Long-term development of acid deposition (1880-2030) in sensitive freshwater regions in Europe

Schoepp, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-423X, Posch, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8649-9129, Mylona, S., & Johansson, M. (2003). Long-term development of acid deposition (1880-2030) in sensitive freshwater regions in Europe. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 7 (4) 436-446. 10.5194/hess-7-436-2003.

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Abstract

Time series of the deposition of acidifying substances are a pre-requisite for the study of the acidification and recovery of ecosystems such as surface waters. This paper reports the derivation and calculation of deposition trends of the potentially acidifying compounds SO2, NOx and NH3 in sensitive freshwater regions in Europe studied in the EU-funded RECOVER: 2010 project. The time interval covered is 151 years: from 1880, which can be considered as the pre-industrial era in most countries, to 2030, taking into account the consequences of current emission reduction agreements in Europe. The historic and predicted emissions for European countries are used to calculate the deposition development in the study areas, using meteorologically averaged atmospheric source-receptor transfer coefficients derived from the EMEP Lagrangian acid deposition model. These time series were used as driving forces for the application of the dynamic acidification model MAGIC to study the acidification and recovery of sensitive freshwater ecosystems in Europe.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: acid deposition; historic depositions; sensitive lake regions; Europe
Research Programs: Transboundary Air Pollution (TAP)
Bibliographic Reference: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences; 7(4):436-446 [2003]
Depositing User: IIASA Import
Date Deposited: 15 Jan 2016 02:15
Last Modified: 27 Aug 2021 17:18
URI: https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/6798

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