Information Hub

NICCEE Core Function

The Information Hub will provide a state-of-the-art and up-to-date data platform of N flows related to agriculture, food, and energy systems  for countries around the world and a suite of modeling tools to support decision making by stakeholders on green ammonia use for food and energy. 

Leveraging the wide range and unique combinations of expertise and models in the project team, as well as the pilot tests in the Innovation Platform, the Information Hub will develop modeling tools to support the co-development of green ammonia strategies on multiple spatial scales, from feasibility and impact assessment on farms to sustainability (including economic and environmental) impact assessment from regional to global scales. 

Circle divided in 3 parts: Innovation (red), Information (yellow), Education (green). An overview of NICCEE activities. Activities in the inner circle will take place in the lead institution UMCES. Activities in the shaded outer rings will occur in each partner country (i.e., U.S., Canada, U.K.). Blue arrows indicate connections among activities.
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Explore the use of nitrogen on a map

Global map of nitrogen fertilizer input for 2015, produced by Zhang Lab. Houlton et al 202, Earth's Future. Map shows hotspots in the US midwest, Europe, India, China

Choose the nitrogen budget terms to explore:

  • Fertilizer input
  • Manure input
  • N fixation
  • N deposition
  • Harvested N
Explore underlying methods

Digging into the methodology

[Link TBD]

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Explore the use of nitrogen in agriculture-food-energy systems

Flow diagram of the CAFE framework, beginning with CROP, encompassed by ANIMAL-CROP, encompassed by FOOD SYSTEM, encompassed by ECOSYSTEM

Choose the data product to explore:

Explore underlying methods

Digging into the methodology

[Link TBD]

Modeling manure recycling scenarios

Figure from Tan's manuscript - TBD
Explore underlying methods

Digging into the methodology

Read the full publication [link TBD]

Link to donation support

Contribute to the data

What else would you like to see on this platform?

Link to donation support

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Director, US Lead
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
UK Lead
Rothamsted Research, UK
NICCEE Team:Information| Innovation
Plant Nutrition Canada
NICCEE Team:Information
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
NICCEE Team:Education| Information
Rothamsted Research
NICCEE Team:Information| Innovation
Iowa State University
NICCEE Team:Information
University of Saskatchewan
NICCEE Team:Information
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
NICCEE Team:Education| Information
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Spark Climate Solutions
NICCEE Team:Information
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
NICCEE Team:Information