Spatial Variability of Nitrous Oxide Emissions and Their Soil-Related Determining Factors in an Agricultural Field
Junta Yanai*,a,
Takuji Sawamotob,
Taku Oea,
Kanako Kusab,
Keisuke Yamakawac,
Kazunori Sakamotoc,
Takahiko Naganawad,
Kazuyuki Inubushic,
Ryusuke Hatanob and
Takashi Kosakia
a Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
b Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8589, Japan
c Faculty of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan
d Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue Shimane 690-8504, Japan

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Fig. 1. Location of the study site: Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan ().
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Fig. 2. Semivariogram and isarithmic map of log-transformed N2O fluxes (measured).
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Fig. 3. Semivariograms and isarithmic maps of the soil properties. (Units for the isarithmic maps can be seen in Table 1.)
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Fig. 4. Semivariograms and isarithmic maps of the soil properties. (Units for the isarithmic maps can be seen in Table 1.)
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Fig. 5. Semivariograms and isarithmic maps of the soil properties. (Units for the isarithmic maps can be seen in Table 1.)
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Fig. 6. Semivariograms and isarithmic maps of the soil properties. (Units for the isarithmic maps can be seen in Table 1.)
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Fig. 7. Semivariograms and isarithmic maps of five principal components of the soil properties.
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Fig. 8. Semivariograms and isarithmic map of log-transformed N2O fluxes (predicted).
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Copyright © 2003 by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.