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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5681-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5681-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Evaluation of denitrification and decomposition from three biogeochemical models using laboratory measurements of N2, N2O and CO2
Climate-Smart Agriculture, Thünen Institute, Braunschweig, Germany
Reinhard Well
Climate-Smart Agriculture, Thünen Institute, Braunschweig, Germany
Rene Dechow
Climate-Smart Agriculture, Thünen Institute, Braunschweig, Germany
Jan Reent Köster
Climate-Smart Agriculture, Thünen Institute, Braunschweig, Germany
Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil
UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, and Prudence College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Simone Merl
Climate-Smart Agriculture, Thünen Institute, Braunschweig, Germany
Andreas Rode
Ingenieurbüro Landwirtschaft und Umwelt (IGLU), Göttingen, Germany
Bianca Ziehmer
Department of Viticulture and Agriculture, Ministry of Economics Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture Rhineland Palatinate (MWVLW), Mainz, Germany
Amanda Matson
Climate-Smart Agriculture, Thünen Institute, Braunschweig, Germany
Hongxing He
Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83 Umeå, Sweden
Department of Geography, McGill University, Burnside Hall, 805 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Quebec H3A OB9, Canada
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Short summary
To assure quality predictions biogeochemical models must be current. We use data measured using novel incubation methods to test the denitrification sub-modules of three models. We aim to identify limitations in the denitrification modeling to inform next steps for development. Several areas are identified, most urgently improved denitrification control parameters and further testing with high-temporal-resolution datasets. Addressing these would significantly improve denitrification modeling.
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