1. Modeling Denitrification: Can We Report What We Don't Know?
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B. Grosz, A. Matson, K. Butterbach‐Bahl, T. Clough, E. A. Davidson, R. Dechow, S. DelGrosso, E. Diamantopoulos, P. Dörsch, E. Haas, H. He, C. V. Henri, D. Hui, K. Kleineidam, D. Kraus, M. Kuhnert, J. Léonard, C. Müller, S. O. Petersen, D. Sihi, I. Vogeler, R. Well, J. Yeluripati, J. Zhang, and C. Scheer
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denitrification ,N‐cycle ,N2 ,biogeochemical models ,nitrogen budget ,Geology ,QE1-996.5 ,Geophysics. Cosmic physics ,QC801-809 - Abstract
Abstract Biogeochemical models simulate soil nitrogen (N) turnover and are often used to assess N losses through denitrification. Though models simulate a complete N budget, often only a subset of N pools/fluxes (i.e., N2O, NO3−, NH3, NOx) are published since the full budget cannot be validated with measured data. Field studies rarely include full N balances, especially N2 fluxes, which are difficult to quantify. Limiting publication of modeling results based on available field data represents a missed opportunity to improve the understanding of modeled processes. We propose that the modeler community support publication of all simulated N pools and processes in future studies.
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- 2023
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