Marine Organic Geochemistry

Carbon reservoirs and flows in the ocean.

The oceanic carbon cycle. (PMEL Carbon Group, NOAA.)

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MIT Course Number

12.746

As Taught In

Spring 2005

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

This class is designed to provide the student with a global to molecular-level perspective of organic matter cycling in the oceans and marine sediments. Topics include: Organic matter (C,N,P) composition, reactivity and budgets within, and fluxes through, major ocean reservoirs; microbial recycling pathways for organic matter; models of organic matter degradation and preservation; role of anoxia in organic matter burial; relationships between dissolved and particulate (sinking and suspended) organic matter; methods for characterization of sedimentary organic matter; and application of biological markers as tools in oceanography. Both structural and isotopic aspects are covered.

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Daniel Repeta, and Timothy Eglinton. 12.746 Marine Organic Geochemistry. Spring 2005. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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