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THE OCEANS
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bulletLearn about geochemical processes that occur in estuaries.
bulletDefine halmyrolysis.
bulletUnderstand the concept of residence time for elements in the ocean.
bulletDiscover the mechanisms by which elements are added to or removed from seawater.
bulletLearn how carbonates behave in seawater and define the calcite compensation depth (CCD).
bulletLearn about the role of hydrothermal processes in controlling seawater chemistry.
bulletDefine conservative, nutrient and scavenged behavior of trace elements in seawater.
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Required: All of Chapter 4 in Andrews et al. (1996) (1st. ed.) or Chapter 6 in Andrews et al. (2004) (2nd. ed.).
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