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OAS datatype Detail for total alkalinity
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| Codeset: | WOD |
| Code: | 17 |
| Term: | total alkalinity |
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| Definition: | Total alkalinity is a ion mass conservation balance with regards to hydrogen ion [Stumm and Morgan, 1996]. It has been defined as the total number of moles of hydrogen equivalent to the excess of protons acceptors over proton donors per unit mass [i.e., Dickson, 1981; DOE, 1994 and references therein]. Suggested References: Dickson A. G., 1981. An exact definition of total alkalinity and a procedure for the determination of alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon from titration data. Deep Sea Research 28A, 609-623. DOE, 1994. Handbook of methods for the analysis of the various parameters of the carbon dioxide system in sea water.Version 2, A. G. Dickson & C. Goyet, eds. ORNL/CDIAC-74. Stumm W. and J. J. Morgan, 1996. Aquatic Chemistry, Chemical Equilibria and Rates in Natural Waters, Third Edition, Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs. |
| Citation: | DOE [1994]; Dickson [1981]; Stumm and Morgan [1996] |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 9 |
| Keydate: | 2000-10-18 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2017-08-08 18:19:34+00 |