Atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the northwestern Pacific: seasonal variation and source attribution

Zhao, Y.; Zhang, L.; Pan, Y.; Wang, Y.; Paulot, F.; Henze, D. K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-10905-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 18

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-10905-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-10905-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 18

Research article

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30 Sep 2015

Research article |

| 30 Sep 2015

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the northwestern Pacific: seasonal variation and source attribution

Y. Zhao, L. Zhang, Y. Pan, Y. Wang, F. Paulot, and D. K. Henze

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RC C3419: 'Comments on Zhao et al. manuscript published in ACPD (acpd-15-13657-2015)', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Jun 2015
- AC C6513: 'Reply to RC C3419: 'Comments on Zhao et al. manuscript published in ACPD (acpd-15-13657-2015)'', Lin Zhang, 03 Sep 2015
RC C5750: 'Review of Zhao et al., 2015', Anonymous Referee #3, 07 Aug 2015
- AC C6520: 'Reply to RC C5750: 'Review of Zhao et al., 2015'', Lin Zhang, 03 Sep 2015

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AR by Lin Zhang on behalf of the Authors (08 Sep 2015)

Short summary

Rapid Asian industrialization has led to increased atmospheric nitrogen deposition downwind. This work analyzes the sources and processes controlling atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the northwestern Pacific. Both nitrogen emissions and meteorology, largely controlled by the East Asian Monsoon, determine the seasonality of nitrogen deposition. Ascribing deposition over the marginal seas to nitrogen sources from different regions and sectors shows important contribution from fertilizer use.