Chemical oceanography

Duration

20h Th, 5h Pr, 2d FW

Number of credits

Lecturer

Alberto Borges

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

In the oceans, chemical, biological and physical processes interact in a complex and dependant way. This course specifically aims to give the basis of aquatic chemistry with a particular emphasis on greenhouse gases.
Chapters of the lectures:
1.Foreword

2.Physico-chemical properties of water

3.Seawater composition

4.Salinity as a conservative tracer

5.Ions in seawater

6.Redox reactions - production/destruction of organic matter

7.Green-house gases (CO2, CH4, N2O)

8.Gas exchange accross the air-sea interface
 
Chapters 1-6 are covered in 6h (2 lectures), chapters 7-8 are covered in 14h (7 lectures)

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Introduction to cycles of organic and inorganic carbon, organic and inorganic nutrients, and greenhouse gases in various marine ecosystems.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic knowledge in chemistry, biology and physics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

20 h of therory + 5h Practical work + 2 d of field work in Calvi (Corsica)

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

20 h of theory by 3 h slots , face-to-face.
Lectures in English, slides in french

Recommended or required readings

Recommended but not mandatory reading :
http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/handle/2268/164932
http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/handle/2268/82202
http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/handle/2268/115962
http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/handle/2268/2588
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Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Additional information:

The evaluation of this course is based on a theoretical exam and an evaluation of practical work during the internship at STARESO (50%-50%), for the first and second session.
In the first session, the theoretical exam is held during the January session.
In the second session, the theory exam is held during the September session; the evaluation of practical work during the STARESO internship will be postponed to the second session.
The theoretical exam in January (First session) and in September (second session) consists of 20 questions on the theoretical course (3 hours), without notes, face-to-face.
The result of the January theoretical exam is partial, and will not be communicated before the June deliberation. The final grade of the first session will only be communicated after the June deliberation.

Work placement(s)

 Fieldwork at STARESO.

Organizational remarks

The schedule will be provided by Mariella Lunetta (secretary of BEE Dpt).
I do not answer to questions by e-mail, I only answer to questions related to the lectures during or after lectures.
For matters of adminstration or of organisation, contact Mariella Lunetta.

Contacts

Alberto Borges :
Alberto.borges@ulg.ac.be
04.336.31.87
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Mariella Lunetta
Secrétariat du Département BEE
M.Lunetta@uliege.be
04.366.50.62
 

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