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Chemical oceanography is the study of the mechanisms that control the distribution of elements and compounds in the ocean. Following the exploration of the 1960's and '70s, chemical oceanography is now focused on specific processes and their rates distributed throughout the world's oceans. Our school takes pride in being a leader in an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the chemical distribution of inorganic and organic, stable, and radioactive elements. Read More.
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Areas of Research
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- Carbon Dynamics
- This research area includes problems that encompass the role of the ocean in absorbing anthropogenic CO2 to mechanisms controlling organic carbon burial and the long-term maintenance of oxygen in the atmosphere.
- Solute-Particle Interactions
- Immobilization of seawater solutes on to particulate matter and sediments plays a key role in controlling trace element distributions in the ocean and perhaps the organic matter content of marine sediments.
- Hydrothermal Systems
- The focus is the 550 km long Juan de Fuca ridge located about 300 miles off the coast of Washington. This study has employed both surface ships and submersible investigations of the geological, geophysical, chemical, and microbiological processes active in seafloor hydrothermal vents.
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