The effect of climate on the chemistry of carbonate groundwater Journal Articles

abstract

• The temperature coefficient of the log Pco2‐temperature relationship for springwater from carbonate terrains in North America is approximately 0.07/°C. Consideration of a simple model of soil air behavior and various published data suggests that the temperature coefficient of the same relationship for soil air is of the order of 0.04/°C. A model where the soil zone is the source of carbon dioxide for water entering a groundwater system and where the subsequent chemical evolution of the water occurs under closed system conditions is consistent with these relationships.

authors

• Drake, Julian John
• Wigley, TML

status

• published 

publication date

• December 1975

has subject area

• 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience (FoR)
• 0905 Civil Engineering (FoR)
• 0907 Environmental Engineering (FoR)
• Environmental Engineering (Science Metrix)

published in

• Water Resources Research  Journal

keywords

• 37 Earth Sciences
• 3705 Geology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1029/wr011i006p00958

start page

• 958

end page

• 962

volume

• 11

issue

• 6