Modeling Denitrification: Can We Report What We Don't Know?

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; C. Scheer

doi:10.1029/2023AV000990

Modeling Denitrification: Can We Report What We Don't Know?

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, C. Scheer

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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, (Formula presented.), NH₃, NO_x) 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.

Original language	English
Article number	e2023AV000990
Journal	AGU Advances
Volume	4
Issue	6
Number of pages	7
ISSN	2576-604X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2023AV000990
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023

Keywords

biogeochemical models
denitrification
N-cycle
N
nitrogen budget

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Grosz, B., Matson, A., Butterbach-Bahl, K., Clough, T., Davidson, E. A., Dechow, R., DelGrosso, S., Diamantopoulos, E., Dörsch, P., Haas, E., He, H., Henri, C. V., Hui, D., Kleineidam, K., Kraus, D., Kuhnert, M., Léonard, J., Müller, C., Petersen, S. O., ... Scheer, C. (2023). Modeling Denitrification: Can We Report What We Don't Know? AGU Advances, 4(6), Article e2023AV000990. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023AV000990

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