stoichiometric_solubility_product_of_calcite_in_sea_water

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Created: 22 Oct 2026

Proposer: Christopher Danek

Proposed Date: 2026-10-20

Standard names: ocean carbonate chemistry and air-sea CO2 exchange (CO2(aq), bicarbonate, solubilities, gas transfer velocity)

Change Date: 22 Oct 2026, 1:02 p.m.

stoichiometric_solubility_product_of_calcite_in_sea_water mol2 kg-2

Change Date: 22 Oct 2026, 1:04 p.m.

stoichiometric_solubility_product_of_calcite_in_sea_water mol kg-2

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stoichiometric_solubility_product_of_calcite_in_sea_water mol2 kg-2
The stoichiometric solubility product K*sp = [Ca2+][CO3 2-] of calcite at saturation in sea water at in situ temperature, salinity and pressure, where [ ] are total concentrations per unit mass of sea water. The ratio of the actual ion product to K*sp is the calcite saturation state. The phrase "product_of_X_and_Y" means X*Y.