Identifying potentials for reducing uncertainty in critical load calculations using the PROFILE model
Barkman, Andreas and Alveteg, Mattias LU
(2001)
In Water, Air and Soil Pollution
125(1-4).
p.35-54
- Abstract
- A sensitivity analysis was performed testingweathering rates, critical loads andexceedances for Swedish forest soils using Monte Carlosimulations of the PROFILE model. Different subsetsof input data were investigated with respect to theirpotential to reduce data uncertainty at site level butalso for modified estimates of the 5%-ile critical load andthe 95%-ile exceedance on 150×150 kmresolution. Physical soil properties were of dominantimportance for all sites and yield up to 62%reduction of the output standard deviation in weathering rate.The study showed that the critical ratio ofbase cations to inorganic aluminium (Bc/Al ratio) in the soilsolution was of major importance for reducingdata uncertainty in critical loads and exceedance... (More)
- A sensitivity analysis was performed testingweathering rates, critical loads andexceedances for Swedish forest soils using Monte Carlosimulations of the PROFILE model. Different subsetsof input data were investigated with respect to theirpotential to reduce data uncertainty at site level butalso for modified estimates of the 5%-ile critical load andthe 95%-ile exceedance on 150×150 kmresolution. Physical soil properties were of dominantimportance for all sites and yield up to 62%reduction of the output standard deviation in weathering rate.The study showed that the critical ratio ofbase cations to inorganic aluminium (Bc/Al ratio) in the soilsolution was of major importance for reducingdata uncertainty in critical loads and exceedance estimates.The critical Bc/Al ratio was found to beimportant for reducing data uncertainties in modifiedestimates of the 5%-ile critical load and the95%-ile exceedance, in particular in the northern part ofSweden. Atmospheric deposition, uptake andlitterfall were more important for reducing data uncertaintyin the southern part. Physical soil propertiesand especially mineral content were found to be less importantfor reducing data uncertainties in criticalloads and exceedance estimates. The greatest scope forreducing data uncertainties in an applied perspectiveis to improve estimates of atmospheric deposition of anionsand cations as well as uptake and litterfall ofbase cations and nitrogen. (Less)
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- Barkman, Andreas
and Alveteg, Mattias
LU
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- 2001
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- acidification, Bc/Al, forest soil, PROFILE, sensitivity analysis
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- Water, Air and Soil Pollution
- volume
- 125
- issue
- 1-4
- pages
- 35 - 54
- publisher
- Springer
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- scopus:0035135838
- ISSN
- 1573-2932
- DOI
- 10.1023/A:1005277204291
- language
- English
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