Sedimentary pH Profiles in Ocean Acidification and Carbon Capture Research

A dataset from a study validating a novel optical sensor (MOPP) for measuring sedimentary pH profiles during simulated carbon capture storage leakage. The research investigated impact and recovery from high CO2 plumes in two types of natural marine sediment. Data supports analysis of pH variability, sediment permeability effects, and recovery timelines post-perturbation.

Use Cases

• Analyze sedimentary pH profile recovery timelines post-CO2 perturbation cessation using the validated MOPP sensor data.
• Compare impact of high CO2 plumes on pH between sediment types, factoring in baseline pH variability and permeability.
• Model the relationship between sediment characteristics (e.g., grain size/fineness) and persistent pH variability during recovery phases.
• Benchmark optical sensor (MOPP) performance against microprofiling methods for pH measurement in experimental setups.

Strengths

• Data validated using microprofiling during a controlled CCS leakage experiment.
• Research covers two distinct types of natural marine sediment for comparative analysis.
• Method offers characteristics noted as user-friendly, fast, robust to sediment type, and with a large sediment depth range.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (rows, columns), file formats, and sample structure are unknown from the input.
• Temporal and geographic coverage of the experimental data is not specified.
• Data originates from a single published study, limiting scope to its experimental conditions.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS); Publication in QICS Special Issue - International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control.

Collection Method

Optical sensor application (MOPP) validated with microprofiling during a controlled carbon capture storage leakage experiment.

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