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  • Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Atmospheric Deposition of Dissolved Organic Carbon
  • Liptzin, Daniel; Research Soil Scientist; Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
    Boy, Jens; Research Scientist boy@ifbk.uni-hannover.de; Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz Universität, Hannover, D-30419, Hannover, Germany
    Campbell, John L.; USDA Forest Service. Northern Research Station.
    Clarke, Nicholas; Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)
    Laclau, Jean-Paul; Eco&Sols, Univ Montpellier, Eco&Sols, Univ Montpellier
    Godoy, Roberto; gInstituto Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
    Kaiser, Klaus; Soil Science, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
    Likens, Gene E.; Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
    Karlsson, Gunilla Pihl; IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
    Markewitz, Daniel; Wanrell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia
    Rogora, Michela; National Research Council of Italy, Water Research Institute (CNR‐IRSA)
    Sebestyen, Stephen D.; Northern Research Station, US Department of Agriculture Forest Service,
    Wilcke, Wolfgang; Institute of Geography and Geoecology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
    Worrall, Fred; Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University
    McDowell, William H.; Professor of Environmental Science and Presidential Chair; Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
  • 2022-10-10
  • Liptzin, D., J. Boy, J.L. Campbell, N. Clarke, J. Laclau, R. Godoy, K. Kaiser, G.E. Likens, G.P. Karlsson, D. Markewitz, M. Rogora, S.D. Sebestyen, W. Wilcke, F. Worrall, and W.H. McDowell. 2022. Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Atmospheric Deposition of Dissolved Organic Carbon ver 5. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/DOI_PLACE_HOLDER (Accessed 2024-12-27).
  • Atmospheric deposition of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to terrestrial ecosystems is a small, but rarely studied component of the global carbon (C) cycle. Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and organic particulates are the sources of atmospheric C and deposition represents a major pathway for the removal of organic C from the atmosphere. Here, we evaluate the spatial and temporal patterns of DOC deposition using 70 datasets at least one year in length ranging from 40° south to 66° north latitude. Globally, the median DOC concentration in bulk deposition was 1.7 mg L-1. The DOC concentrations were significantly higher in tropical (< 25°) latitudes compared to temperate (> 25°) latitudes. DOC deposition was significantly higher in the tropics because of both higher DOC concentrations and precipitation. Using the global median or latitudinal specific DOC concentrations leads to a calculated global deposition of 202 or 295 Tg C yr-1 respectively. Many sites exhibited seasonal variability in DOC concentration. At temperate sites, DOC concentrations were higher during the growing season; at tropical sites, DOC concentrations were higher during the dry season. Thirteen of the thirty-four long-term (> 10 years) datasets showed significant declines in DOC concentration over time with the others showing no significant change. Based on the magnitude and timing of the various sources of organic C to the atmosphere, biogenic VOCs likely explain the latitudinal pattern and the seasonal pattern at temperate latitudes while decreases in anthropogenic emissions are the most likely explanation for the declines in DOC concentration.
  • N: 90.0      S: -90.0      E: 180.0      W: -180.0
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  • A data package in this series has been cited, or was used as the source data, in the following journal article(s):
    1. D. Liptzin, A. Verstraeten, D. Markewitz, E. Vanguelova, F. Worrall, G.E. Likens, G.P. Karlsson, J.B. Shanley, J. Laclau, J. Boy, J.L. Campbell, K. Kaiser, M. Rogora, N. Clarke, R. Godoy, S.L. Johnson, S.D. Sebestyen, W.H. McDowell & W. Wilcke, Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Atmospheric Deposition of Dissolved Organic Carbon (10.1029/2022GB007393), Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 10 36 2022 (edi.1209.3)


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