| Title: | Microbial kinetics and thermodynamic (MKT) processes for soil organic matter decomposition and dynamic oxidation-reduction potential: Model descriptions and applications to soil N2O emissions |
| Authors: | Bhanja, S.N., J. Wang, N.K. Shrestha and X. Zhang |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Journal: | Environmental Pollution |
| Volume (Issue): | 247 |
| Pages: | 812-823 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.062 |
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| Model: | SWAT-MKT |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic and pollutant |
| Primary Application Category: | GHG and/or ammonia emissions |
| Secondary Application Category: | nitrogen cycling/loss and transport |
| Watershed Description: | Three different sites in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada. |
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| General Comments: | The study includes discussion of the following: (1) modelling of the soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition and the associated processes, (2) integrated microbial kinetics and thermodynamics for dynamic chemical composition, (3) SOM decomposition processes used to decipher soil N2O emissions, and (4) watershed-scale soil N2O emissions. |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Soil organic matter decomposition modelling; Soil oxidation-reduction potential dynamics; Soil N2O emission; Soil biogeochemical cycle modelling; Soil greenhouse gas emission modelling |