Earth and Ocean Sciences (EOS) Courses>Introductory Chemical Oceanography

EOS312 - Introductory Chemical Oceanography

Description

An introduction to the sources, distribution, and transformations of chemical constituents of the ocean, and their relation to biological, chemical, geological, and physical processes. Topics include: controls on average concentration of chemicals in the ocean; vertical and horizontal distributions of ocean constituents; air-sea interactions; production, export, and remineralization of organic matter; the ocean carbon cycle; human-induced changes; stable isotopes and trace elements.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-4-0

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete 1 of:
      • EOS110 - Oceans and Atmosphere (1.5)
      • EOS314 - Descriptive Physical Oceanography (1.5)
      • EOS431 - Physical Oceanography (1.5)
    • Complete all of:
      • CHEM102 - Chemical Reactivity Fundamentals with Environmental Applications (1.5)
    • Complete 1 of:
      • MATH100 - Calculus I (1.5)
      • MATH102 - Calculus for Students in the Social and Biological Sciences (1.5)
      • MATH109 - Introduction to Calculus (1.5)

Course offered by

School of Earth and Ocean Sciences

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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