Carbonate ion concentrations in seawater: Spectrophotometric determination at ambient temperatures and evaluation of propagated calculation uncertainties
SURFACE OCEAN PCO(2)
; ORGANIC ALKALINITY
; SATURATION STATES
; ANTHROPOGENIC CO2
; CLIMATE-CHANGE
; SEA-WATER
; ACIDIFICATION
; ACID
; SYSTEM
; PH
WOS学科分类:
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
; Oceanography
WOS研究方向:
Chemistry
; Oceanography
英文摘要:
In ocean waters, the carbonate ion is of crucial importance to benthic and pelagic organisms that build their physical support structures out of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Marine carbonate ion concentrations ([CO32-]) are measurable through spectrophotometric observations of the ultraviolet (UV) light absorbed by lead carbonate in Pb-enriched seawater, but previous characterizations of the UV-absorption model were applicable only at a fixed temperature of 25 degrees C. In this paper, the model is extended to a temperature range of 3 to 40 degrees C and a salinity range of 20 to 40. This advancement allows for determinations of [CO32-] with temperature measurement rather than temperature control, thus decreasing the required financial investment and instrumental complexity. The extended model also represents a significant step toward the development of automated inline or in situ [CO32-] sensors and promotes the utility of [CO32-] as a fifth measured variable for inclusion in studies of the marine carbon dioxide (CO2) system. A quantitative evaluation of propagated uncertainties in CO2 system calculations based on measured [CO32-] as an input variable was also performed. The results show that total dissolved inorganic carbon (C-T) and total alkalinity (A(T)) are the most suitable measurable variables to pair with measured [CO32-] as input to such calculations. Pairing [CO32-] with the partial pressure of CO2 yields relatively low uncertainty in calculated pH - comparable to that resulting from conventional input pairs - but relatively high uncertainties in calculated A(T) and C-T. Pairing [CO32-] with pH results in relatively high uncertainties in all calculated variables. CaCO3 saturation states (Omega) determined from measured [CO32-] (alone) can circumvent some sources of uncertainty inherent to conventional (two-variable) calculations. Simpler, more direct ways of measuring [CO32-] open up new opportunities for marine researchers and others interested in monitoring CaCO3 saturation states in seawater.
Univ S Florida, Coll Marine Sci, 140 7th Ave South, St Petersburg, FL 33701 USA
Recommended Citation:
Sharp, Jonathan D.,Byrne, Robert H.. Carbonate ion concentrations in seawater: Spectrophotometric determination at ambient temperatures and evaluation of propagated calculation uncertainties[J]. MARINE CHEMISTRY,2019-01-01,209:70-80