This course begins with discussion of the unique properties of water. The effects of pressure and temperature on the structure of water are examined, leading to consideration of structural changes due to the presence of hydrated ions, and properties such as diffusion, conductivity, and density of seawater. The chemical composition of seawater, its relationships with physical oceanographic and biological processes, techniques for the precise measurement of variables such as salinity and chlorinity, and their influence on speciation of major and trace elements, are illustrated using examples largely drawn from the chemistry of the southern oceans.

NOTE: This course is an Oceanography course; it cannot form part of a Chemistry Major or Minor.