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developed based on a common set of conditions such as Texture, Temperature or WFP
and then applied to the exact same set of conditions on which they were developed. This
method with some refinements may prove to be practical method in estimating a
denitrification rate. This method is discussed in further detail in Chapter 2.
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Figure 1.6 Anderson (1998), Predicted denitrification rates based on Equation 1.11.
1.5.5. SimDen
SimDen is a simple empirical model created by the Danish Institute of Agricultural
Sciences to answer the primary question, how much Nitrogen is lost due to
denitrification? SimDen is based on a combination of average results from the literature,
several years of experience and a portion of common sense (Vinther, 2005). SimDen is
described in further details and can be downloaded at www.agrsci.dk/simden
Using SimDen, it is possible to give a rough estimate of the average annual
denitrification in Danish agricultural soils (Vinther & Hansen, 2004). The model had to
be modified to be adapted to Danish soils as the soils are relatively low in clay,
Therefore, an extended version – SimDen-Clay – was used which gives average estimates
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