Chemical Oceanography (OCN 623) Course Outline -- Spring 2013
Date	Topic	Reading	Instructor	Class Project
8-Jan	Introduction to course. Scientific literature searches.	syllabus	FS
10-Jan	Balancing reaction equations, oxidation state, redox reactions	Handout	FS
15-Jan	Gibbs Free Energy and chemical equilibrium	S (1st half)	FS
17-Jan	Redox and pE-pH diagrams	L ch 7	FS
22-Jan	Ion speciation	S (2nd half), L ch 5	FS
24-Jan	Chemical composition of sea water; major constituents	L ch 2, 3, 4	FS
29-Jan	Dissolved gases other than carbon dioxide in sea water	L ch 6 (1st half)	FS
31-Jan	Carbon dioxide, alkalinity and pH	L ch 15	FS
5-Feb	Nutrients; Aerobic carbon production and consumption	L ch 8 & 9	FS
7-Feb	Biogenic production, carbonate saturation and sediment distributions	L ch 15 & 16	BB
12-Feb	Aerobic to anaerobic diagenesis in sediments	L ch 12	BB	Class project topics due
14-Feb	Organic compounds in sea water	L ch 22, 23	FS
19-Feb	Fluxes from high temperature reactions along the mid-ocean ridge axis	L ch 19	MM
21-Feb	Fluxes from diagenesis deep in sediments and basement		MM
26-Feb	*** Mid-Term Exam (includes Jan 10 - Feb 21 lectures, readings, and homework) ***		AO
28-Feb	Oceanic water mass tracers	L ch 10 & 24	DH
5-Mar	Stable isotopic tracers	H	DH
7-Mar	Radio-isotopic tracers	H	DH
12-Mar	Air-sea exchange	L ch 6 (2nd half)	DH
14-Mar	Atmosphere, the water cycle, and climate change		DH
19-Mar	Student presentations - previews		FS	First draft of bibliography due
21-Mar	Trace elements in sea water - I	L ch 11	FS
26-Mar	Spring break - no class
28-Mar	Spring break - no class
2-Apr	Trace elements in sea water - II		FS	Peer reviews of drafts due
4-Apr	Estuaries: classification and mixing processes	H	FS
9-Apr	Estuarine and coastal biogeochemistry		FS
11-Apr	***TBD***
16-Apr	Oceans and climate change	L ch 25	FS
18-Apr	Evolution of oceanic chemical cycles - I	H	FS
23-Apr	Evolution of oceanic chemical cycles - II	H	FS	Final draft of bibliography due
25-Apr	Student presentations - I
30-Apr	Student presentations - II
9-May	Final Exam, 9:45–11:45 am
Class: Tuesday & Thursday, 10:30 - 11:45 am, MSB 315
Course Coordinator: Frank Sansone, MSB 533, 956-8370, sansone@soest.hawaii.edu
	Office hours: 12-1 pm on days he lectures; email to make appointments for other times
Instructors: Frank Sansone, David Ho, Mike Mottl, Becky Briggs
Teaching assistant: Arisa Okazaki, MSB 213A, okazakia@hawaii.edu
Readings: L = Libes, Marine Biogeochemistry, 2nd Ed. (course text); S = Snoeyink and Jenkins; H = Handout
Final grade = 25% final exam; 25% mid-term exam; 25% class project, first draft, and oral presentation;
	25% problem sets and class participation
OCN 623 - STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
	1) Explain the underlying principles of chemical and biogeochemical cycling in marine systems;
	2) Identify marine chemical and biogeochemical processes that impact the student's areas of oceanographic interest, and know how to access and understand information on these processes;
	3) Use written and oral communication to clearly explain marine chemical and biogeochemical processes and related contemporary research.
	Updated 2/22/2013