The influence of model grid resolution on estimation of national scale nitrogen deposition and exceedance of critical loads

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1597-1609

  Dore, A J ^a   Kryza, M ^b   Hall, J R ^a   Hallsworth, S ^a   Keller, V J D ^a   Vieno, M ^a   Sutton, M A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RURAL AREA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UPLAND REGION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860635989     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-1597-2012     Document Type: Article

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