seacarb (version 0.97)

Kw: Ion product of water (mol2/kg2)

Description

Ion product of water (mol2/kg2)

Usage

Kw(S = 35, T = 25, P = 0, phflag = 0)

Arguments

S

Salinity, default is 35

T

Temperature in degrees Celsius, default is 25oC

P

Hydrostatic pressure in bar (surface = 0), default is 0

phflag

The pH scale is either the total scale (0) or the free scale (1), default is 0

Value

• Kw
  Ion product of water (mol2/kg2)

References

DOE 1994 Handbook of methods for the analysis of the various parameters of the carbon dioxide system in sea water. ORNL/CDIAC-74. Oak Ridge,Tenn.: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Millero F. J., 1995. Thermodynamics of the carbon dioxide system in the oceans. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 59 661-677.

Examples

Kw(35,25,0,0)