Chemical Oceanography

Catalog description

Study of the chemical processes that regulate the marine environment. Application of chemical principles in the descriptive chemistry of the oceans and their sediments, including the composition of salt and marine sediments, major elements, nutrients, and traces. The processes that regulate the composition of seawater, the distribution of chemical species, the interaction of marine chemistry and trace metals on the ocean floor are studied. Emphasis on the application of core concepts with examples of marine chemistry within Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Biogeochemical cycles and the use of chemical indicators to study oceanic and coastal processes will be discussed.