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Effect of watershed urbanization on N2O emissions from the Chongqing metropolitan river network, China
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8486-1067
AbstractWatershed urbanization, an integrated anthropogenic perturbation, is another considerable global concern in addition to that of global warming and may significantly enrich the N loadings of watersheds, which then greatly influences the nitrous oxide (N2O) production and fluxes of these aquatic systems. However, little is known about the N2O dynamics in human-dominated metropolitan river networks. In this study, we present the temporal and spatial variations in N2O saturation and emission in the Chongqing metropolitan river network, which is undergoing intensified urbanization. The N2O saturation and fluxes at 84 sampling sites ranged from 126% to 10536% and from 4.5 to 1566.8 μmol N2O m−2 d−1, with means of 1780% and 261 μmol N2O m−2 d−1. The riverine N2O saturation and fluxes increased along with the urbanization gradient and urbanization rate, with disproportionately higher values in urban rivers due to the N2O-rich sewage inputs and enriched in situ N substrates. We found a clear seasonal pattern of N2O saturation, which was co-regulated by both water temperature and precipitation. Regression analysis indicated that the N substrates and dissolved oxygen (DO) that controlled nitrogen metabolism acted as good predictors of the N2O emissions of urban river networks. Particularly, phosphorus (P) and hydromorphological factors (water velocity, river size and bottom substrate) had stronger relationships with the N2O saturation and could also be used to predict the N2O emission hotspots in regions with rapid urbanization. In addition, the default emission factors (EF5-r) used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology may need revision given the differences among the physical and chemical factors in different rivers, especially urban rivers.
HighlightsHigher N2O saturation and fluxes in urban rivers than the remote rural ones.The nutrients of the surface water served as effective predictor of saturation and flux of N2O.Temperature and dilution effect due to consistent rain were responsible for the seasonal changes of N2O saturation.Urbanization may significantly increase the uncertainty about the current IPCC method for N2O budgets from global rivers.
Effect of watershed urbanization on N2O emissions from the Chongqing metropolitan river network, China
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8486-1067
AbstractWatershed urbanization, an integrated anthropogenic perturbation, is another considerable global concern in addition to that of global warming and may significantly enrich the N loadings of watersheds, which then greatly influences the nitrous oxide (N2O) production and fluxes of these aquatic systems. However, little is known about the N2O dynamics in human-dominated metropolitan river networks. In this study, we present the temporal and spatial variations in N2O saturation and emission in the Chongqing metropolitan river network, which is undergoing intensified urbanization. The N2O saturation and fluxes at 84 sampling sites ranged from 126% to 10536% and from 4.5 to 1566.8 μmol N2O m−2 d−1, with means of 1780% and 261 μmol N2O m−2 d−1. The riverine N2O saturation and fluxes increased along with the urbanization gradient and urbanization rate, with disproportionately higher values in urban rivers due to the N2O-rich sewage inputs and enriched in situ N substrates. We found a clear seasonal pattern of N2O saturation, which was co-regulated by both water temperature and precipitation. Regression analysis indicated that the N substrates and dissolved oxygen (DO) that controlled nitrogen metabolism acted as good predictors of the N2O emissions of urban river networks. Particularly, phosphorus (P) and hydromorphological factors (water velocity, river size and bottom substrate) had stronger relationships with the N2O saturation and could also be used to predict the N2O emission hotspots in regions with rapid urbanization. In addition, the default emission factors (EF5-r) used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology may need revision given the differences among the physical and chemical factors in different rivers, especially urban rivers.
HighlightsHigher N2O saturation and fluxes in urban rivers than the remote rural ones.The nutrients of the surface water served as effective predictor of saturation and flux of N2O.Temperature and dilution effect due to consistent rain were responsible for the seasonal changes of N2O saturation.Urbanization may significantly increase the uncertainty about the current IPCC method for N2O budgets from global rivers.
Effect of watershed urbanization on N2O emissions from the Chongqing metropolitan river network, China
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8486-1067
AbstractWatershed urbanization, an integrated anthropogenic perturbation, is another considerable global concern in addition to that of global warming and may significantly enrich the N loadings of watersheds, which then greatly influences the nitrous oxide (N2O) production and fluxes of these aquatic systems. However, little is known about the N2O dynamics in human-dominated metropolitan river networks. In this study, we present the temporal and spatial variations in N2O saturation and emission in the Chongqing metropolitan river network, which is undergoing intensified urbanization. The N2O saturation and fluxes at 84 sampling sites ranged from 126% to 10536% and from 4.5 to 1566.8 μmol N2O m−2 d−1, with means of 1780% and 261 μmol N2O m−2 d−1. The riverine N2O saturation and fluxes increased along with the urbanization gradient and urbanization rate, with disproportionately higher values in urban rivers due to the N2O-rich sewage inputs and enriched in situ N substrates. We found a clear seasonal pattern of N2O saturation, which was co-regulated by both water temperature and precipitation. Regression analysis indicated that the N substrates and dissolved oxygen (DO) that controlled nitrogen metabolism acted as good predictors of the N2O emissions of urban river networks. Particularly, phosphorus (P) and hydromorphological factors (water velocity, river size and bottom substrate) had stronger relationships with the N2O saturation and could also be used to predict the N2O emission hotspots in regions with rapid urbanization. In addition, the default emission factors (EF5-r) used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology may need revision given the differences among the physical and chemical factors in different rivers, especially urban rivers.
HighlightsHigher N2O saturation and fluxes in urban rivers than the remote rural ones.The nutrients of the surface water served as effective predictor of saturation and flux of N2O.Temperature and dilution effect due to consistent rain were responsible for the seasonal changes of N2O saturation.Urbanization may significantly increase the uncertainty about the current IPCC method for N2O budgets from global rivers.
Effect of watershed urbanization on N2O emissions from the Chongqing metropolitan river network, China
He, Yixin (author) / Wang, Xiaofeng (author) / Chen, Huai (author) / Yuan, Xingzhong (author) / Wu, Ning (author) / Zhang, Yuewei (author) / Yue, Junsheng (author) / Zhang, Qiaoyong (author) / Diao, Yuanbin (author) / Zhou, Lilei (author)
Atmospheric Environment ; 171 ; 70-81
2017-09-25
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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