Communications Earth & Environment (Sep 2020)

Increased extreme precipitation challenges nitrogen load management to the Gulf of Mexico

  • Chaoqun Lu,
  • Jien Zhang,
  • Hanqin Tian,
  • William G. Crumpton,
  • Mathew J. Helmers,
  • Wei-Jun Cai,
  • Charles S. Hopkinson,
  • Steven E. Lohrenz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00020-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Over the past 40 years, precipitation extremes have become more important for delivering N to the Gulf of Mexico, according to simulations with a hydro-ecological model. This is likely to diminish the effectiveness of alternative N use practices