ph_total_h_scale

Properties

dimensions:

N_PROF, N_LEVELS

dtype:

float64

Default Attributes

Attribute	Value
whp_name	PH_TOT
standard_name	sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale
units	1
C_format	%9.4f
C_format_source	database

Description

The measure of acidity of seawater, defined as the negative logarithm of the concentration of dissolved hydrogen ions plus bisulfate ions in a sea water medium; when measured the scale is defined according to a series of buffers prepared in artificial seawater containing bisulfate. The quantity may be written as pH(total) = -log(H+ + [HSO4-]).