Objective ASSESSMENT OF THE REGULATION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC CO2 CYCLE. THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME COMPRISES TWO MAIN PARTS: 1) LABORATORY RESEARCH ON THE CO2 CYCLE, COVERING - THE SPECIATION OF CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES IN SEA WATER SOLUTION AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE, INITIAL PH VALUE, PRESSURE AND THE DEGREE OF CA-MG CARBONATE SATURATION; - THE SOLUBILITY OF PARTICULATE CARBONATES OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN IN SEA WATER; - DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF THE BUFFERING CAPACITY OF SEA WATER. 2) IN SITU RESEARCH ON: - PH AND ALCALINITY PROFILES IN THE MIXING LAYER OF THE OCEAN (+/- 300M) - SPECIATION OF BICARBONATES AND CARBONATES - INFLUENCE OF THE PHOTOSYNTHESIS OF POSIDONIA POPULATIONS ON THE CO2 TRANSFER. Programme(s) PRE-ENVPROT 3C - Sectoral research and development programme (EEC) in the field of environment (environmental protection and climatology) - indirect and concerted actions - Environmental protection -, 1981-1985 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator UNIVERSITE DE L'ETAT DE LIEGE EU contribution No data Address SART TILMAN 4000 LIEGE 1 Belgium See on map Total cost No data