Main description:

The study of the biology, chemistry and physics of the ocean is critical to our understanding of the current biosphere and how it may evolve with future climate change. This unique textbook offers a comprehensive scope of the major components of marine chemistry. The purpose is to review important concepts of pure chemistry that are most relevant to marine chemistry and then apply them to specific marine topics. The book will not be just a descriptive state of the science, but, by spanning topics such as the formation of the oceans, the role oceans play in regulating our climate's chemistry, it will demonstrate the ocean's dominant influence over the biosphere.

Contents:

The Age of the Oceans. Oceans and Energy. Composition of Seawater (Major and Minor Elements). Revisiting Thermodynamics & Chemical Kinetics. pH and p . Dissolved Gases. The Carbonate System. REDOX. Precipitation and Particles. Metals. Organic Matter. Photochemistry. Elemental Cycles. Hydrothermal Systems. Tracers of Chemical Transformations in the Ocean. Coastal Zones. Chemistry of Marine Systems.