pdf |
Parameter: | Not applicable |
Constant: | Global warming potential of N2O = 298 |
Reference: | IPCC (2007). Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Solomon S., Qin D., Manning M., Chen Z., Marquis M., Averyt K.B., Tignor M., and Miller H.L. (eds.). http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_assessment_report_synthesis_report.htm |
Amount: | 0.0157 g of N2O per g 4.68 g of CO2eq. per g |