UK Nitrogen Deposition Grids at 1km Resolution, 1990-2017

United Kingdom total nitrogen deposition data at 1km x 1km resolution, annually from 1990 to 2017. The dataset presents values for reduced nitrogen (NHx) and oxidised nitrogen (NOy), split into wet and dry portions, for forest and moorland land cover as well as a grid average. It was produced by the Environmental Information Data Centre.

Use Cases

• Model spatial and temporal trends in total nitrogen deposition using the 1km resolution grid data from 1990 to 2017.
• Compare wet and dry deposition portions of reduced nitrogen (NHx) and oxidised nitrogen (NOy) across UK land cover types.
• Analyze nitrogen deposition impacts on specific ecosystems by examining values for forest and moorland land cover categories.
• Calculate grid-average nitrogen deposition to assess regional environmental pressure over the 28-year period.

Strengths

• Provides 28 years of continuous annual data from 1990 to 2017.
• High spatial resolution of 1km x 1km grid cells across the United Kingdom.
• Data is split into chemically speciated components (NHx and NOy) and deposition types (wet and dry).
• Includes land-cover-specific values for forest and moorland, plus a weighted grid average.

Limitations

• Data ends in 2017, which may limit analysis of recent trends.
• Unknown sample size or row count for the gridded data.
• Spatial coverage is limited to the United Kingdom, not applicable for other regions.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

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Time Range

1990 to 2017

Freshness

Last metadata update was 2026-03-11, though the underlying data time range is fixed.

Geography

United Kingdom at 1km x 1km grid resolution