Parameter: Calcite Saturation State

Short Description:

Calcite Saturation State

Short Name:

OM_ca

Official Name:

Calcite Saturation State

Units:

dimensionless

Graphable:

Yes

No Data Value:

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.

Datasets associated with this parameter

Dataset Name	Brief Description	Project	PI-Supplied Parameter Name
2006-2017_summer_bottom_GoM	Bottom water measurements from the North Gulf of Mexico.	nGOMx acidification	Omegacal
carbonate chemistry - flume expt	Carbonate chemistry parameters in flume study during the day	OA_Corals, MCR LTER	OM_calc
Carbonate Chemistry and CTD	Carbonate chemistry and CTD data along a North Pacific transect between Hawaii and Alaska	CDISK_4, CaCO3 dissolution	OmegaCa_Alk_DIC_PTS, OmegaCa_Alk_pH_corr_PTS, OmegaCa_pH_corr_DIC_PTS
Carbonate chemistry and fish length and survival	Seawater carbonate chemistry, and length and survival of Menidia beryllina during experiments.	OA Fish	omega_Cal
Comeau 2013: calcification and chemistry		MCR LTER, OA_Corals	Omega_Cal_1, Omega_Cal_2
Comeau 2014 JEMBE: carbonate chemistry		MCR LTER, OA_Corals, OA coral adaptation	OmegaCalcite
Comeau 2014 MEPS: carbonate chemistry		OA_Corals, OA coral adaptation, MCR LTER	OmegaCalcite
Comeau 2014 PRSB: calcification and chemistry		MCR LTER, OA_Corals	Omega_Cal
Comeau 2017 Biogeosciences: calcification and chemistry		MCR LTER, OA_Corals, OA coral adaptation	Omega_Cal
Coral post-settlement physiology	coral post-settlement physiology at high pCO2: respiration, protein content, seawater properties and carbonate chemistry	Climate_Coral_Larvae, MCR LTER	Omega_Cal
Coralline algae experiment treatment conditions	Environmental data from experimental aquaria (“tanks”) during a laboratory experiment testing the effects of pH, light availability and biotic interaction on coralline algae calcification and productivity.	High latitude kelp dynamics	CO2SYS_CaOMEGA
Emiliania huxleyi carbonate data	Carbonate data in experimental treatments of Emiliania huxleyi	E Hux Response to pCO2	Omega_Ca
Experimental seawater chemistry	Experimental seawater chemical properties for larval mussel shell study	OA_Proxies	omega_calc
Hood Canal Carbonate Chemistry	Hood Canal carbonate chemistry from Niskin bottle samples collected in 2017	Zooplankton Swimming	OmegaCalcite
In situ dissolution rates of biogenic calcites	In situ dissolution rates of biogenic calcites	CaCO3 dissolution	Oca
LDEO surface gridded carbon parameters	Carbonate chemistry data gridded to 4 degree latitude by 5 degree longitude by monthly boxes.	Climatological Mean Distribution of pH	OMGCALC
Maunalua Bay Biogeochemistry	Maunalua Bay Biogeochemistry	Moorea SGD	OmegaCalcite
Mud Patch bottom water chemistry	Bottom water carbonate chemistry from Mud Patch, EN524	OA, Hypoxia and Warming	Om_calcite
Mud Patch porewater chemistry	Porewater carbonate chemistry from Mud Patch, EN524	OA, Hypoxia and Warming	Om_calcite
oa_zoo_hatch_chemistry	Carbonate chemistry analyses of seawater samples from zooplankton hatching experiments.	OA Calanus Survival	OM_CA
Pacific oyster cohort tracking data - Carbonate Chem	Carbonate chemistry of 3 pacific oyster cohorts from Whiskey Creek Hatchery.	Mechanisms of bivalve response to acidification	omegaC
Palau carbonate chemistry	Seawater carbonate chemistry from 13 sites in Palau, 2011-2013.	OA Nutrition and Coral Calcification, Thermal Thresholds and Projections, Coral Reef Ecosystem OA Impact	omega_Ca
Pleurochrysis carterae 24 hour culture dynamics	Pleurochrysis carterae 24 hour culture dynamics	OA_Copes_Coccoliths	omega_calcite
Pleurochrysis carterae growth cycle culture dynamics	Pleurochrysis carterae growth cycle (14 day) culture dynamics	OA_Copes_Coccoliths	omega_calcite
Plocamium culture carbonate chemistry	Carbonate chemistry of Plocamium cartilagineum	Seaweed OA Resilience	OmegaCalcite
Shaw 2016: carbonate chemistry	Carbonate chemistry during Acropora pulchra calcification experiments	OA coral adaptation, MCR LTER	omega_calcite
squid chemistry	Carbon chemistry of water used for squid study	OA Squid Rearing	OM_ca
Table 2 - Carbonate data and nutrients during egg experiments	Table 2 - Carbonate data and nutrients during egg experiments	OA Calanus Survival	OMCA
Ulva: Carbonate chemistry pCO2	Carbonate chemistry of Ulva lactuca culture pots testing the effects of pCO2 variability	Seaweed OA Resilience	OmegaCalcite

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Parameter: Calcite Saturation State