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. 2004 Mar;70(3):1608–1616. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.3.1608-1616.2004

TABLE 1.

Diffusion coefficients used in this studya

Salinity (‰, wt/vol) O2Dw (10−5 cm2 s−1) O2 Φ × Dc (10−5 cm2 s−1) CH4Dc (10−5 cm2 s−1)
264 1.46 0.95 0.81
228 1.56 1.01 0.86
215 1.60 1.04 0.88
205 1.63 1.06 0.90
198 1.65 1.07 0.91
164 1.76 1.14 0.97
128 1.89 1.23 1.04
a

Data are available at http:/www.unisense.com/support/pdf/gas_tables.pdf. Dw, diffusion coefficient in free solution; Dc, diffusion constant in the crust.