Nitrogen deposition in the UK at 1 km resolution from 1990 to 2017

Tomlinson, Samuel J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3237-7596; Carnell, Edward J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0870-1955; Dore, Anthony J.; Dragosits, Ulrike. 2021 Nitrogen deposition in the UK at 1 km resolution from 1990 to 2017. Earth System Science Data, 13 (10). 4677-4692. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-4677-2021

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Abstract/Summary

An atmospheric chemistry transport model (FRAME) is used here to calculate annual UK N deposition for the years 1990–2017, at a 1 km × 1 km resolution. Reactive nitrogen (N) deposition is a threat that can lead to adverse effects on the environment and human health. In Europe, substantial reductions in N deposition from nitrogen oxide emissions have been achieved in recent decades. This paper quantifies reductions in UK N deposition following the N emissions peak in 1990. In the UK, estimates of N deposition are typically available at a coarse spatial resolution (typically 5 km × 5 km grid resolution), and it is often difficult to compare estimates between years due to methodological changes in emission estimates. Through efforts to reduce emissions of N from industry, traffic, and agriculture, this study predicts that UK N deposition has reduced from 465 kt N in 1990 to 278 kt N in 2017. However, as part of this overall reduction, there are non-uniform changes for wet and dry deposition of reduced N (NHx) and oxidised N (NOy). In 2017, it is estimated 59 % of all N deposition is in the form of reduced N, a change from 35 % in 1990. This dataset uses 28 years of emissions data from 1990 to 2017 to produce the first long-term dataset of 28 years of N deposition at 1 km × 1 km resolution in the UK. Full data are available at https://doi.org/10.5285/9b203324-6b37-4e91-b028-e073b197fb9f (Tomlinson et al., 2020).

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-4677-2021
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects (Science Area 2017-) Pollution (Science Area 2017-) UKCEH Fellows
ISSN:	1866-3508
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
NORA Subject Terms:	Atmospheric Sciences Data and Information
Related URLs:	Dataset
Date made live:	19 Oct 2021 13:58 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531272

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