Adaptation of the Integrated Nitrogen Model for Catchments (INCA) to seasonally snow-covered catchments

• Main Authors: K. Rankinen, Ø. Kaste, D. Butterfield
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2004
• Subjects: Technology; T; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Inca; Norway; Simojoki; Northern Finland; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/b15c84223f5a4680994745d89c398f6f

Testing of the Integrated Nitrogen model for Catchments (INCA) in a wide range of ecosystem types across Europe has shown that the model underestimates N transformation processes to a large extent in northern catchments of Finland and Norway in winter and spring. It is found, and generally assumed,...