Research Article

Evaluation of the Potential for Dissolved Oxygen Ingress into Deep Sedimentary Basins during a Glaciation Event

Table 5

Description of the simulation scenarios included in the sensitivity analysis.

Scenario NameRate parametersO2 contents in meltwater

Base case, from Table 31
Scenario 1, increased 10-fold1
Scenario 2, from Table 30.21
Scenario 3, increased 10-fold0.21

Partial pressure of O2(g) in atm corresponds to 60 mg l−1 for 1 atm and 12.6 mg l−1 for 0.21 atm.