This research focuses on identifying spatial and temporal variationsof the carbon
dioxide system in the surface seawater of Tartouscityduring the period betweenspring and
summer 2015.In Addition to the extent influenced by some hydrological propert
ies of
water (temperature and salinity) and the impact all of this on the pH of marine water
values.
The results showed low partial pressure of the carbon dioxide in seawaters (PCO2
sea)
in the summercompared with spring, which is reflected on the air-sea flux values (FCO2),
where CO2 released from surface seawater to the air in summer and incontradiction of that
in the spring (0.0632mmol /m²/ day and -0.0715 mmol /m²/day, respectively). In spring,
low temperature and salinity of the water (22.707-22.727C and 37.605-37.765‰
respectively), in addition to increased biological activity contributed in increasing the
absorption of CO2 from the water.These leading to a decrease PCO2
sea (409.0- 429.5μatm)
associated with low concentrations of all of the total inorganic carbon (2229.5-
2242.5μmol/kg) and total alkalinity (2588.873-2590.9μmol/kg). and as a result the surface
sea waters become a reservoir of dioxide carbon atmospheric.
In the summer, the rise in temperature and salinity of surface seawater (28.85-
29.60Cand38.15-38.60‰, respectively) and reduced biological activity all contributed to
the decrease dissolved CO2 values and increase of PCO2
sea(437.5 - 453.5μatm)
associated with increasing concentrations of each of the total inorganic carbon
(2267.9 - 2296.0μmol/kg) and total alkalinity (2739.6 -2741.2μmol/kg).In this way the
surface sea water is source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
The research experiment was carried out during the 2007, 2008 and 2009
seasons on grape variety Al- Helwani (10 years old) to study the effect of NPK
fertilization rates and the triple superphosphate (T.S.P) application method on
some fruits chara
cters.Three fertilization NPK rates were used, rate 1
(75:25:50) kg/ ha, twofold and fourfold of rate 1, in three replicates in addition
to control. The application of (T.S.P) was on soil surface and at 30 cm depth.
The results showed significant increase of the total soluble solids (TSS), pH and
vitamin C compared to control. while the content of TSS in juice increased by
40.9%, 44.6%, 50.3% in the three rates, respectively, compared to control, pH
increased from 5.45 in control to 5.92; 5.89; 5.73 in the three rates,
respectively, in turn, significant decrease in total acidity (TA) was noted by
15.3, 11.1 and 42.8%, in the three rates, respectively, compared to control.
ASignificant increase of (TSS) by 2.5% and vitamin C by 10 % in deep T.S.P
application compared to the surface application, on the other hand, (TA)
decreased significantly by 4.2%, while, there was no significant differences in
pH, in both treatments.