Dry and Wet Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Singapore

A study conducted in the Marina catchment area of Singapore from April 2007 to March 2008 analyzed the deposition fluxes of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in aerosols and rainwater, finding that wet deposition dominated N species while dry deposition dominated P species.

• In the Marina catchment area of Singapore between April 2007 and March 2008, wet deposition contributed more to total fluxes than dry deposition for nitrogen species, particularly NO3− and NH4+, whereas phosphorus species exhibited the opposite trend.
• Total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) displayed distinct seasonal variations: wet deposition fluxes peaked in December 2007 and January 2008, while dry deposition fluxes peaked during the inter-monsoon (IM) period.
• Atmospheric nutrient concentrations are influenced by meteorological factors and the transboundary transport of nutrients from regional sources during various monsoon seasons, in addition to local emissions.
• The annual total atmospheric deposition flux (combining dry particulate and wet) showed an N:P ratio of 10.5, suggesting that Singapore's aquatic ecosystems, primarily fed by atmospheric nutrients, may be prone to N-limitation.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2011). Dry and Wet Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Singapore. https://www.sei.org/publications/dry-and-wet-atmospheric-deposition-of-nitrogen-and-phosphorus-in-singapore/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Dry and Wet Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Singapore. 2011. https://www.sei.org/publications/dry-and-wet-atmospheric-deposition-of-nitrogen-and-phosphorus-in-singapore/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2011dry, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Dry and Wet Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Singapore}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2011}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/dry-and-wet-atmospheric-deposition-of-nitrogen-and-phosphorus-in-singapore/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }