Marine geochemistry
Course at Stockholm University, Department of geological sciences, geochemical processes on Earth in an oceanographic context.
The course has a quantitative earth system perspective and takes advantage of the tools obtained in geochemical field sampling and data evaluation, isotope geochemistry, and geochemical modeling, but can also be read without these courses.
The aim is to provide an advanced course for students in geosciences and marine geosciences with basic knowledge in geochemistry and modeling skills.
The course deals with the physical and chemical development of seawater, the biological pump, sediment diagenesis, transport processes in sediments and exchange seabed-ocean and between ocean and atmosphere. You will evaluate and interpret the geological evolution of ocean chemical composition using geochemical tools for palaeooceanographic interpretations.
You will also apply box models of geochemical reservoirs for various substances and molecules in dissolved and solid form, manage the geochemical model PHREEQC to evaluate the formation and dissolution of primary and secondary minerals in seawater and sediments, conduct experiments and chemical analyses of sediment cores, and determine the exchange of nutrients and dissolved gases between sediment and seawater. In the field studies, sediment and pore water chemistry is analysed using ICP, chromatographic and spectrophotometric methods. Results are reported both in writing and orally within a freely chosen marine geochemical research topic and are reported in writing and orally for a field and laboratory activity report.
Information for admitted students autumn 2024
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Registration before each semester is mandatory and is done via student.ladok.se.
In order to register, your student account must be activated. You can register yourself using your university account. Registration generally opens two weeks before the start of the course and you must have registered no later than one week after the start of the course. If you have problems with registration, contact our student office.
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Reserve admission
If you have been placed on a waiting list, you will be contacted by e-mail one to two weeks before the course begins. It is sent to the address you entered on Antagning.se. For Research traineeship courses, traineeship courses and degree project, see more information above.
Conditionally admitted
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Disability
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Decline your admission
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If there are extenuating circumstances you may apply for a deferral of the commencement of your studies.
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The course has a quantitative earth system perspective and takes advantage of the tools obtained in geochemical field sampling and data evaluation, isotope geochemistry, and geochemical modeling, but can also be read without these courses.
The aim is to provide an advanced course for students in geosciences and marine geosciences with basic knowledge in geochemistry and modeling skills.
The course deals with the physical and chemical development of seawater, the biological pump, sediment diagenesis, transport processes in sediments and exchange seabed-ocean and between ocean and atmosphere. You will evaluate and interpret the geological evolution of ocean chemical composition using geochemical tools for palaeooceanographic interpretations.
You will also apply box models of geochemical reservoirs for various substances and molecules in dissolved and solid form, manage the geochemical model PHREEQC to evaluate the formation and dissolution of primary and secondary minerals in seawater and sediments, conduct experiments and chemical analyses of sediment cores, and determine the exchange of nutrients and dissolved gases between sediment and seawater. In the field studies, sediment and pore water chemistry is analysed using ICP, chromatographic and spectrophotometric methods. Results are reported both in writing and orally within a freely chosen marine geochemical research topic and are reported in writing and orally for a field and laboratory activity report.
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Course literature
Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.
Steven Emerson, John Hedges, 2008
Chemical Oceanography and the Marine Carbon Cycle
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780511793202 -
Course reports
Course evaluations allow the possibility to affect and take responsibility for your own learning and gives important information for our work with pedagogical development.
It's important that all students complete the course evaluations after each course, it gives the Department the opportunity to improve the courses' quality.
The course evaluation is composed of a number of questions and specific questions for each course. If you, as a student, want to contribute with more course specific questions you may send them to studies@geo.su.se.
If you haven't received the course evaluation for your finished course, or if you have other questions regarding course evaluations at IGV please contact studies@geo.su.se.
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Contact
Elisabeth DäckerAdministrativ studierektor
- Visiting address
- S 316
- Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset
Wei-Li HongAssistant professor of Geochemistry
- Visiting address
- R333
- Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset
a geochmist, geologist, and modeler
