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Ammonia flux measurements above a corn canopy using relaxed eddy accumulation and a flux gradient system
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2019
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Source: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 264, 104-113.
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Journal Title:Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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Description:Studies of NH3 flux over agricultural ecosystems in the USA are limited by low temporal resolution (typically hours or days) and sparse spatial coverage, with no studies over corn in the Midwest USA. We report on NH3 flux measurements over a corn canopy in Central Illinois, USA, using the relaxed eddy accumulation (REA) and flux gradient (FG) methods, providing measurements at 4 h and 0.5 h intervals, respectively. The REA and FG systems were operated for the duration of the 2014 corn-growing season. Flux-footprint analysis was used to select data from both systems, resulting in 82 concurrent measurements. Mean NH3 flux of concurrent measurements was 205 +/- 300 ng m(-2) s(-1) from REA and 110 +/- 256 ng m(-2) s(-1) from FG for all concurrent samples. Results from both methods were not significantly different at a 95% confidence level for all concurrent measurements. The FG system resolved NH3 emission peaks at 0.5 h averaging time that were otherwise un-observed with 4 h REA averaging. Two early-season peak emission periods were identified (DOY 130-132 and 140-143), where the timing and intensity of such emissions were attributed to a combination of urease inhibitor, applied as a field management decision, and localized soil temperature and precipitation. Given the dependence of NH3 fluxes on multiple parameters, this study further highlights the need for increased spatial coverage and high temporal resolution (e.g., < 1 h) of measurements to better understand the impact of agricultural NH3 emissions on air quality and the global nitrogen cycle. Such measurements are also needed for evaluation of models describing surface-atmosphere exchange of NH3.
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Source:Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 264, 104-113.
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