20-Year Climatology of and Wet Deposition at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
20-Year Climatology of and Wet Deposition at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
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斯瓦尔巴特群岛新奥勒松 20 年气候学和湿沉积
DOI:
10.1155/2011/406508
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发表时间:
2011
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
J. Ström
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作者:
R. Kühnel;T. Roberts;M. Björkman;E. Isaksson;W. Aas;K. Holmén;J. Ström
A 20-year dataset of weekly precipitation observations in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, was analysed to assess atmospheric wet deposition of nitrogen. Mean annual total nitrogen deposition was 74 mg N/(m2 yr) but exhibited large interannual variability and was dominated by highly episodic “strong” events, probably caused by rapid transport from European sources. The majority (90%) of precipitation samples were defined as “weak” ( 2 mg N/m2) and additionally contributed up to 225 mg N/(m2 yr). Nitrate deposition largely occurred in samples within the solid-precipitation season (16 September–2 June), and ammonium deposition occurred equally in both solid and liquid seasons. Trends of reactive nitrogen emissions from Europe are uncertain, and increasing cyclonic activity over the North Atlantic caused by a changing climate might lead to more strong deposition events in Svalbard.