wq (version 0.4.3)

oxySol: Dissolved oxygen at saturation

Description

Finds dissolved oxygen concentration in equilibrium with water-saturated air.

Usage

oxySol(t, S, P = NULL)

Value

Dissolved oxygen concentration in mg/L at 100% saturation. If P = NULL, saturation values at 1 atm are calculated.

Rdversion

1.1

Details

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.

References

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.

Examples

# Convert DO into \% saturation for 1-m depth at Station 32.
# Use convention of expressing saturation at 1 atm.
sfb1 <- subset(sfbay, depth == 1 & stn == 32)
dox.pct <- with(sfb1, 100 * dox/oxySol(temp, sal))
summary(dox.pct)