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2025
Assessment of different methods to determine NH₃ emissions from small field plots after fertilization
Assessment of different methods to determine NH₃ emissions from small field plots after fertilization
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Ammonia (NH₃) emissions affect the environment, climate and human health and originate mainly from agricultural sources like synthetic nitrogen fertilizers. Accurate and replicable measurements of NH₃ emissions are crucial for research, inventories and evaluation of mitigation measures. There exist specific application limitations of NH₃ emission measurement techniques and a high variability in method performance between studies, in particular from small plots. Therefore, the aim of this study was the assessment of measurement methods for ammonia emissions from replicated small plots. Methods were evaluated in 18 trials on six sites in Germany (2021–2022). Urea was applied to winter wheat as an emission source. Two small-plot methods were employed: inverse dispersion modelling (IDM) with atmospheric concentrations obtained from Alpha samplers and the dynamic chamber Dräger tube method (DTM). Cumulative NH₃ losses assessed by each method were compared to the results of the integrated horizontal flux (IHF) method using Alpha samplers (Alpha IHF) as a micrometeorological reference method applied in parallel large-plot trials. For validation, Alpha IHF was also compared to IHF/ZINST with Leuning passive samplers. Cumulative NH₃ emissions assessed using Alpha IHF and DTM showed good agreement, with a relative root mean square error (rRMSE) of 11%. Cumulative emissions assessed by Leuning IHF/ZINST deviated from Alpha IHF, with an rRMSE of 21%. For low-wind-speed and high-temperature conditions, NH3 losses detected with Alpha IDM had to be corrected to give acceptable agreement (rRMSE 20%, MBE +2 kg N ha−1). The study shows that quantification of NH₃ emissions from small plots is feasible. Since DTM is constrained to specific conditions, we recommend Alpha IDM, but the approach needs further development.
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Environments, 12 (2025), 8, 255.
https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12080255.
ISSN: 2076-3298
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Götze, H., Brokötter, J., Frößl, J., Kelsch, A., Kukowski, S., & Pacholski, A. S. (2025). Assessment of Different Methods to Determine NH3 Emissions from Small Field Plots After Fertilization. Environments, 12(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12080255
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@article{Götze2025,
doi = {10.3390/environments12080255},
author = {Götze, Hannah and Brokötter, Julian and Frößl, Jonas et al.},
title = {Assessment of Different Methods to Determine NH3 Emissions from Small Field Plots After Fertilization},
journal = {Environments},
year = {2025},
volume = {12},
number = {8},
}