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A two-step Bayesian network-based process sensitivity analysis for complex nitrogen reactive transport modeling

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Heng Dai
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Jiali Ju *
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Dongwei GUI *
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朱焱 (Yan Zhu)
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Ming Ye
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刘玉皎 (Yujiao Liu)
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Jiebo Cui
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Bill X. Hu
DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.130903delete
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Process-based nitrogen reactive transport models (NRTMs) are vital tools for simulating complex nitrogen reactive transport processes in soils and groundwater to reduce nutrient loss and contamination risk. To develop and improve these models, global sensitivity analysis (GSA) is used to identify key model parameters and processes. Because existing GSA approaches focus mainly on model parameters and not model processes, in this study, we developed a two-step GSA method to improve our understanding of model processes. First, we applied the Morris method to identify less influential parameters. Then, we developed a Bayesian network (BN)-based GSA method to identify the dominant processes for different model predictions. The BN-GSA method accounts for the hierarchical uncertainty in the structure of the model system and flexibly groups uncertain inputs into processes based on their characteristics. The two-step GSA method was applied to a real-world nitrogen reactive transport model with 68 uncertain parameters in three different climate scenarios. The results show that the dominant processes differed for various nitrogen and agricultural outputs; thus, different processes should be emphasized based on specific modeling purposes.
Keywords:
Process sensitivity analysis
Bayesian network
Nitrogen reactive transport model

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Journal of Hydrology cover
Journal of Hydrology
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