Reactive nitrogen and sulphate wet deposition at Zeppelin Station, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
As a potent fertilizer, reactive nitrogen plays an important role in Arctic ecosystems. Since the Arctic is a nutrient-limited environment, changes in nitrogen deposition can have severe impacts on local ecosystems. To quantify the amount of nitrogen deposited through snow and rain events, precipita...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:9c454244de1b4e0ab379a76844fd7875 2023-05-15T14:48:10+02:00 Reactive nitrogen and sulphate wet deposition at Zeppelin Station, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Rafael Kühnel Mats P. Björkman Carmen P. Vega Andy Hodson Elisabeth Isaksson Johan Ström 2013-04-01 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.19136 https://doaj.org/article/9c454244de1b4e0ab379a76844fd7875 en eng Norwegian Polar Institute doi:10.3402/polar.v32i0.19136 0800-0395 1751-8369 https://doaj.org/article/9c454244de1b4e0ab379a76844fd7875 undefined Polar Research, Vol 32, Iss 0, Pp 1-14 (2013) Nitrogen sulphur Arctic precipitation sampling NSINK envir geo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2013 fttriple https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.19136 2023-01-22T19:11:57Z As a potent fertilizer, reactive nitrogen plays an important role in Arctic ecosystems. Since the Arctic is a nutrient-limited environment, changes in nitrogen deposition can have severe impacts on local ecosystems. To quantify the amount of nitrogen deposited through snow and rain events, precipitation sampling was performed at Zeppelin Station, Svalbard, from November 2009 until May 2011. The samples were analysed for , nss- and concentrations, and the deposition of single precipitation events was calculated using precipitation measurements taken at nearby Ny-Ålesund. The majority of observed events showed concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 0.1 mg L−1 N for and and from 0.02 to 0.3 mg L−1 S for nss-. The majority of calculated depositions ranged from 0.01 to 0.1 mg m−2 N for and and from 0.02 to 0.3 mg m−2 S for nss-. The budget was controlled by strong deposition events, caused by long-lasting precipitation episodes that lasted for several days and which had raised concentrations of nitrogen and sulphur. Three future scenarios of increasing precipitation in the Arctic were considered. The results showed that deposition is mainly controlled by the amount of precipitation, which leads to the conclusion that increased precipitation might cause increases in deposition of the same magnitude. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Polar Research Svalbard Unknown Arctic Svalbard Ny-Ålesund Polar Research 32 1 19136 |
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As a potent fertilizer, reactive nitrogen plays an important role in Arctic ecosystems. Since the Arctic is a nutrient-limited environment, changes in nitrogen deposition can have severe impacts on local ecosystems. To quantify the amount of nitrogen deposited through snow and rain events, precipitation sampling was performed at Zeppelin Station, Svalbard, from November 2009 until May 2011. The samples were analysed for , nss- and concentrations, and the deposition of single precipitation events was calculated using precipitation measurements taken at nearby Ny-Ålesund. The majority of observed events showed concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 0.1 mg L−1 N for and and from 0.02 to 0.3 mg L−1 S for nss-. The majority of calculated depositions ranged from 0.01 to 0.1 mg m−2 N for and and from 0.02 to 0.3 mg m−2 S for nss-. The budget was controlled by strong deposition events, caused by long-lasting precipitation episodes that lasted for several days and which had raised concentrations of nitrogen and sulphur. Three future scenarios of increasing precipitation in the Arctic were considered. The results showed that deposition is mainly controlled by the amount of precipitation, which leads to the conclusion that increased precipitation might cause increases in deposition of the same magnitude. |
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Rafael Kühnel Mats P. Björkman Carmen P. Vega Andy Hodson Elisabeth Isaksson Johan Ström |
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Reactive nitrogen and sulphate wet deposition at Zeppelin Station, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard |
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Reactive nitrogen and sulphate wet deposition at Zeppelin Station, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard |
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Reactive nitrogen and sulphate wet deposition at Zeppelin Station, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard |
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Reactive nitrogen and sulphate wet deposition at Zeppelin Station, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard |
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Reactive nitrogen and sulphate wet deposition at Zeppelin Station, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard |
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reactive nitrogen and sulphate wet deposition at zeppelin station, ny-ålesund, svalbard |
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