Parameter: Aragonite Saturation State

Short Description:

Aragonite Saturation State

Short Name:

OM_ar

Official Name:

OM_ar

Units:

dimensionless

Graphable:

Yes

No Data Value:

Description

The saturation state of seawater with respect to aragonite (known as OMEGA_ar) is a measure of the thermodynamic potential for aragonite to form or to dissolve, and is defined as the product of the concentrations of dissolved calcium and carbonate ions in seawater, divided by their product at equilibrium.

Datasets associated with this parameter

Dataset Name	Brief Description	Project	PI-Supplied Parameter Name
Benthic and acidification data from the Palmyra Atoll	BEAMS data from two sites on the western terrace on Palmyra Atoll during 2014.	BEAMS	OMEGA_1_1m, OMEGA_0_5m, OMEGA_0_3m
Benthic metabolism vs coral cover - Bermuda	Benthic metabolism vs coral cover - Bermuda	Nearshore CO2	omega_calc
Benthic metabolism vs coral cover - Hawaii	Benthic metabolism vs coral cover - Hawaii	Nearshore CO2	omega_calc
Bermuda Structural Equation Modeling Data		BEACON	Omega
Biogeochemistry FGBRR16	Biogeochemical data collected during the Flower Garden Banks Rapid Response Cruise	Rapid Reefs Harvey	Omega_Ar
brooded coral larvae 1 - carbonate chemistry	Seawater carbonate chemistry from experiment on brooded coral larval, June & July 2010 (Cumbo, 2012)	Climate_Coral_Larvae, MCR LTER	omega_arag
brooded coral larvae 2 - carbonate chemistry	Seawater carbonate chemistry for brooded coral larval experiments, March 2011 & 2012 (Cumbo, 2013)	Climate_Coral_Larvae, MCR LTER	omega_Ara
brooded coral larvae 3 - carbonate chemistry	Seawater carbonate chemistry from experiment on brooded coral larval, March 2011 (Cumbo et al, JEMBE, 2013)	Climate_Coral_Larvae, MCR LTER	omega_Ara
Calcification Comparison	Comparison of coral calcification response in Palau Porites coral to responses observed in ten other studies	Coral Reef Ecosystem OA Impact	omega_AR
Calcification Rates	Calcification rates of Porites corals collected from a naturally high-Ωar reef and a naturally low-Ωar reef incubated at three Ωar conditions	Coral Reef Ecosystem OA Impact	origin_reef_omega_AR, experiment_omega_AR
California Mussel Larvae Experiments	Carbonate chemistry, shell growth, and respiration data from laboratory experiments on California mussel larvae.	Mechanisms of bivalve response to acidification	omega_A
carbonate chemistry	Table 1: Carbonate chemistry	Deep Sea Geochem CaCO3	OM_ar
carbonate chemistry - flume expt	Carbonate chemistry parameters in flume study during the day	OA_Corals, MCR LTER	OM_arag
carbonate chemistry and corals expt	Carbonate chemistry and coral skeletal weight, symbiont density, and total tissue lipid content from 2010 OA/feeding experiment.	OA Nutrition and Coral Calcification	AragSat, TankAragSat
Carbonate Chemistry and CTD	Carbonate chemistry and CTD data along a North Pacific transect between Hawaii and Alaska	CDISK_4, CaCO3 dissolution	OmegaAr_Alk_DIC_PTS, OmegaAr_Alk_pH_incorr_PTS, OmegaAr_pH_corr_DIC_PTS
Carbonate chemistry and fish length and survival	Seawater carbonate chemistry, and length and survival of Menidia beryllina during experiments.	OA Fish	omega_Arg
Carbonate data from water samples	Water samples from CTD casts and vehicle-mounted bottles from 4 cruises.	Lophelia OA	omega_aragonite
Carpenter 2018: carbonate chemistry		OA_Corals	Omega_24h, Omega_Day, Omega_Night
Chemical composition of tank water	Major ion and carbonate chemistry of water in which oyster larvae were reared.	Mechanisms of bivalve response to acidification	omega_Arag
Comeau 2013: calcification and chemistry		MCR LTER, OA_Corals	Omega_Arg_1, Omega_Arg_2
Comeau 2014 JEMBE: carbonate chemistry		OA coral adaptation, MCR LTER, OA_Corals	OmegaAragonite
Comeau 2014 MEPS: carbonate chemistry		OA coral adaptation, MCR LTER, OA_Corals	OmegaAragonite
