College of Chemistry Course Guide

EPS 103 - Introduction to Aquatic and Marine Geochemistry (4 Units)

(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)

Course Overview

Summary

Introduction to marine geochemistry: the global water cycle; processes governing the distribution of chemical species within the hydrosphere; ocean circulation; chemical mass balances, fluxes, and reactions in the marine environment from global to submicron scales; carbon system equilibrium chemistry and biogeochemistry of fresh and salt walter; applications of natural and anthropogenic stable and radioactive tracers; internal ocean processes.

Prerequisites

CHEM 1A, MATH 1A, or 16A. EPS C82 recommended

Spring only

Workload

Time Commitment

3 hours of lecture per week.




UC Berkeley Course Guide