This unit will be block taught from 22 to 25th October 2018.
Start and finish dates may change subject to staff availability, refer to the QMS website for further details. http://www.imas.utas.edu.au/qms/qms-unit-information
QMS units are designed for postgraduate students with a strong background in quantitative analysis, mathematics, physics and chemistry.
Introduction
This unit covers biogeochemical processes that influence the marine carbon cycle, including its role in the control of atmospheric CO2 concentrations and the influence of CO2 emissions in increasing the acidity of the ocean. The course applies chemical approaches to the study of phytoplankton, the organisms at the base of the food web in the ocean, including numerical models of their productivity and population dynamics. Students will be exposed to fundamental through to advanced concepts and techniques in marine biogeochemistry.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Marine Biogeochemistry |
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| Unit code | QMS512 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies |
| Discipline | Oceans and Cryosphere |
| Coordinator | Dr Zanna Chase |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Requisites
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 1 week intensive course (5 days) consisting of lectures and tutorial classes. Typically there will be 15-20 hours of lectures and 15-20 hours of tutorial classes. |
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| Assessment | Submittable laboratory/class work (60%) and a project report (40%). Students must pass both components to pass the unit. |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics by J. Sarmiento and N. Gruber |
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| Recommended |
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