A modelling assessment of acidification and recovery of European surface waters

0150568 - HBU-Z 20033055 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Jenkins, A. - Camarero, L. - Cosby, B. J. - Ferrier, R. C. - Forsius, M. - Helliwell, R. C. - Kopáček, Jiří - Majer, V. - Moldan, F. - Posch, M. - Rogora, M. - Schöpp, W. - Wright, R. F.
A modelling assessment of acidification and recovery of European surface waters.
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Roč. 7, č. 4 (2003), s. 447-455. ISSN 1027-5606. E-ISSN 1607-7938
Grant - others:EC(XE) EMERGE EVK1-CT-1999-00032; EC(XE) RECOVER 2010 EVK1-CT-1999-00018
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z6017912
Keywords : acid-sensitive * predictions * recovery
Subject RIV: DA - Hydrology ; Limnology
Impact factor: 0.948, year: 2003

The increase in emission of sulphur oxides and nitrogen (both oxidised and reduced forms) since the mid-1800s caused a severe decline in pH and ANC in acid-sensitive surface waters across Europe. Since c.1980, these emissions have declined and trends towards recovery from acidification have been widely observed in time-series of water chemistry data. The MAGIC model was applied to 10 regions (the SMART model to one) in Europe to address the question of future recovery under the most recently agreed emission protocols (the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol). Predictions to 2016 indicated further significant recovery towards pre-acidification chemistry in all regions except Central England (S Pennines), S Alps, S Norway and S Sweden. In these areas it is clear that further emission reductions will be required and that the recovery of surface waters will take several decades as soils slowly replenish their depleted base cation pools.
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