Kf: Stability constant of hydrogen fluorid (mol/kg)
Description
Stability constant of hydrogen fluorid (mol/kg)
Usage
Kf(S = 35, T = 25, P = 0, kf = "pf")
Arguments
S
Salinity, default is 35
T
Temperature in degrees Celsius, default is 25oC
P
Hydrostatic pressure in bar (surface = 0), default is 0
kf
"pf" for using Kf from Perez and Fraga (1987) and "dg" for using Kf from Dickson and Goyet (1979), default is "pf"
Value
KfStability constant of hydrogen fluorid (mol/kg), pH scale = total scale
encoding
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References
The Perez and Fraga (1987) constant is recommended by Guide to Best Practices for Ocean CO2 Measurements (2007). The Dickson and Goyet (1979) constants is recommended by DOE (1994).
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.
Dickson A. G., Sabine C. L. and Christian J. R., 2007 Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurements. PICES Special Publication3, 1-191.
Perez, F. F. and Fraga, F. 1987 Association constant of fluoride and hydrogen ions in seawater. Marine Chemistry21, 161-168.
Dickson, A. G. and Riley, J. P. 1979 The estimation of acid dissociation constants in seawater media from potentiometric titrations with strong base. I. The ionic product of water. Marine Chemistry7, 89-99.