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Are maps of nitrate reduction in groundwater altered by climate and land use changes?
Department of Hydrology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS, Copenhagen 1350, Denmark
Torben Obel Sonnenborg
Department of Hydrology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS, Copenhagen 1350, Denmark
Jens Christian Refsgaard
Department of Hydrology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS, Copenhagen 1350, Denmark
Christen Duus Børgesen
Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Tjele 8830, Denmark
Jørgen Eivind Olesen
Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Tjele 8830, Denmark
Dennis Trolle
Department of Bioscience – Lake Ecology, Aarhus University, Silkeborg 8600, Denmark
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Short summary
This study investigates how the spatial nitrate reduction in the subsurface may shift under changing climate and land use conditions. This change is investigated by comparing maps showing the spatial nitrate reduction in an agricultural catchment for current conditions, with maps generated for future projected climate and land use conditions. Results show that future climate flow paths may shift the catchment reduction noticeably, while implications of land use changes were less substantial.
This study investigates how the spatial nitrate reduction in the subsurface may shift under...
