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. 2015 Aug 28;120(8):1666–1695. doi: 10.1002/2015JG002931

Table 4.

Comparison of Chesapeake Bay Nitrogen Fluxes and Standard Deviations (109 g N yr−1) Obtained Using Estuarine Biogeochemical Model (ROMS‐ECB; This Study) and Regional Shelf Biogeochemical Model [Hofmann et al., 2011]

ROMS‐ECB (2001–2005) USECoS (2004–2008)
River input DIN 96 ± 50 82 ± 16
River input TON 58 ± 22 75 ± 16
Burial 46 ± 10 5 ± 1
Denitrification3 34 ± 10 6 ± 1
DIN export to ocean 8 ± 8 49 ± 10
TON export to ocean 91 ± 36 56 ± 11