Summary
Abstract The potential for soils to produce nitrous oxide (N 2 O) is impacted by past moisture conditions; however, the extent of this impact is not fully understood. We conducted the first review of this, using two literature searches and a meta‐analysis. We found 36 studies out of a possible 735 that described experiments where soil moisture conditions had been controlled, such that the impact of antecedent moisture levels could be separated from contemporary moisture levels and attributed to N 2 O emissions. Of those studies, 14 (130 data points) used the appropriate experimental design and presented suitable data that could be standardized for the meta‐analysis. We found that the degree to which the soil was rewetted and the water filled pore space (WFPS) the soil was brought to were s
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