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Aquatic Geochemical Oceanography provides a comprehensive review of the quantitative study of the geochemistry of the ocean.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Overview of Ocean Distributions and Circulation
- 3: Mass Balance: The Cornerstone of Chemical Oceanography
- 4: Properties of Water and Seawater
- 5: Chemical Equilibrium
- 6: Activity Scales and Activity Corrections
- 7: Major Components, Salinity, and Density of Seawater
- 8: Major Macronutrients
- 9: Marine Trace Element Biogeochemistry
- 10: Trace Element Distributions and Controlling Processes in the Ocean
- 11: Ocean Carbonate Chemistry: Reactions and Calculations
- 12: Ocean Carbonate Distributions
- 13: Gases and Gas Exchange
- 14: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
- 15: Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) Environments
- 16: What Controls the Composition of River Water and Seawater: Equilibrium versus Kinetic Ocean
- 17: Global Ocean Cycles of Mg, Si, P, N, C, O¿, and Fe
About the author
James W. Murray, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he has taught courses in the School of Oceanography on aquatic and chemical oceanography since 1973. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Oceanography from the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in 1973. He was Founding Director of the UW Program on Climate Change in 2001 and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Geophysical Union.
Summary
Aquatic Geochemical Oceanography provides a comprehensive review of the quantitative study of the geochemistry of the ocean.
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An advanced understanding of aquatic chemistry has never been more important. This book provides an excellent combination of fundamental knowledge required for any aquatic geochemist, and applied problems that allow students to employ their understanding in a quantitative framework. The introductory chapters set the stage for the interdisciplinary nature of geochemistry, while the subsequent chapters provide a detailed description of key aspects of aquatic chemistry. The chapter on trace metals is particularly valuable, as no oceanography textbook to date has incorporated the vast knowledge afforded by the GEOTRACES program.
