期刊
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
卷 106, 期 3, 页码 311-321出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9514-6
关键词
Nitrogen export; Surface runoff; Seasonal pattern; Non-point source pollution
资金
- International Cooperation and Exchanges NSFC [408100 69004]
- Department of Science and Technology of Fujian Province, P.R. China [2002H009]
The seasonal pattern and primary mechanism of nitrogen (N) export by surface runoff from the Wuchuan subwatershed (WCW), an agricultural upper watershed (1.88 km(2)) located in southeast China, were investigated based on extensive streamwater measurements in 2004-2005 under subtropical climatic conditions. The results disclosed a highly variable but strong linkage between hydrological and anthropogenic controls and N export. N export via surface runoff presented a significant seasonal pattern caused by changes in rainfall and watershed N input. Approximately 75% of the annual N export (67 kg ha(-1)) was flushed by those storm runoff mainly occurred during the wet season (March through September). The WCW dataset of N concentrations and loads during both baseflow and stormflow implied an interactive effects of anthropogenetic N input and hydrology conditions: N export was flush-driven in late spring, summer and autumn (wet season), but highly related with soil N in winter and early spring. Compared to undisturbed watersheds under similar rainfall conditions, WCW exported a considerable amount of N due to intensive fertilizer application (a mean of 690 kg N ha(-1) year(-1), commonly as surface applications). This work provides a first characterization of a small agricultural Chinese catchment under subtropical climates and its associated N export behavior.
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