ocean chemistry
Marine chemical makeup
Ocean chemistry is the study of the chemical composition and processes of seawater—its salts, dissolved gases, nutrients, and how these interact with marine life and the atmosphere.
The field examines phenomena like ocean acidification, where absorbed carbon dioxide lowers pH levels: Ocean chemistry is changing faster than at any point in millions of years.
- sea waterSalty ocean liquid
- carbon cycleBiogeochemical element circulation process
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
- dissolved oxygenOxygen in water
- nitrogen cycleBiogeochemical element circulation
pH · remineralization · oil spills · microplastics · coral bleaching · nutrients · carbon dioxide · alkalinity · radioactive waste · biogeochemistry · agricultural runoff · mercury pollution · marine pollution · eutrophication · anoxia · dead zones · greenhouse gas emissions · evaporation rates
ocean chemistryatmospheric science
Study of Earth's atmosphere
meteorology · pedology · geochemistry · geology · astrochemistry
ocean, oceanic, oceans, chemistry, chemical, chemically, chemicals, chemist, chemists