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Conversion from<br />

−3 −1<br />

g N m d to<br />

178<br />

g<br />

N<br />

−1 −1<br />

kg d<br />

−3 −1<br />

g N m d refers to the loss of nitrogen on a soil volume basis<br />

1. Since bulk density (ρ) is Mass Length -3 −3<br />

( kg m ), to convert from<br />

−3 −1<br />

−1 −1<br />

g N m d to g N kg d divide<br />

3<br />

g N m<br />

∗ =<br />

3<br />

m d kg<br />

1.<br />

2.<br />

3.<br />

4.<br />

g<br />

N<br />

Kg<br />

g N<br />

kg d<br />

−1<br />

d<br />

kg N<br />

Bulk<br />

kg d<br />

∗<br />

kg N<br />

= 3<br />

m d m<br />

kg N<br />

3<br />

m d<br />

=<br />

m<br />

=<br />

2<br />

2<br />

Convert from<br />

10<br />

−1 −1<br />

g N kg d to<br />

−1<br />

−3<br />

−1<br />

−1<br />

∗ = kg N kg d<br />

Density (<br />

kg N<br />

cm ∗100<br />

d<br />

kg N<br />

cm ∗10<br />

0 d<br />

kg<br />

3<br />

m<br />

kg N<br />

) 3<br />

m d<br />

=<br />

−3 −1<br />

g N m d by ρ.<br />

kg<br />

N<br />

−1 −1<br />

ha d<br />

,since we require it for a 10cm depth<br />

1 square meter = 0.0001 hectare (10 -4 )<br />

ha ∗<br />

3<br />

∗ 10 =<br />

kg N<br />

−<br />

cm ∗10<br />

d<br />

10 3<br />

kg<br />

N<br />

ha d<br />

3

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