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Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
MoWe 2:30p.m. – 3:45p.m.
Wheatley-Peters W01-0009 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
MoWe 2:30p.m. – 3:45p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W01-0009
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles provides a quantitative treatment of the cycling of biologically important elements in the ocean in the present and past. This course examines the two-way interactions between marine ecosystems and their chemical environment, and their implications for the distributions of carbon, oxygen, nutrients, and trace metals in the ocean. A particular focus is on the ocean¿s carbon cycle, and the role that organisms and ocean circulation play in regulating the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere over geologic time.

Guest registration opens August 18

Course Details