Academic Courses Courses OCG 694C Marine Particles Theoretical, laboratory, and field studies of oceanic particle dynamics. Emphasis is on the chemical, biological, and physical processes that control the formation, transformation, and settling of marine particles.
Discussion also focuses on techniques used for particle sampling and analysis.
Articles from the literature are used to demonstrate the importance of particle dynamics in chemical and biological processes operating in the oceans. This course examines natural and artificial radionuclides in the marine environment, with an emphasis on their use as chemical tracers of ocean processes. Discussion will also include sampling and analysis techniques.