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Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen and Sulfur in the Yellow Sea Region: Significance of Long-Range Transport in East Asia

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The amounts of nitrogen and sulfur deposited in the region of the Yellow Sea in both dry and wet forms were estimated focusing on the period between 1999 and 2000. Dry deposition fluxes were obtained using concentrations from ground stations on both Korean and Chinese sides and from shipboard and aircraft measurements. Wet deposition fluxes were determined at ground stations on the Korean side. The dry deposition flux over the Yellow Sea was much greater than those for other world oceans. As a whole, the amounts of wet depositions of nitrogen and sulfur were 1.9 and 1.5 times larger than the amounts of respective dry depositions. Substantial influence from China caused by high emissions in East China and westerly wind was possibly suggested. However, the influence from nitrogen emission in Korea was also confirmed.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Korea Ministry of Science and Technology under grant 98-LO-01-01-A-003, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology, and the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD; KRF-2007-611-C00005). We also thank anonymous reviewers for valuable comments and suggestions, which were helpful in revising the manuscript.

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    J. Y. Kim, S. B. Lee, K.-C. Moon, S.-G. Shim & G. N. Bae

  2. Department of Environmental Science, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 449-791, South Korea

    Y. S. Ghim

  3. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742, South Korea

    S.-C. Yoon

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Kim, J.Y., Ghim, Y.S., Lee, S.B. et al. Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen and Sulfur in the Yellow Sea Region: Significance of Long-Range Transport in East Asia. Water Air Soil Pollut 205, 259–272 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0072-2

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