Organic nitrogen in precipitation across Europe
Measurements of total nitrogen and inorganic nitrogen in precipitation samples from NitroEurope sites across Europe permit the calculation of organic nitrogen concentrations and wet deposition, by difference. The contribution of organic N to total N in precipitation ranged from only a few % to aroun...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:bg15902 2023-05-15T17:42:23+02:00 Organic nitrogen in precipitation across Europe Cape, J. N. Tang, Y. S. González-Beníez, J. M. Mitošinková, M. Makkonen, U. Jocher, M. Stolk, A. 2018-09-27 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-4401-2012 https://www.biogeosciences.net/9/4401/2012/ eng eng doi:10.5194/bg-9-4401-2012 https://www.biogeosciences.net/9/4401/2012/ eISSN: 1726-4189 Text 2018 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-4401-2012 2019-12-24T09:55:45Z Measurements of total nitrogen and inorganic nitrogen in precipitation samples from NitroEurope sites across Europe permit the calculation of organic nitrogen concentrations and wet deposition, by difference. The contribution of organic N to total N in precipitation ranged from only a few % to around 40% across 18 sites from northern Finland to Italy, similar to results from previous individual studies. This paper presents the absolute and relative contributions of organic N to wet N deposition across Europe, and examines seasonal trends. There were only weak correlations with other solutes in precipitation. These simple statistics indicate that sources of organic N in precipitation vary across Europe, and that no single source is responsible. The organic N contributes to total N deposition, yet this input is rarely quantified in nitrogen budgets. Text Northern Finland Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Biogeosciences 9 11 4401 4409 |
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Measurements of total nitrogen and inorganic nitrogen in precipitation samples from NitroEurope sites across Europe permit the calculation of organic nitrogen concentrations and wet deposition, by difference. The contribution of organic N to total N in precipitation ranged from only a few % to around 40% across 18 sites from northern Finland to Italy, similar to results from previous individual studies. This paper presents the absolute and relative contributions of organic N to wet N deposition across Europe, and examines seasonal trends. There were only weak correlations with other solutes in precipitation. These simple statistics indicate that sources of organic N in precipitation vary across Europe, and that no single source is responsible. The organic N contributes to total N deposition, yet this input is rarely quantified in nitrogen budgets. |
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Organic nitrogen in precipitation across Europe |
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