Simulation of nitrogen deposition in the North China Plain by the FRAME model

Zhang, Y.; Dore, A.J.; Liu, X.; Zhang, F.. 2011 Simulation of nitrogen deposition in the North China Plain by the FRAME model. Biogeosciences, 8 (11). 3319-3329. 10.5194/bg-8-3319-2011

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Abstract/Summary

Simulation of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition in the North China Plain (NCP) at high resolution, 5×5 km2, was conducted for the first time by the Fine Resolution Atmospheric Multi-pollutant Exchange (FRAME) model. The total N deposition budget was 1,481 Gg in this region, with 77% from reduced N and 23% from oxidized N, and the annual deposition rate (47 kg N ha-1) was much higher than previously reported values for other parts of the world such as the UK (13 kg N ha-1), Poland (7.3 kg N ha-1) and EU27 (8.6 kg N ha-1). The exported N component (1,981 Gg) was much higher than the imported N component (584 Gg), suggesting that the NCP is an important net emission source of N pollutants. Contributions of N deposition budgets from the seven provinces in this region were proportional to their area ratios. The calculated spatial distributions of N deposition displayed high rates of reduced N deposition in the south and of oxidized N deposition in the eastern part. The N deposition exceeded an upper limit of 30 kg N ha-1 for natural ecosystems over more than 90% of the region, resulting in terrestrial ecosystem deterioration, impaired air quality and coastal eutrophication not only in the NCP itself but also in surrounding areas including the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.5194/bg-8-3319-2011
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biogeochemistry > BGC Topic 2 - Biogeochemistry and Climate System Processes > BGC - 2.1 - Quantify & model processes that control the emission, fate and bioavailability of pollutants
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Billett (to November 2013)
ISSN:	1726-4170
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access article - click on the Official URL link for full text
Additional Keywords:	ammonia, North China Plain, nitrogen deposition, FRAME, eutrophication
NORA Subject Terms:	Atmospheric Sciences
Date made live:	21 Nov 2011 12:09 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/15931

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