olm.calcite.calc_K_0

olm.calcite.calc_K_0(T_K)[source]

Calculates mass action constant for conversion of CO2 to carbonic acid.

Calculates mass action constant for conversion of CO2 to carbonic acid using equation from Table 2.2 in Dreybrodt (1988), originally reported in Plummer and Busenberg (1982).

Parameters:
T_K : float

temperature Kelvin

Returns:
K_0 : float

mass action constant for conversion of CO2 to carbonic acid