The Buffering Balance: Modeling Arctic river total-, inorganic- and organic-alkalinity fluxes C.W. Hunt, J.E. Salisbury, W. Wollheim, M. Mineau, and R.J.

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The Buffering Balance: Modeling Arctic river total-, inorganic- and organic-alkalinity fluxes C.W. Hunt, J.E. Salisbury, W. Wollheim, M. Mineau, and R.J. Stewart. University of New Hampshire

CO 2 CO 2 (aq) H 2 CO 3 HCO H + CO H + Carbonic Acid Bicarbonate Carbonate B(OH) 4 - HPO 4 2- SiO(OH) 3 - NH 3 H 3 PO 4 PO 4 3- OH - Organic - Total alkalinity (T-Alk): The buffering capacity of an aqueous solution. OR The capacity of an aqueous solution to neutralize acid. Implications: CO 2 degassing estimates Decreased pH Overestimated Ω Reduced estuary buffering

How is alkalinity defined? Acid-Neutralizing Definition: T-Alk = [HCO 3 − ] + 2[CO 3 −2 ] + [B(OH) 4 − ] + 2[PO 4 −3 ] + [HPO 4 −2 ] + [SiO(OH) 3 − ] …+ [Organic - ] Ion Balance Definition [HCO 3 − ] + 2[CO 3 −2 ] +[OH - ]- [H + ] = [Na + ]+[K + ]+ 2[Ca +2 ] + 2[Mg +2 ] - [Cl - ] - 2[SO 4 -2 ] - [Organic - ] Working Definitions: C-Alk = [HCO 3 − ] + 2[CO 3 −2 ] ≈ [HCO 3 − ] NC-Alk = [B(OH) 4 − ] + 2[PO 4 −3 ] + [HPO 4 −2 ] + [SiO(OH) 3 − ] + [Organic - ] Org-Alk = [Organic - ] ≈ NC-Alk Org-Alk% = [Org-Alk] / [Total Alk]

Where has Org-Alk been documented? Hunt et al. 2011, 2014 Cai et al. 1998, Cai and Wang 1998 Wang et al Abril et al De Kluijver et al. 2014

How is Org-Alk measured? It’s not! (directly, at least) -Method 1: Difference between measured and calculated T-Alk Org-Alk = T-Alk meas - T-Alk DIC,pH,pCO2 -Method 2: Re-titration Org-Alk = T-Alk (second titration) -Method 3: Estimation Org-Alk = f(DOC, pH) Oliver 1983 BETTER TOOLS ARE NEEDED! Requires 3 carbonate measurements Poor precision, hysteresis,time-consuming Small n, possible errors at higher Alk/pH O-Alk, Difference method (DIC+pH, µmol/l)

Gulf of Maine Org-Alk A B D E C AB CDE %

Water Balance Model (WBM) Vorosmarty et al (Appendix B) FrAMES Water Transport Model (WTM, STN) Vorosmarty et al Other functions* “Vertical” movement of water (precip, ET, etc.) Wollheim et al Wisser et al Stewart et al “Horizontal” movement of water (river network routing using STN or Simulated Topological Network) Nitrogen, Reservoirs, Transient Storage * These are often embedded within WBM, WTM 1.2., HCO 3 - (lithology+urban) Org-Alk (DOC)

Model Results- Gulf of Maine

Arctic Great Rivers Observatory (GRO)/PARTNERS Arctic data Image from Tank et al (µmol/l)

Yukon Mackenzie Kolyma Yenisey Ob Lena Oliver 1983: [Org-Alk] = (10 -pH )(DOC*10) (10 -pH ) + K DOC (µmol C/l) Arctic Great Rivers Observatory (GRO)/PARTNERS Arctic data

Model Arctic Concentration Results

Model Arctic HCO 3 - Flux Results

Model Arctic DOC Flux Results

Conclusions Gulf of Maine DOC/Org-Alk% relationship most likely not appropriate for Arctic rivers More Arctic validation data needed, especially DIC or pCO 2 Hope to incorporate DOC quality- remote sensing opportunities Calibrate model coefficients for Arctic setting Including a permafrost parameter Future Goals

Arctic-Coastal Land Ocean Interactions A NASA Scoping Study Grants NASA NNX14AD75G and NNX09AU89G

Questions? I have many, such as: What factors are missing in the model for DOC, HCO3? Is there a better way to model Arctic O-Alk? We eventually need DOC quality in order to understand DOC color signature. Can SUVA get us there? What data are needed to improve understanding of Artic O-Alk? Strategies for modeling Arctic river pH? How can we simulate the potential release of DOC from thawing permafrost?

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Loading equation: DOC (µmol/l) = Constant * RO Slope Slope =1 - (0.0001WL 2 – *WL ) Constant = WL *WL RO=Runoff (mm/d), WL=Wetland% HCO3 (µmol/l) = Lithological HCO 3 - load (Amiotte-Suchet et al. 2003) Global 1° lithology (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012) Respiration Removal of DOC: RespVf (m/d) = KResp * RespQ10 (waterT - Resp_Tref) / 10 RespRemoval = DOC * ( (-RespVf / HL) ) HL=Hydraulic Load (m/d) Photolysis Removal of DOC: PhotoVf (m/d) = KPhoto * PAR * (PhotoDepth * ChannelDepth) PhotoRemoval = HPOA * ( (-PhotoVf / HL) )