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Parameter: omega_Cal

Dataset: 
Carbonate chemistry and fish length and survival
Parameter: 
Calcite Saturation State
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 OM_ca
Short Description:
 Calcite Saturation State
Official Name:
 Calcite Saturation State
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

The saturation state of seawater with respect to calcite (known as OMEGA_ar) is a measure of the thermodynamic potential for calcite to form or to dissolve, and is defined as the product of the concentrations of dissolved calcium and carbonate ions in seawater, divided by their product at equilibrium.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
omega_Cal
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Calcite saturation state; Calculated using CO2SYS (URI: http://cdiac.ornl.gov/oceans/co2rprt.html).