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An improved mechanistic model for ammonia volatilization in Earth system models: Flow of Agricultural Nitrogen version 2 (FANv2)
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Peter Hess
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Jeff Melkonian
Section of Soil and Crop Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
William R. Wieder
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80307, USA
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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Short summary
Mostly emitted by the agricultural sector, ammonia has an important role in atmospheric chemistry. We developed a model to simulate how ammonia emissions respond to changes in temperature and soil moisture, and we evaluated agricultural ammonia emissions globally. The simulated emissions agree with earlier estimates over many regions, but the results highlight the variability of ammonia emissions and suggest that emissions in warm climates may be higher than previously thought.
Mostly emitted by the agricultural sector, ammonia has an important role in atmospheric...
