Table 3 N2O flux estimates from rivers on the Tibetan Plateau and other water bodies and river basins in the world (mg-N m−2 d−1).

From: Greenhouse gases emissions in rivers of the Tibetan Plateau

Water Type (Location)

Estimated flux

Streams (Yellow River, Tibetan Plateau, China)

0.34

Streams (Yangtze River, Tibetan Plateau, China)

0.18

Streams (Yarlung Tsangpo, Tibetan Plateau, China)

0.07

Stream (Indus, Tibetan Plateau, China)

0.13

Stream (Neuse River, North Carolina, U.S.A.)66

0.36

Stream (Hudson River, U.S.A)67

0.16

Stream (Southeast China)35

0.76–9.51

Stream (Amazon basin)68

0.27

River estuary (Tamar, England)69

0.27

River estuary (Yangtze River, China)36

1.64

Lakes (Finland)61

−0.005–0.008