Nitrogen-related Field Measurements

Globally developing and improving nitrogen science could bring us closer to resolving the environmental challenges posed by nitrogen pollution from fertiliser use. Good measurements are essential for this, as they provide us with information on the nitrogen status of the soil and the plants it nurtures. This can help us understand the underlying processes, laying the groundwork for effective nitrogen management strategies. 

In this course, you will learn:

• The importance of ammonia and greenhouse gases and why leaching is an important process within the nitrogen cycle.
• The closed static chamber method for measuring greenhouse gas fluxes and how to do the lab analyses and calculate greenhouse gas fluxes.
• The ammonia flux measurements with dynamic chambers, find out how to analyse the ammonia samples and how to use them in flux calculations.
• The plant and soil sampling and how to analyse them in the lab, and calculate the nitrogen budget 

This course is for anyone interested in Nitrogen science which could bring us closer to a solution for the climate crisis.  

Introductory: No previous knowledge required