Total inorganic carbon

Carbon compounds can be distinguished as either organic or inorganic, and dissolved or particulate, depending on their composition.

This software calculate chemical equilibria for aquatic inorganic carbon species and parameters.

The programs are widely used by oceanographers and limnologists to understand and predict chemical equilibria in natural waters.

CT is a key parameter when making measurements related to the pH of natural aqueous systems,[6] and carbon dioxide flux estimates.

Total inorganic carbon is typically measured by the acidification of the sample which drives the equilibria to CO2.

Carbon is separated into four distinct pools based on whether it is organic or inorganic, and whether it is dissolved or particulate. The processes associated with each arrow describe the transformation associated with the transfer of carbon from one reservoir to another.
Relationship between carbon types