Table 1.
Simulations | Models | Domain | Period | Integrated input | Evaluation focus |
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1. Agriculture | FEST-C EPIC | Agricultural fields in CONUS | 2010, 2011, 2012 | WRF/CMAQ daily weather and N deposition | Water budget and irrigation demand, yield, N budget with fertilization |
2. Atmosphere | WRF/CMAQ | 12-km CONUS domain | 2011 | FEST-C EPIC | Ambient gas-phase NH3 concentration, NH4+ wet deposition |
3. Hydrology and Water Quality | SWAT | Eight-digit HUC watersheds in the Mississippi River Basin (MRB) | 2010, 2011, 2012 | FEST-C EPIC, WRF/CMAQ daily weather and N deposition | Stream flow and dissolved N near the basin outlet to the Gulf of Mexico |
Abbreviations: CMAQ: Community Multiscale Air Quality; CONUS: conterminous United States; EPIC: Environmental Policy Integrated Climate; FEST-C: Fertilizer Emission Scenario Tool for CMAQ; SWAT: Soil and Water Assessment Tool; WRF: Weather Research and Forecast.