Ks                  package:seacarb                  R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Stability constant of hydrogen sulfate (mol/kg)

_U_s_a_g_e:

     Ks(S = 35, T = 25, P = 0)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

       S: Salinity, default is 35

       T: Temperature in degrees Celsius, default is 25oC

       P: Hydrostatic pressure in bar (surface = 0), default is 0

_V_a_l_u_e:

      Ks: Stability constant of hydrogen sulfate (mol/kg)

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Aurelien Proye and Jean-Pierre Gattuso

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Ks is given by Dickson (1990 in DOE, 1994).

     Dickson, A. G. 1990 Standard potential of the reaction: AgCI(s) +
     1/2H2(g) = Ag(s) + HCI(aq), and the standard acidity constant of
     the ion HSO4 in synthetic sea water from 273.15 to 318.15 K.
     _Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics_ *22*, 113-127.

     DOE 1994 _Handbook of methods for the analysis of the various
     parameters of the carbon dioxide system in sea water_.
     ORNL/CDIAC-74. Oak Ridge,Tenn.: Carbon Dioxide Information
     Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

       Ks(35,25,0)

