ATM S 508, Spring Quarter 1999

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Instructor: Professor Richard Gammon
Phone: 543-1609

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gammon@u.washington.edu

General Description:

Earth system science from a biogeochemical cycling perspective. Application of chemical fundamentals (thermodynamic equilibria, kinetics) to the production, transport, and fate of essential elements in the earth system, with emphasis on the role of the biota. Biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, metals in the earth system. Stability of biogeochemical systems and the human perturbations of these systems.

This course is open to both advanced undergraduates and graduate students Prerequisites: Chem 150, Chem 355 or higher Phys Chem), Math 307 and 308, or permission of instructor.

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