What is Land2Water
Explore elements of the Land2Water dataset
Phosphorus Surplus
Phosphorus surplus (kg/ha/year) represents the balance between major phosphorus inputs and removals on the landscape. It provides an indicator of long-term phosphorus accumulation and potential risk to surface waters. Surplus data is currently available for total phosphorus.
Nutrient Loads
Watershed-scale nutrient loads (kt/year), where available, quantify the amount of phosphorus exported to rivers over time. When combined with surplus metrics, these load estimates help reveal how landscape nutrient balances translate into downstream phosphorus fluxes. Load data is currently available for total phosphorus.
Land–Water Connection
By combining landscape nutrient budgets with watershed-scale load estimates, Land2Water provides for linking land management practices to observed and modeled water-quality responses.
