Implications of observed inconsistencies in carbonate chemistry measurements for ocean acidification studies
The growing field of ocean acidification research is concerned with the investigation of organism responses to increasing p CO 2 values. One important approach in this context is culture work using seawater with adjusted CO 2 levels. As aqueous p CO 2 is difficult to measure directly in small-scale...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:bg14287 2023-05-15T17:49:40+02:00 Implications of observed inconsistencies in carbonate chemistry measurements for ocean acidification studies Hoppe, C. J. M. Langer, G. Rokitta, S. D. Wolf-Gladrow, D. A. Rost, B. 2018-09-27 info:eu-repo/semantics/application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-2401-2012 https://www.biogeosciences.net/9/2401/2012/ eng eng info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/205150 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/211284 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/265103 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/267931 doi:10.5194/bg-9-2401-2012 https://www.biogeosciences.net/9/2401/2012/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess eISSN: 1726-4189 info:eu-repo/semantics/Text 2018 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-2401-2012 2019-12-24T09:56:13Z The growing field of ocean acidification research is concerned with the investigation of organism responses to increasing p CO 2 values. One important approach in this context is culture work using seawater with adjusted CO 2 levels. As aqueous p CO 2 is difficult to measure directly in small-scale experiments, it is generally calculated from two other measured parameters of the carbonate system (often A T , C T or pH). Unfortunately, the overall uncertainties of measured and subsequently calculated values are often unknown. Especially under high p CO 2 , this can become a severe problem with respect to the interpretation of physiological and ecological data. In the few datasets from ocean acidification research where all three of these parameters were measured, p CO 2 values calculated from A T and C T are typically about 30% lower (i.e. ~300 μatm at a target p CO 2 of 1000 μatm) than those calculated from A T and pH or C T and pH. This study presents and discusses these discrepancies as well as likely consequences for the ocean acidification community. Until this problem is solved, one has to consider that calculated parameters of the carbonate system (e.g. p CO 2 , calcite saturation state) may not be comparable between studies, and that this may have important implications for the interpretation of CO 2 perturbation experiments. Other/Unknown Material Ocean acidification Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Biogeosciences 9 7 2401 2405 |
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The growing field of ocean acidification research is concerned with the investigation of organism responses to increasing p CO 2 values. One important approach in this context is culture work using seawater with adjusted CO 2 levels. As aqueous p CO 2 is difficult to measure directly in small-scale experiments, it is generally calculated from two other measured parameters of the carbonate system (often A T , C T or pH). Unfortunately, the overall uncertainties of measured and subsequently calculated values are often unknown. Especially under high p CO 2 , this can become a severe problem with respect to the interpretation of physiological and ecological data. In the few datasets from ocean acidification research where all three of these parameters were measured, p CO 2 values calculated from A T and C T are typically about 30% lower (i.e. ~300 μatm at a target p CO 2 of 1000 μatm) than those calculated from A T and pH or C T and pH. This study presents and discusses these discrepancies as well as likely consequences for the ocean acidification community. Until this problem is solved, one has to consider that calculated parameters of the carbonate system (e.g. p CO 2 , calcite saturation state) may not be comparable between studies, and that this may have important implications for the interpretation of CO 2 perturbation experiments. |
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Hoppe, C. J. M. Langer, G. Rokitta, S. D. Wolf-Gladrow, D. A. Rost, B. Implications of observed inconsistencies in carbonate chemistry measurements for ocean acidification studies |
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Implications of observed inconsistencies in carbonate chemistry measurements for ocean acidification studies |
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Implications of observed inconsistencies in carbonate chemistry measurements for ocean acidification studies |
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Implications of observed inconsistencies in carbonate chemistry measurements for ocean acidification studies |
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