Recent increase in N2O growth rate (2013–2023) mainly due to increase of nitrogen-fertiliser and manure use in the Northern Tropics and Southern Landmass
per year) in our inverse model setup. Our results underscore the importance for improved climate mitigation strategies and emissions reduction policies by increasing nitrogen-fertiliser use efficiency in agricultural land. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40562-026-00476-z.
Authors
- Ronald G. Prinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5925-3801)
- Kumiko Takata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4622-8927)
- Yasunori Tohjima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2153-6376)
- Christina M. Harth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0544-1932)
- Shinya Takatsuji
- Naveen S Chandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0957-097X)
- Paul B. Krummel
- Ray F. Weiss
- Luke M. Western
- Xin Lan
- Prabir K. Patra
- Akihiko Ito
- Bradley D. Hall
- Daisuke Goto
- Motoki Sasakawa
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere (AU)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JP)
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography (US)
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (US)
- National Institute for Environmental Studies (JP)
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JP)
- National Institute of Polar Research (JP)
- Institute for Sustainability (GB)
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (JP)
- Azabu University (JP)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Geoscience Letters
- Published
- 2026-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40562-026-00476-z
- Primary Topic
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- University of California, San Diego
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology