학술논문

Modeling Denitrification: Can We Report What We Don't Know?
Document Type
article
Source
AGU Advances, Vol 4, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Subject
denitrification
N‐cycle
N2
biogeochemical models
nitrogen budget
Geology
QE1-996.5
Geophysics. Cosmic physics
QC801-809
Language
English
ISSN
2576-604X
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.