ACTRIS
Cabauw
Ammonia measurements in Cabauw, Netherlands
Ammonia, NH3, is a reactive nitrogen related gas. Main emitions are due to
- traffic
- biomass burning
- animal farming
- agriculture, especially when manure is applied for fertilization
Satellite images Van Damme et.al. 2014 reveal three hot spots in Western Europe, which can be related to agriculture: the Ebro valley in Spain, the Po valley in Italy and Netherlands/Northwest Germany.
In 2023, a small mobile facility was operated in Cabauw, Netherlands as part of a campaign conducted by Dr. Enrico Dammers, TNO Netherlands to measure timely dens diurnal cycles of Ammonia.