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Shen JL, Tang AH, Liu XJ et al (2009) High concentrations and dry deposition of reactive nitrogen
species at two sites in the North China plain. Environ Pollut 157:3106–3113
Shen J, Li Y, Liu X et al (2013) Atmospheric dry and wet nitrogen deposition on three contrasting
land use types of an agricultural catchment in subtropical Central China. Atmos Environ
67:415–424
Shen J, Chen D, Bai M et al (2016) Ammonia deposition in the neighbourhood of an intensive cattle
feedlot in Victoria, Australia. Sci Rep 6:32793
Shephard M, Cady-Pereira K (2015) Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) satellite observations of
tropospheric ammonia. Atmos Meas Tech 8:1323–1336
Slinn WGN (1982) Predictions for particle deposition to vegetative surfaces. Atmos Environ
16:1785–1794
Solga A, Burkhardt J, Zechmeister HG et al (2005) Nitrogen content,
15 N natural abundance and
biomass of the two pleurocarpous mosses Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. and Scleropodium
purum (Hedw.) Limpr. in relation to atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Environ Pollut
134:465–473
Sommer SG (1988) A simple biomonitor for measuring ammonia deposition in rural areas. Biol
Fertil Soils 6:61–64
Sommer SG, Jensen ES (1991) Foliar absorption of atmospheric ammonia by ryegrass in the field. J
Environ Qual 20:153–156
Song L (2008) An initial study on atmospheric nitrogen deposition in typical ecosystems in China.
Ph.D dissertation. China Agriculture University
Sutton MA, Bleeker A (2013) The shape of nitrogen to come. Nature 494:435–437
Vet R, Artz RS, Carou S et al (2014) A global assessment of precipitation chemistry and deposition
of sulfur, nitrogen, sea salt, base cations, organic acids, acidity and pH, and phosphorus. Atmos
Environ 93:3–100
Warner JX, Wei Z, Strow LL et al (2016) The global tropospheric ammonia distribution as seen in
the 13-year AIRS measurement record. Atmos Chem Phys 16:5467–5479
Wesely ML (1989) Parameterization of surface resistances to gaseous dry deposition in regionalscale numerical-models. Atmos Environ 23:1293–1304
Wesely ML, Hicks BB (2012) Some factors that affect the deposition rates of sulfur dioxide and
similar gases on vegetation. Air Pollut Control Assoc 27:1110–1116
Wu Y, Gu B, Erisman J et al (2016) PM 2.5 pollution is substantially affected by ammonia emissions
in China. Environ Pollut 216:86–94
Xiao HY, Liu CQ (2011) Estimates of dry and wet deposition using tissue N contents and
15
N
natural abundance in epilithic mosses in atmospheric NH y dominated areas. J Geophys Res
Atmos 116:D03305
Xiao HY, Tang CG, Xiao HW et al (2010) Mosses indicating atmospheric nitrogen deposition and
sources in the Yangtze River Drainage Basin, China. J Geophys Res Atmos 115:D14301
Xu W, Luo XS, Pan YP et al (2015) Quantifying atmospheric nitrogen deposition through a
nationwide monitoring network across China. Atmos Chem Phys 15:12345–12360
Xu W, Liu L, Cheng MM et al (2018a) Spatial-temporal patterns of inorganic nitrogen air
concentrations and deposition in eastern China. Atmos Chem Phys 18:10931–10954
Xu W, Zhao YH, Liu XJ et al (2018b) Atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the Yangtze River basin:
spatial pattern and source attribution. Environ Pollut 232:546–555
Yang Y, Li P, He H et al (2015) Long-term changes in soil pH across major forest ecosystems in
China. Geophys Res Lett 42:933–940
Yu G, Jia Y, He N et al (2019) Stabilisation of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in China over the
past decade. Nat Geosci 12:424–429
Zhang JL, Yu ZG, Zhang J et al (2000) Wet deposition (precipitation) of major elements at two sites
of northwestern Yellow Sea. Environ Chem 19:352–356
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