| Chemical Oceanography (OCN 623) Course Outline -- Spring 2008 | ||||
| Not here: | Date | Topic | Reading | Instructor |
| 15-Jan | Introduction to course | FS | ||
| 17-Jan | Geochemical differentiation of the earth and origin of the oceans | MM | ||
| CM | 22-Jan | Geochemical reservoirs and transfer processes | L ch 21 | MM |
| CM | 24-Jan | Balancing reaction equations, oxidation state, redox reactions | H | BG |
| CM | 29-Jan | Gibbs Free Energy and chemical equilibrium | S (1st half) | BG |
| CM | 31-Jan | *** Ocean Retreat -- no class *** | ||
| CM | 5-Feb | Redox and pE-pH diagrams | L ch 7 | FS |
| CM | 7-Feb | Ion speciation | S (2nd half), L ch 5 | FS |
| CM | 12-Feb | Chemical composition of sea water; major constituents | L ch 2, 3, 4 | FS |
| CM | 14-Feb | Dissolved gases other than carbon dioxide in sea water | L ch 6 | FS |
| ***Term paper topics due*** | ||||
| CM, BH, BG | 19-Feb | Carbon dioxide, alkalinity and pH | L ch 15 | FS |
| CM, BH, BG | 21-Feb | Nutrients; Aerobic carbon production and consumption | L ch 8 & 9 | FS |
| CM, BH | 26-Feb | Aerobic to anaerobic diagenesis in sediments | L ch 12 | BG |
| FS,MM,CM | 28-Feb | Biogenic production, carbonate saturation and sediment distributions | L ch 15 & 16 | BG |
| FS, CM | 4-Mar | Mid-Term Exam (covers Jan 17 - *** lectures) | ||
| FS, CM | 6-Mar | Fluxes from high temperature reactions along the mid-ocean ridge axis | L ch 19 | MM |
| FS, CM | 11-Mar | Fluxes from diagenesis deep in sediments and basement | MM | |
| CM | 13-Mar | Organic compounds in sea water | L ch 22, 23 | FS |
| CM | 18-Mar | Oceanic water mass tracers | L ch 10 & 24 | FS |
| CM | 20-Mar | Estuaries: classification and mixing processes | FS | |
| 1-Apr | Biogeochemical modelling of estuaries | H | FS | |
| 3-Apr | Air-sea exchange | L ch 6 (2nd half) | BH | |
| 8-Apr | Atmosphere and climate change | BH | ||
| 10-Apr | Trace elements in sea water - I | L ch 11 | CM | |
| ***First draft of term papers due*** | ||||
| 15-Apr | Trace elements in sea water - II | CM | ||
| 17-Apr | Stable isotopic tracers | L ch 29 | CM | |
| ***Reviews of term papers due*** | ||||
| 22-Apr | Radio-isotopic tracers | L ch 28 | CM | |
| BG | 24-Apr | Oceans and climate | L ch 25 | CM |
| 29-Apr | Evolution of oceanic chemical cycles | CM | ||
| 1-May | Term paper presentations - I | BG | ||
| ***Final draft of term papers due*** | ||||
| 6-May | Term paper presentations - II | BG | ||
| 13-May | Final Exam Note: time is 9:45 - 11:45 am | FS | ||
| Class: Tuesday & Thursday, 10:30 - 11:45 am, MSB 315 Q & A sessions: Wed, 2:30-4, MSB 200 | ||||
| Course Coordinator: Frank Sansone, MSB 523, x68370, sansone@hawaii.edu | ||||
| Instructors: Barry Huebert, Chris Measures, Mike Mottl, Frank Sansone | ||||
| Teaching Assistant: Courtney Daniels, MSB 215A, x62014, cfritz@hawaii.edu | ||||
| Readings: L = Libes, Marine Biogeochemistry (course text); S = Snoeyink and Jenkins; H = Handout | ||||
| Final grade = 25% final exam; 25% mid-term exam; 30% term paper, first draft, and oral presentation; | ||||
| 20% problem sets and class participation | ||||
| BH not here: Feb 18 - 25 | ||||
| MM not here: Feb. 27-March 1 | ||||
| CM not here: Jan 20th - March 26th | ||||
| FS not here: Feb 28 - March 12 | ||||
| BG not here: Feb. 15 - 21, Apr. 24 - 28 | ||||
| Lectures: FS = 9 (+exams), CM = 6, MM = 4, BG = 4 (+ term papers + presentations), BH = 2 | ||||