Comeau 2014 PRSB: calcification and chemistry		MCR LTER, OA_Corals	Omega_Arg
Comeau 2017 Biogeosciences: calcification and chemistry		OA_Corals, OA coral adaptation, MCR LTER	Omega_Arg_2, Omega_Arg_1
continuous carbonate chemistry	Continuous carbonate chemistry data from Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery 2009.	Mechanisms of bivalve response to acidification	omega_A
Control incubation data during calcification experiments		OA decoupling	omega
Coral post-settlement physiology	coral post-settlement physiology at high pCO2: respiration, protein content, seawater properties and carbonate chemistry	Climate_Coral_Larvae, MCR LTER	Omega_Arg, Omega_Arg_Nisumaa
Coralline algae experiment treatment conditions	Environmental data from experimental aquaria (“tanks”) during a laboratory experiment testing the effects of pH, light availability and biotic interaction on coralline algae calcification and productivity.	High latitude kelp dynamics	CO2SYS_ArgOMEGA
Crab Respirometry - Salinity Treatment Carbonate Chemistry	Carbonate system conditions during salinity treatments for crab respirometry	BOAR	omega_aragonite
Diel Carbonate and Nutrient Chemistry	Diel carbonate and nutrient chemistry	Nearshore CO2	Omega_calc
discrete carbonate chemistry	Discrete carbonate chemistry samples from Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery 2009.	Mechanisms of bivalve response to acidification	omega_A
Dissolution kinetics of 10 marine calcifiers: Calcification rates		CoralCalcifyFluid_pH	Arag_sat
Dissolution kinetics of 10 marine calcifiers: Seawater chemistry		CoralCalcifyFluid_pH	Arag_sat_c
Echinoid OA and stable isotopes: Echinoid seawater chemistry		CoralCalcifyFluid_pH	Arag_sat_c
Emiliania huxleyi carbonate data	Carbonate data in experimental treatments of Emiliania huxleyi	E Hux Response to pCO2	Omega_Ar
Evensen and Edmunds 2016: seawater chemistry	Seawater chemistry during pCO2 flume experiments	OA coral adaptation, MCR LTER	omega_aragonite
Experimental seawater chemistry	Experimental seawater chemical properties for larval mussel shell study	OA_Proxies	omega_ar
Heatwave Experiment: Carbonate Chemistry Parameters	Heatwave Experiment: Carbonate Chemistry Parameters	Holobiont Integration	AragSat
Heron Reef Carbonate Chemistry	Heron Reef Carbonate Chemistry	Nearshore CO2	Ar
High-Frequency CO2-system observations from a moored sensor in the York River		Estuarine Stressors	War
Hood Canal Carbonate Chemistry	Hood Canal carbonate chemistry from Niskin bottle samples collected in 2017	Zooplankton Swimming	OmegaAragonite
Impact of OA on coral (Siderastrea siderea) calcification and corallite morphology: Seawater chemistry		CoralCalcifyFluid_pH	Arag_sat_c
In situ dissolution rates of biogenic calcites	In situ dissolution rates of biogenic calcites	CaCO3 dissolution	Oar
Incubation data for Mytilus californianus calcification	Incubation data for Mytilus californianus calcification	OA decoupling	omega
juvenile coral calcification	Calcification by primary coral polyps under high bicarbonate and low pH	OA Nutrition and Coral Calcification	OM_ar
Kelp Forest Estimated Carbonate Parameters		Kelp forest biogeochemistry	Omega
La Jolla Nearshore Biogeochemistry	La Jolla Nearshore Biogeochemistry	Nearshore CO2, Iron_CO2_Diatoms	Ar
LDEO surface gridded carbon parameters	Carbonate chemistry data gridded to 4 degree latitude by 5 degree longitude by monthly boxes.	Climatological Mean Distribution of pH	OMGARAG
Lophelia pertusa experiments: calcification and pH	Net calcification of L. pertusa exposed to different pH treatments.	Lophelia OA	omega_Ar
Maunalua Bay Biogeochemistry	Maunalua Bay Biogeochemistry	Moorea SGD	OmegaArag
mussel growth - carbonate chemistry	Carbonate chemistry of mussel growth experiment	OMEGAS-MaS	OM_ar
