Oceanography

  1. Chemical Oceanography
    1. Composition of Seawater
      1. Major Constituents
        1. Chloride
          1. Sodium
            1. Sulfate
              1. Magnesium
                1. Calcium
                  1. Potassium
                    1. Bicarbonate
                    2. Minor and Trace Elements
                      1. Bromide
                        1. Strontium
                          1. Boron
                            1. Fluoride
                              1. Trace Metals
                                1. Iron
                                  1. Manganese
                                    1. Zinc
                                      1. Copper
                                    2. Principle of Constant Proportions
                                      1. Definition and Application
                                        1. Conservative vs Non-Conservative Elements
                                        2. Residence Time of Elements
                                          1. Calculation Methods
                                            1. Significance for Ocean Chemistry
                                          2. Dissolved Gases
                                            1. Gas Exchange Processes
                                              1. Atmospheric Exchange
                                                1. Biological Processes
                                                  1. Chemical Reactions
                                                    1. Physical Processes
                                                    2. Oxygen
                                                      1. Distribution in Water Column
                                                        1. Oxygen Minimum Zone
                                                          1. Biological Influences
                                                            1. Physical Controls
                                                            2. Carbon Dioxide
                                                              1. Carbonate System
                                                                1. Dissolved CO2
                                                                  1. Bicarbonate Ion
                                                                    1. Carbonate Ion
                                                                      1. Carbonic Acid
                                                                      2. Buffering Capacity
                                                                        1. pH Regulation
                                                                          1. Alkalinity
                                                                      3. Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles
                                                                        1. Carbon Cycle
                                                                          1. Biological Pump
                                                                            1. Primary Production
                                                                              1. Organic Matter Export
                                                                                1. Remineralization
                                                                                2. Solubility Pump
                                                                                  1. CO2 Solubility
                                                                                    1. Temperature Effects
                                                                                    2. Carbonate Pump
                                                                                      1. Calcification
                                                                                        1. Dissolution
                                                                                      2. Nitrogen Cycle
                                                                                        1. Nitrogen Fixation
                                                                                          1. Nitrification
                                                                                            1. Denitrification
                                                                                              1. Ammonification
                                                                                                1. Anammox Process
                                                                                                2. Phosphorus Cycle
                                                                                                  1. Sources and Inputs
                                                                                                    1. Biological Utilization
                                                                                                      1. Regeneration
                                                                                                        1. Burial
                                                                                                        2. Silicon Cycle
                                                                                                          1. Silica Sources
                                                                                                            1. Diatom Utilization
                                                                                                              1. Dissolution
                                                                                                                1. Burial
                                                                                                              2. Nutrients in the Ocean
                                                                                                                1. Macronutrients
                                                                                                                  1. Nitrate
                                                                                                                    1. Phosphate
                                                                                                                      1. Silicate
                                                                                                                        1. Ammonium
                                                                                                                        2. Micronutrients
                                                                                                                          1. Iron
                                                                                                                            1. Zinc
                                                                                                                              1. Copper
                                                                                                                                1. Cobalt
                                                                                                                                  1. Molybdenum
                                                                                                                                  2. Nutrient Distribution
                                                                                                                                    1. Vertical Profiles
                                                                                                                                      1. Horizontal Patterns
                                                                                                                                        1. Seasonal Variations
                                                                                                                                        2. Nutrient Limitation
                                                                                                                                          1. Limiting Nutrients by Region
                                                                                                                                            1. Co-limitation
                                                                                                                                            2. Upwelling and Nutrient Supply
                                                                                                                                              1. Coastal Upwelling
                                                                                                                                                1. Equatorial Upwelling
                                                                                                                                                  1. Deep Water Upwelling
                                                                                                                                                2. Ocean Acidity
                                                                                                                                                  1. pH of Seawater
                                                                                                                                                    1. Measurement Techniques
                                                                                                                                                      1. Natural Variability
                                                                                                                                                        1. Buffering Systems
                                                                                                                                                        2. Ocean Acidification
                                                                                                                                                          1. Anthropogenic CO2 Input
                                                                                                                                                            1. Chemical Changes
                                                                                                                                                              1. pH Decrease
                                                                                                                                                                1. Carbonate Ion Reduction
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Aragonite Saturation
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Impacts on Marine Organisms
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Calcifying Organisms
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Shell Formation
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Coral Calcification
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Food Web Effects

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