Title | Autonomous in situ Measurements of Estuarine Surface PCO2: Instrument Development and Initial Estuarine Observations |
Publication Type | Thesis |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Wall, Colleen McKay |
Academic Department | College of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences |
Degree | M.S. |
Pagination | 89 p. |
University | Oregon State University |
City | Corvallis, Or. |
Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 2014 Wall, Colleen McKay, Digital Open Access |
Keywords | Alkalinity, Alsea Bay, Canyon Quarry Park, carbon dioxide, estuarine dynamics, Netarts Bay, salinity, theses, Toledo, Toledo Boat Launch, Yaquina Bay |
Notes | Understanding the carbon cycle is increasingly important in a world feeling the effects of anthropogenic climate change. While oceans absorb carbon dioxide, estuaries release CO2 into the atmosphere, so understanding estuarine processes is particularly important. The carbon cycle in estuaries, however, is complex. In this thesis, the author describes a new instrument that can be used to measure the partial pressure of carbon dioxide and details how it was used in the Yaquina Bay estuary, and in the Pacific Ocean. Measurements of CO2 in Alsea Bay and Netarts Bay are also discussed. The thesis gives a good overview of carbon chemistry and dynamics in the estuarine environment. Major professor was Burke R. Hales. |
URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/zg64tr497 |