CL
Climate: Past, Present & Future

Nitrous oxide

A Remote Sensing Solution for Nitrous Oxide: The Greenhouse Gas We Need to See Better

A Remote Sensing Solution for Nitrous Oxide: The Greenhouse Gas We Need to See Better

When we talk about greenhouse gases and climate change, carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) usually receive most of the attention. Yet another gas, nitrous oxide (N2O), quietly plays an important role in our changing climate. Commonly known as “laughing gas”, N2O is a powerful greenhouse gas with nearly 273 times the warming potential of CO2 over a 100-year period. Once released, it can remain ...[Read More]

Inside the Baltic Sea N2O Hunt: Tracing Sources using Isotopic tools

Inside the Baltic Sea N2O Hunt: Tracing Sources using Isotopic tools

Nitrous oxide (N2O), commonly known as laughing gas, is one of the most important greenhouse gases, and its rise in the Anthropocene significantly contributes to global warming and depletion of stratospheric ozone. The marine environment, especially coastal and marginal seas, is an important (about 25%) contributor to the global atmospheric source of N2O. Nitrous oxide is primarily produced in mar ...[Read More]