Towards a quality-controlled and accessible Pitzer model for seawater and related systems

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: David Turner, Eric Pieter Achterberg, Chen-tung Arthur Chen, Simon Clegg, Vanessa Hatje, Maria Maldonado, Sylvia Gertrud Sander, Constant MG van den Berg, Mona Wells
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
• Subjects: Seawater; pH; modelling; Trace metals; biogeochemical cycles; chemical speciation; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Triplets; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00139; https://doaj.org/article/aaf0caba26a146eebee979e9eff7f8ea

We elaborate the need for a quality-controlled chemical speciation model for seawater and related natural waters, work which forms the major focus of SCOR Working Group 145. Model development is based on Pitzer equations for the seawater electrolyte and trace components. These equations can be used...