Abstract
Six simulation models on the soil nitrogen cycle are compared and discussed. To compare the accomplishments of the models they were run with the same data set. From the results it can be concluded that the main difficulties in modelling the soil nitrogen cycle lie in developing an adequate description of the microbiological transformations of nitrogen.
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de Willigen, P., Neeteson, J. Comparison of six simulation models for the nitrogen cycle in the soil. Fertilizer Research 8, 157–171 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01048899
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