1. Chapter 6/7 Water, Ocean Structure & Chemestry

2. 2 http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/sst/anomaly/index.html

3. 3 http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/

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5. 5 Hydrogen bonds form when the positive end of one water molecule bonds to the negative end of another water molecule. Two important properties of water molecules: Cohesion – the ability of water molecules to stick to each other, creating surface tension. Adhesion – the tendency of water molecules to stick to other substances Hydrogen Bonds

6. 6 Temperature, Heat, Heat Capacity, Calories, etc. Temperature Measure of av. kinetic energy (motion) of molecules (KE=1/2mv 2 ) unit is degrees C, F or K (Kelvin) Heat Measure of the total kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance Unit is the calorie * Heat Capacity = is a measure of the heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of a substance by 1  C. * Calorie = amount of heat to raise temperature of 1 gram of pure water by 1°C (from 14.5 °C to 15.5 °C) * Latent Heat

7. 7 Not All Substances Have the Same Heat Capacity Water has a very high heat capacity, which means it resists changing temperature when heat is added or removed – large thermal inertia

8. 8 Remember from Chapter 3? Density is a key concept for understanding the structure of Earth – differences in density lead to stratification (layers). Density measures the mass per unit volume of a substance. Density = _Mass_ Volume Density is expressed as grams per cubic centimeter. (pure) Water has a density of 1 g/cm 3 Granite Rock is about 2.7 times more dense just about everything in this course! Temperature affects water’s density

9. 9 The relationship of density and temperature for pure water. Note that points C and D both represent 0°C (32°F) but different densities and thus different states of water. Ice floats because the density of ice is lower than the density of liquid water.

10. 10 Water Becomes Less Dense When It Freezes The space taken by 24 water molecules in the solid lattice could be occupied by 27 water molecules in liquid state, so water expands about 9% as the crystal forms. Because molecules of liquid water are packed less efficiently, ice is less dense than liquid water and floats.

11. 11 Changes of State-due to addition or loss of heat (breaks H bonds) The amount of energy required to break the bonds is termed the latent heat of vaporization. Water has the highest latent heat of vaporization of any known substance.

12. 12 Things to remember: 1. Can have liquid water at 0°C and below (supercooled water) 2. Can change directly solid to gas - sublimation 3. Can boil water at temperature below 100°C (if pressure decreases as when at the top of a high mountain) 4. Evaporation removes heat from Earth’s surface (it is a cooling mechanism) 5. Condensation in atmosphere releases heat that will drive Earth’s weather cycle

13. 13 Dissolved salts in water (a) raise T (temperature) of boiling point (b) lower T of freezing point (a) not so important to oceanography but (b) is, as T around 0°C are common over many areas of the oceans freezing point of seawater ~ -2°C (-1.91 °C) The effect of salt on water’s properties:

14. 14 The ability of a substance to take in or give up a certain amount of heat and undergo small or large changes in temperature Water has high heat capacity = 1 cal/g/˚C Water can gain or lose large quantities of heat without large changes in temperature Salt does not significantly change water’s heat capacity: heat capacity of seawater = 0.96 cal/g/˚C (4% change) Heat Capacity

15. 15 density = mass per unit volume measured in grams per cubic centimeters density of pure water = 1 g/cm 3 (determined at ~ 4°C) density increases as temperature drops to 4°C and then decreases as temperature goes to 0°C ice is less dense than water salt increases water’s density density of sea water > density of pure water ~ 1.03 g/cm 3 at 4°C Density

16. 16 http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/sst/contour/index.html

17. 17 Water nearly incompressible P increases by 14.7lb/in 2 (1 Atmosphere) for every 10 m increase in depth of sea 1 cm 3 will lose 1.7% of its volume at 4000m Thus, sea level is 37 m lower due to compression! Pressure

18. 18 Fig. 6-10, p. 164 San Francisco Norfolk Temperature (°F) San Francisco Norfolk Temperature (°C) Surface Water Moderates Global Temperature

19. 19 Fig. 6-14, p. 167 Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Salinity Temperature Latitude North South Ocean-Surface Conditions Depend on Latitude, Temperature, and Salinity

20. 20 Table 6-3, p. 166

21. 21 Fig. 6-16, p. 168 Sea-surface average salinities in parts per thousand (‰). Sea-surface temperatures during Northern Hemisphere summer

22. 22 Fig. 6-17, p. 169 The Ocean Is Stratified by Density two samples of water can have the same density at different combinations of temperature and salinity!

23. 23 The Ocean Is Stratified into Three Density Zones by Temperature and Salinity a.The surface zone or surface layer or mixed layer b.The pycnocline, or thermocline or halocline c.The deep ocean (~ 80% of the ocean is below the surface zone

24. 24 510152025 Polar Tropical 2,000 Temperate 1,000 4,000 6,000 2,000 Depth (m) 8,000 Depth (ft) 3,000 10,000 40506070 Temperature (°F) Temperature (°C) Typical temperature profiles at polar, tropical, and middle (temperate) latitudes. Note that polar waters lack a thermocline.

