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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-881-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-881-2025
Data description paper
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10 Mar 2025
Data description paper |  | 10 Mar 2025

Century-long reconstruction of gridded phosphorus surplus across Europe (1850–2019)

Masooma Batool, Fanny J. Sarrazin, and Rohini Kumar

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Our paper presents a reconstruction and analysis of the gridded P surplus in European landscapes from 1850 to 2019 at a 5 arcmin resolution. By utilizing 48 different estimates, we account for uncertainties in major components of the P surplus. Our findings highlight substantial historical changes, with the total P surplus in the EU 27 tripling over 170 years. Our dataset enables flexible aggregation at various spatial scales, providing critical insights for land and water management strategies.
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