Finds dissolved oxygen concentration in equilibrium with water-saturated air. Function and documentation herein are from archived wq package.
oxySol(t, S, P = NULL)
Dissolved oxygen concentration in mg/L at 100% saturation. If P = NULL
, saturation values at 1 atm are calculated.
numeric for temperature, degrees C
numeric for salinity, on the Practical Salinity Scale
numeric for pressure, atm
Calculations are based on the approach of Benson and Krause (1984), using Green and Carritt's (1967) equation for dependence of water vapor partial pressure on t
and S
. Equations are valid for temperature in the range 0-40 C and salinity in the range 0-40.
Benson, B.B. and Krause, D. (1984) The concentration and isotopic fractionation of oxygen dissolved in fresh-water and seawater in equilibrium with the atmosphere. Limnology and Oceanography 29, 620-632.
Green, E.J. and Carritt, D.E. (1967) New tables for oxygen saturation of seawater. Journal of Marine Research 25, 140-147.