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| Titel |
Long-term changes in acidification and recovery at nine calibrated catchments in Norway, Sweden and Finland |
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F. Moldan, R. F. Wright, S. Löfgren, M. Forsius, T. Ruoho-Airola, B. L. Skjelkvåle |
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Englisch
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1027-5606
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In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ; 5, no. 3 ; Nr. 5, no. 3, S.339-350 |
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250002558
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/hess-5-339-2001.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| International agreements to reduce the
emissions of acidifying pollutants have resulted in major changes in deposition
of sulphur and nitrogen in southern Scandinavia over the
past 25 years. Long-term monitoring of deposition and run-off chemistry over the
past 12-25 years at nine small calibrated catchments in
Finland, Norway and Sweden provide the basis for analysis of trends with special
attention to recovery in response to decreased sulphur and
nitrogen deposition in the 1980s and 1990s. During the 1980s and 1990s sulphate
deposition in the region decreased by 30 to 60%, whereas
inorganic nitrogen deposition showed very little change until the mid-1990s.
Deposition of non-marine base cations (especially calcium)
declined in the 1990s most markedly in southern Finland. Run-off response to
these changes in deposition has been rapid and clear at
the nine catchments. Sulphate and base cations (mostly calcium) concentrations
declined and acid neutralising capacity increased.
Occasional years with unusually high inputs of sea-salt confound the general
trends. Trends at all the catchments show the same general
picture as that from small lakes in Scandinavia and in acid-sensitive waters
elsewhere in Europe.
Keywords: acidification, recovery, Scandinavia, catchment, trend analysis |
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