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    Atmospheric Mg2+ wet deposition within the continental United States and implications for soil inorganic carbon sequestration

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    Megan A. Goddard ,

    Google Earth, Mountain View, US
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    Elena A. Mikhailova,

    Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University, US
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    Christopher J . Post,

    Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University, US
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    Mark A. Schlautman

    School of the Environment, Clemson University, US
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    Abstract

    Little is known about atmospheric magnesium ion (Mg2+) wet deposition in relation to soil inorganic carbon sequestration. Understanding the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) or organic carbon to a form having a long residence time within the soil (e.g., dolomite, magnesian calcite) will greatly benefit agriculture, industry, and society on a global scale. This preliminary study was conducted to analyze atmospheric Mg2+ wet deposition within the continental United States (U.S.) and to rank the twelve major soil orders in terms of average annual atmospheric Mg2+ wet deposition. The total average annual Mg2+ wet deposition for each soil order was estimated with geographic information systems (GIS) using the following data layers: (1) atmospheric Mg2+ wet deposition data layers covering the continental U.S. for a 10-yr period (1994–2003) and (2) a soil order data layer derived from a national soils database. A map of average annual Mg2+ wet deposition for 1994–2003 reveals that the highest deposition (0.75–1.41 kg ha-1) occurred in Oregon, Washington, parts of California, and the coastal areas of East Coast states due to magnesium enrichment of atmospheric deposition from sea salt. The Midwestern region of the U.S. received about 0.25–0.75 kg ha-1 Mg2+ wet deposition annually, which was associated with loess derived soils, occurrence of dust storms and possibly fertilization. The soil orders receiving the highest average annual atmospheric Mg2+ wet deposition from 1994 to 2003 were: (1) Mollisols (3.7×107 kg), (2) Alfisols (3.6×107 kg) and (3) Ultisols (2.8×107 kg). In terms of potential soil carbon sequestration, the average annual atmospheric Mg2+ wet deposition was equivalent to formation of the following theoretical amounts of dolomite: (1) Mollisols (2.8 × 108 kg of CaMg(CO3)2), (2) Alfisols (2.7 × 108 kg of CaMg(CO3)2) and (3) Ultisols (2.1 × 108 kg of CaMg(CO3)2). The soil orders receiving the lowest average annual atmospheric Mg2+ wet deposition were: (1) Andisols (3.3 × 106 kg), (2) Histosols (3.4 × 106 kg) and (3) Vertisols (5.0 × 106 kg). The methods proposed here to estimate soil inorganic carbon sequestration potential from atmospheric wet deposition data can be useful for preliminary carbon accounting on a global scale.

    How to Cite: Goddard, M.A., Mikhailova, E.A., Post, C.J. and Schlautman, M.A., 2007. Atmospheric Mg2+ wet deposition within the continental United States and implications for soil inorganic carbon sequestration. Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 59(1), pp.50–56. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00228.x
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     Accepted on 2 Nov 2006            Submitted on 10 Oct 2005

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