Influence of p\(_{\textsf{CO}_2}\) on the pH of seawater
Step 1 - Pre-industrial era seawater
TITLE Seawater - Step 1
RUNTIME
database ../../CrunchDatabase_ThermoChimie_v12a.dbs
speciate_only true
END
PRIMARY_SPECIES
H2O
H+
Na+
Mg+2
Ca+2
K+
Sr+2
Cl-
SO4-2
HCO3-
F-
END
SECONDARY_SPECIES
OH-
CO2
CO3-2
Na(HCO3)
Mg(HCO3)+
Mg(CO3)
Na(CO3)-
Ca(HCO3)+
CaCO3
Sr(HCO3)+
Sr(CO3)
Ca(SO4)
CaCl+
CaCl2
Mg(SO4)
K(SO4)-
MgCl+
END
Condition Seawater
units mol/kgw
temperature 25.0
pH 8.282
Na+ 0.4689674
Mg+2 0.0528171
Ca+2 0.0102821
K+ 0.0102077
Sr+2 0.0000907
Cl- charge
SO4-2 0.0282352
HCO3- 0.0019663
F- 6.830e-05
END
Step 2 - Equilibrate with nowadays CO\(_2\) partial pressure
TITLE Seawater - Step 2
RUNTIME
database ../../CrunchDatabase_ThermoChimie_v12a.dbs
speciate_only true
END
PRIMARY_SPECIES
H2O
H+
Na+
Mg+2
Ca+2
K+
Sr+2
Cl-
SO4-2
HCO3-
F-
END
SECONDARY_SPECIES
OH-
CO2
CO3-2
Na(HCO3)
Mg(HCO3)+
Mg(CO3)
Na(CO3)-
Ca(HCO3)+
CaCO3
Sr(HCO3)+
Sr(CO3)
Ca(SO4)
CaCl+
CaCl2
Mg(SO4)
K(SO4)-
MgCl+
END
GASES
CO2(g)
END
Condition Seawater
units mol/kgw
temperature 25.0
pH CO2(g) 410e-6 ! atm
Na+ 0.4689674
Mg+2 0.0528171
Ca+2 0.0102821
K+ 0.0102077
Sr+2 0.0000907
Cl- charge
SO4-2 0.0282352
HCO3- 0.0019663
F- 6.830e-05
END
Step 3 - Explore the influence of possibly future CO\(_2\) partial pressures on aragonite and calcite saturation indices
TITLE
TITLE Saturation indices of calcite and aragonite in seawater at equilibrium with CO2(g) partial pressure in ???
END
RUNTIME
database ../../CrunchDatabase_ThermoChimie_v12a.dbs
speciate_only true
END
PRIMARY_SPECIES
H2O
H+
Na+
Mg+2
Ca+2
K+
Sr+2
Cl-
SO4-2
HCO3-
F-
END
SECONDARY_SPECIES
OH-
CO2
CO3-2
Na(HCO3)
Mg(HCO3)+
Mg(CO3)
Na(CO3)-
Ca(HCO3)+
CaCO3
Sr(HCO3)+
Sr(CO3)
Ca(SO4)
CaCl+
CaCl2
Mg(SO4)
K(SO4)-
MgCl+
END
GASES
CO2(g)
END
MINERALS
Aragonite
Calcite
END
Condition Seawater
units mol/kgw
temperature 25.0
pH CO2(g) 1000e-6 ! atm
Na+ 0.4689674
Mg+2 0.0528171
Ca+2 0.0102821
K+ 0.0102077
Sr+2 0.0000907
Cl- charge
SO4-2 0.0282352
HCO3- 0.0019663
F- 6.830e-05
Calcite 0 specific_surface_area 10 threshold 1e-6
Aragonite 0 specific_surface_area 10 threshold 1e-6
END