Fig. 5.
Imperial County N fertilizer usage (red) and legacy N history (blue) was prepared using the Trajectories Nutrient Dataset for Nitrogen (TREND-nitrogen) from Byrnes et al., 2020. The agricultural fertilizer use was extended after 2017 using the CDFA agricultural statistics for N fertilizer sales. Fresno, Kern, and Tulare Counties are ranked 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in state agricultural sales, while Imperial County is ranked 9th. Fertilizer usages are reported as kg of N used per hectare of agricultural land.