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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-6495-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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05 Jun 2020
Research article |
| 05 Jun 2020
| 05 Jun 2020
The isotopic composition of atmospheric nitrous oxide observed at the high-altitude research station Jungfraujoch, Switzerland
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa,
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology,
Ueberlandstr. 129, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
Eliza Harris
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa,
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology,
Ueberlandstr. 129, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
current address: Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck,
Sternwartestrasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Stephan Henne
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa,
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology,
Ueberlandstr. 129, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
Sarah Eggleston
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa,
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology,
Ueberlandstr. 129, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
Martin Steinbacher
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa,
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology,
Ueberlandstr. 129, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
Lukas Emmenegger
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa,
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology,
Ueberlandstr. 129, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
Christoph Zellweger
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa,
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology,
Ueberlandstr. 129, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
Joachim Mohn
Laboratory for Air Pollution / Environmental Technology, Empa,
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology,
Ueberlandstr. 129, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
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- Denitrifying pathways dominate nitrous oxide emissions from managed grassland during drought and rewetting E. Harris et al. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb7118
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- Concentration and Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric N2O Over the Last Century S. Ghosh et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD038281
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- Analysis of regional CO2 contributions at the high Alpine observatory Jungfraujoch by means of atmospheric transport simulations and δ13C S. Pieber et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10721-2022
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- What can we learn from N2O isotope data? – Analytics, processes and modelling L. Yu et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.8858
- Irrigated saline-alkaline croplands exhibit N2O emission factors substantially exceeding IPCC defaults due to enhanced asymmetric denitrification: Three-year field evidence for emission factor refinement C. Ma et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117883
- Denitrifying pathways dominate nitrous oxide emissions from managed grassland during drought and rewetting E. Harris et al. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb7118
- Nitrous Oxide Formation by Corona Discharge: Isotopic Composition Measurements and Atmospheric Applications M. Smith et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033927
- Concentration and Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric N2O Over the Last Century S. Ghosh et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD038281
- Tracing plant–environment interactions from organismal to planetary scales using stable isotopes: a mini review J. Jez et al. https://doi.org/10.1042/ETLS20200277
- Warming and redistribution of nitrogen inputs drive an increase in terrestrial nitrous oxide emission factor E. Harris et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32001-z
- N2O emission factors for cattle urine: effect of patch characteristics and environmental drivers L. Barczyk et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-023-10290-0
- ENSO Teleconnection to Interannual Variability in Carbon Monoxide Over the North Atlantic European Region in Spring Y. Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.894779
- Microplastics transport and impact on nitrogen cycling and N2O emissions in estuaries M. Ayaz et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126869
- Biologically mediated release of endogenous N2O and NO2 gases in a hydrothermal, hypoxic subterranean environment T. Martin-Pozas et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141218
- Analysis of regional CO2 contributions at the high Alpine observatory Jungfraujoch by means of atmospheric transport simulations and δ13C S. Pieber et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10721-2022
- 3‐D Atmospheric Modeling of the Global Budget of N2O and Its Isotopologues for 1980–2019: The Impact of Anthropogenic Emissions Q. Liang et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GB007202
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Short summary
We observed the isotopic composition of nitrous oxide in the unpolluted air at Jungfraujoch for 5 years. Our results indicate a clear seasonal pattern in the isotopic composition, corresponding with that in atmospheric nitrous oxide levels. This is most likely due to temporal variations in both emission processes and air mass sources for Jungfraujoch. Our findings are of importance to global nitrous oxide modelling and to better understanding of long-term trends in atmospheric nitrous oxide.
We observed the isotopic composition of nitrous oxide in the unpolluted air at Jungfraujoch for...
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