25. 25 Sound and light in Seawater Sound and light both travel in waves Refraction is the bending of waves, which occurs when waves travel from one medium to another Refraction Can Bend the Paths of Light and Sound through Water Light may be absorbed, scattered, reflected, refracted and attenuated (decrease in intensity over distance) Sunlight does not travel well in the ocean. Scattering and absorption weaken light

26. 26 Form of electromagnetic radiation Seawater transmits visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (water transmits blue light more efficiently than red) 60% is absorbed by 1 m depth 80% absorbed by 10 m depth No light penetration below 1000 m Shorter wavelengths (blues) are transmitted to deeper depths Light

27. 27 Sound Travels Much Farther Than Light in the Ocean On average: ss in Air = 334 m/s ss in Water = 1500 m/s ss increases as temperature and pressure increase: sound travels faster in warm surface waters and then again in deep (cold) waters where pressures are higher

28. 28 The sofar layer, in which sound waves travel at minimum speed. Sound transmission is particularly efficient - that is, sounds can be heard for great distances - because refraction tends to keep sound waves within the layer. The so(sound)f(fixing)a(and)r(ranging) zone

29. 29 Ocean Chemistry The Ocean is considered a well mixed solution Salinity is the total quantity of dissolved inorganic solids in water. 3.5% salt on average measured in g/kg (ppt = parts per thousand) ocean salinities vary in space evaporation, precipitation, runoff, freezing, and thawing And recall that: The heat capacity of water decreases with increasing salinity As salinity increases, freezing point decreases As salinity increases, evaporation slows (boiling point increases)

30. 30 Fig. 6-14, p. 167 Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Salinity Temperature Latitude North South Ocean-Surface Conditions Depend on Latitude, Temperature, and Salinity

31. 31 Fig. 7-3, p. 189 One kilogram of seawater Water 965.6 g Most abundant ions producing salinity Other components (salinity) 34.4 g Sodium (Na + ) 10.556 g Chloride (Cl – ) 18.980 g Magnesium (Mg 2+ ) 1.272 g Bicarbonate (HCO 3 − ) 0.140 g Other Calcium (Ca 2+ ) 0.400 g Potassium (K + ) 0.380 g Sulfate (SO 4 2− ) 2.649 g Dissolved Salts Major constituents = [] > 1 ppm Account for 99.8% of all dissolved salts

32. 32 Sources of salt: Positive ions: weathering and erosion Negative ions: gases from volcanic eruptions Hydrothermal activity supply and remove salt from the deep ocean Balance of salt: Input: rivers, volcanic activity, groundwater, hydrothermal vents and cold springs, and the decay of once- living organisms. Output: sea spray, uptake by living organisms, incorporation into sediments, and ultimately by subduction. Regulating the Major Constituents in seawater

33. 33 Distribution with depth  Photosynthesis removes CO 2 and produces O 2 at the surface  Respiration produces CO 2 and removes O 2 at all depths  Compensation depth (Photosynthesis = Respiration) CO 2 O 2 Gases photosynthesis respiration

34. 34 Oxygen and CO 2 profiles CO 2 Concentrations Direct solution of gas from the atmosphere Respiration of marine organisms Oxidation (decomposition) of organic matter O 2 Concentrations Photosynthesis Bottom water enrichment oxygen minimum

35. 35 metric tons C (10 6 ) The Carbon/Carbon Dioxide Cycle - numbers in black = rates of exchange numbers in green = total amounts stored in reservoirs numbers in parenthesis = net annual changes  Ocean uptake from atmosphere Depends on: pH, temperature, salinity, chemistry  Biological pump

36. 36 Seawater Alkaline, pH from 7.5-8.5 Average pH=7.8 pH relatively constant due to buffering action of CO 2 Buffer = substance that prevents sudden or large changes in the acidity or alkalinity of a solution Important for biological processes pH inversely proportional to the concentration of CO 2

37. 37 CO 2 combines readily with seawater to form carbonic acid (H 2 CO 3 ). Carbonic acid can then lose a H+ ion to become a bicarbonate ion (HCO 3- ), or two H+ ions to become a carbonate ion (CO 3 2- ). Some bicarbonate ions dissociate to form carbonate ions, which combine with calcium ions in seawater to form calcium carbonate (CaCO3), used by some organisms to form hard shells and skeletons. When their builders die, these structures may fall to the seabed as carbonate sediments, eventually to be redissolved. As the double arrows indicate, all these reactions may move in either direction. CO 2 Buffer

38. 38 pH: acidity of seawater 7.5 - 8.5 Carbon dioxide acts as a buffer that prevents large variations in pH Major salt ions are in constant proportions except in coastal areas Ocean is a net source of oxygen to atmosphere Biological processes pump CO 2 into the deep ocean Chapter 7 - Summary