Concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon in ocean is higher than atmospheric inorganic carbon
| Range | ~50 Fold |
|---|---|
| Organism | Biosphere |
| Reference | aquatic photosynthesis, Falkowski and Raven, 2nd ed. Princeton University Press p.158 2nd paragraph |
| Comments | "In the surface ocean, for example, total dissolved inorganic carbon (i.e., TCO2) is approximately 2mM, while [CO2] is only about 10µM. This [CO2] is close to that of the atmosphere (correponding to approximately 375µmol/mol total gas) so that there is approximately a 50-fold higher concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon in the ocean than of CO2 in the atmosphere." See BNID 116130 |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 108698 |