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Experts debate models and data sufficiency for nitrogen-discharge accounting
Summary
Researchers at the panel discussed tradeoffs between the simpler, transparent AmenosR metric and more complex SWAT/SWAP models, and many speakers said current reporting lacks acreage and location detail needed for precise regional accounting.
Researchers and modelers at the State Water Resources Control Board expert-panel session debated the merits of different approaches to quantify nitrogen discharges and described persistent data gaps that limit certainty.
Jake Alessandro (University of Santa Clara) and others argued that the AmenosR ("a menos r") metric used on the Central Coast is scientifically valid, straightforward for participants to apply and can yield…
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