Spatial Variability Of Wet Deposition In A Rural Upland Area Of England
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Free (open access)
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Volume
14
Pages
10
Published
1996
Size
985 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/AIR960391
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
D.W. Raper, D.S. Lee & J.W.S. Longhursf
Abstract
A network of 10 bulk precipitation collectors was established in an upland region of northern England to examine the small-scale variability of precipitation composition in a rural area. Significant spatial variability was shown for non sea-salt sulphate, calcium and hydrogen ion concentrations. Although nitrate concentrations did not show significant variability, a coherent gradient across the study area was observed. The large variability of calcium ion concentration across the area was related to limestone quarrying, which is prevalent in the south of the study area. Calcareous wind-blown soil may have also made a minor contribution to t
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