Seawater Properties and Dissolved Gas Calculators

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SCIENTIFIC BOUNDARIES & LIMITATIONS

This calculator uses equilibrium formulas from academic literature that were intended for use with:

  • Atmosphere-like gas compositions
  • Barometric pressure near 1 atm
  • Temperature between 0 and 30°C
  • Salinity between 0 and 40 psu

Using input values that go beyond these ranges will generate extrapolations with increasing levels of uncertainty due to non-ideal effects. The calculator requires mindful use.

Partial Pressure → Aqueous Concentration

Inputs

ConditionsValueUnit
Temperature
Dissolved Salts
Atm. Pressure
Reporting Units
Balance Gas
Dry Gas ContentValueUnit

Seawater Properties

ParameterValueUnit
In-Situ Temperature10°C (ITS-90)
Potential Temperature10°C (ITS-90)
Conservative Temperature9.99°C (ITS-90)
Practical Salinity35PSU
Absolute Salinity35.17g/kg
In Situ Density1027kg/m^3
Pressure0dbar
Depth0m
Velocity of Sound1490m/s
Heat Capacity3.99J/gK
Chlorinity19.37g/kg
Ionic Strength0.697mol/kg-soln
Vapor Pressure0.01188atm

Dissolved Gases

ParameterValueUnit
O2282molarity
Ar13.95molarity
CO218.85molarity
CH41.487molarity
C2H60.1086molarity
N2513.6molarity