OA and temp expt. - water chemistry	OA and temp expt. - water chemistry	Thermal History and Coral Growth	sat_cal
OA Feeding Physiology M. californianus	Feeding physiology data of Mytilus californianus larvae in OA conditions	Mechanisms of bivalve response to acidification	aragonite_sat
OA Modeled Growth M. californianus	Modeled growth of Mytilus californianus larvae to pediveliger stage after acute acidification stress	Mechanisms of bivalve response to acidification	aragonite_sat
oa_zoo_hatch_chemistry	Carbonate chemistry analyses of seawater samples from zooplankton hatching experiments.	OA Calanus Survival	OM_AR
Oculina coral OA expt	Calcification and linear extension rates for Oculina arbuscula corals grown under different pCO2 levels.	OA Nutrition and Coral Calcification	omega_Arg
OlyGrowth_Expt_2018_Chemistry	Olympia oysters Growth_Expt_2018_Chemistry	Climate stressors on larvae	Ar
Oyster Mussel Carbonate Responses	Chemistry and organism response data from Waldbusser et al. 2015, Nature Climate Change.	Mechanisms of bivalve response to acidification	fracN
Pacific oyster cohort tracking data - Carbonate Chem	Carbonate chemistry of 3 pacific oyster cohorts from Whiskey Creek Hatchery.	Mechanisms of bivalve response to acidification	omegaA
Palau carbonate chemistry	Seawater carbonate chemistry from 13 sites in Palau, 2011-2013.	OA Nutrition and Coral Calcification, Thermal Thresholds and Projections, Coral Reef Ecosystem OA Impact	omega_Ar
Plocamium culture carbonate chemistry	Carbonate chemistry of Plocamium cartilagineum	Seaweed OA Resilience	OmegaAragonite
Porites growth_respiration_photophys	Porites growth, respiration, and photophysiology and seawater carbonate chemistry	MCR LTER	omega_Arg
Porites macrobioerosion	Reef locations, macrobioerosion rates, and nitrate concentrations	Coral Reef Ecosystem OA Impact, Thermal Thresholds and Projections	aragonite_sat_omega, Om_Ar_Atlas
Porites macrobioerosion: seawater chemistry	Porites macrobioerosion: seawater chemistry	Thermal Thresholds and Projections, Coral Reef Ecosystem OA Impact	OM_ar
Pteropod abundance and distribution		Gulf of Maine Pteropods	Ar
Pteropod respiration experiments		Gulf of Maine Pteropods	OM_ar
pteropod shell dissolution	Pteropod shell dissolution in natural and high-CO2 environments.	OA Nutrition and Coral Calcification	omega_Arg
Pteropod shell quality		Gulf of Maine Pteropods	OM_ar
Reciprocal transplants	Reciprocal transplant experiments on Palau Porites coral	Coral Reef Ecosystem OA Impact	original_omegaAR, transplant_omegaAR
recruit_seawater_chemistry	Seawater chemistry for coral recruit experiments in variable CO2 conditions	Climate_Coral_Larvae, MCR LTER	omega_X
Seawater data	Seawater	Climate_Coral_Larvae	OmegaAragonite
Shaw 2016: carbonate chemistry	Carbonate chemistry during Acropora pulchra calcification experiments	OA coral adaptation, MCR LTER	omega_argonite
Shell dissolution data for Mytilus californianus		OA decoupling	omega
squid chemistry	Carbon chemistry of water used for squid study	OA Squid Rearing	OM_ar
Symbiodinium_Seriatopora water chemistry	Seriatopora bleaching expt: water pH and carbonate chemistry	MCR LTER, Climate_Coral_Larvae	omega_ar
Table 2 - Carbonate data and nutrients during egg experiments	Table 2 - Carbonate data and nutrients during egg experiments	OA Calanus Survival	OMAR
Tank conditions in L. pertusa pH experiments	Tank conditions for pH experiments on L. pertusa.	Lophelia OA	aragonite_saturation_state
Ulva: Carbonate chemistry pCO2	Carbonate chemistry of Ulva lactuca culture pots testing the effects of pCO2 variability	Seaweed OA Resilience	OmegaAragonite
Water Chemistry		Coral Bleaching Skeletal Records	OM_ar
Weekly Calcification Rates	Weekly coral calcification rates in the CO2 manipulation experiment	Coral Reef Ecosystem OA Impact	reef_omega_AR

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