calckl {SWMPr}

Calculate oxygen mass transfer coefficient

Description

Calculate oxygen mass transfer coefficient using equations in Thiebault et al. 2008. Output is used to estimate the volumetric reaeration coefficient for ecosystem metabolism.

Usage

calckl(temp, sal, atemp, wspd, bp, height = 10)

Arguments

temp

numeric for water temperature (C)

sal

numeric for salinity (ppt)

atemp

numeric for air temperature (C)

wspd

numeric for wind speed (m/s)

bp

numeric for barometric pressure (mb)

height

numeric for height of anemometer (meters)

Details

This function is used within the ecometab function and should not be used explicitly.

Value

Returns numeric value for oxygen mass transfer coefficient (m d-1).

References

Ro KS, Hunt PG. 2006. A new unified equation for wind-driven surficial oxygen transfer into stationary water bodies. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. 49(5):1615-1622.

Thebault J, Schraga TS, Cloern JE, Dunlavey EG. 2008. Primary production and carrying capacity of former salt ponds after reconnection to San Francisco Bay. Wetlands. 28(3):841-851.

See Also

ecometab