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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Nitrous oxide (N2O) Nitrous oxide (N2O) The term 'Nitrous oxide (N2O)' as it applies to the area of the environment can be defined as 'A powerful greenhouse gas with a global warming potential of 296 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2). Major sources of nitrous oxide include soil cultivation practices, especially the use of commercial and organic fertilizers, fossil fuel combustion, nitric acid production, and biomass burning. The GWP is from the IPCC's Third Assessment Report (TAR)'. The term 'Nitrous oxide (N2O)' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' A powerful greenhouse gas with a global warming potential of 320. Major sources of nitrous oxide include soil cultivation practices, especially the use of commercial and organic fertilizers, fossil fuel combustion, nitric acid production, and biomass burning'. The term 'Nitrous oxide (N2O)' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' A colorless gas, naturally occurring in the atmosphere. Nitrous oxide hasa 100-year Global Warming Potential of 310'. Previous 5 Terms: nitrogen dioxide nitrogen fixation Nitrogen oxides (NOx) Nitrogenous base nitrometer Next 5 Terms: niveous NLEA NLY NM NMA About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.