| Abstract: | Atmospherical sulfur deposition in Schleswig-Holstein In order to quantify the atmospherical sulfur deposition and to investigate factors for the depositions variability during 1983 precipitation samples from five meteorological stations in Schleswig-Holstein were collected. Using the bulk-sample method dry and wet deposition were recorded together. In the year of the investigation sulfur-deposition was 20 kg/ha S in List on Sylt, 19 in Schleswig, 11 in Kiel, 14 in Lübeck and 17 in Quickborn near Hamburg. There was no correlation between sulfur concentration and pH value of the samples. In contrast sulfur-concentration showed a close relation to amount of weekly precipitations. On many soils sulfur is only added by atmospherical deposition, which is sometimes not sufficient to meet the requirements of agricultural crops in Schleswig-Holstein. Having a negative sulfur balance in soils an increase of sulfur deficiency is expected in the future. |
