Chemical Oceanography Chemical Oceanography is the most interdisciplinary

Chemical Oceanography

Chemical Oceanography… …is the most interdisciplinary of all the sub-disciplines of this interdisciplinary science. • Biological processes in the ocean are controlled by the chemistry • Physical: Chemical components of the ocean influence the density of seawater and thus affect its circulation. • Geological: Chemical components of marine sediments and glacial ice

Chemical oceanography is the study of ocean chemistry: – the behavior of the chemical elements within the Earth's oceans. The ocean is UNIQUE in that it contains - in greater or lesser quantities - nearly every element in the periodic table

What does a chemical oceanographer do?

• “Chemical oceanographers and marine chemists study the composition of seawater, its processes and cycles, and the chemical interaction of seawater with the atmosphere and sea floor. Their work may include analysis of seawater components, the effects of pollutants, and the impacts of chemical processes on marine organisms. They may also use chemistry to understand how ocean currents move seawater around the globe and how the ocean affects climate or to identify potentially beneficial ocean resources such as natural products that can be used as medicines. ” – NOAA

• In 2012, overall, geoscientists, except for hydrologists and geographers, earned median annual salaries of $90, 890, according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The bottom 10 percent earned less than $48, 270, while the top 90 percent earned more than $187, 199. An individual's salary depends on several factors, such as education, experience, skill set, management ability, and employer STARTING SALARY offers in 2010 for geological and related sciences averaged $56, 689 for master's degree recipients and $58, 625 for those holding doctorates. Bachelor's degree recipients' average salary offers were $37, 431. Chemical oceanographers study how ocean water chemistry interacts with the environment.

HW Writing Assignment: Chemical Oceanographer Research Review - • Submit a 3+ paragraph (~3/4 of a page) write-up describing the following: – 1. Who is doing the research? What credentials do they have? What agencies, universities, or organizations are they associated with? – 2. What is their research? What questions are they trying to answer or what problems/issues are they trying to resolve? Where? – 3. What methods are they using? What technologies or tools are they collecting data with? How do they work? Type this and submit VIA Google. Classroom. – (Use Google. Docs - size 12 font, double spaced, Times New Roman) DUE: Friday 3/4/16

Temperature • Thermometer…but a fancy, accurate one

Temperature plays a role…

Determining Salinity • Evaporation • Chemical analysis–titration – Principle of constant proportions – Major dissolved constituents in same proportion regardless of total salinity – Measure amount of halogens (Cl, Br, I, F) (chlorinity) – Salinity = 1. 80655 * Chlorinity (ppt) • Electrical conductivity – Salinometer © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Water Chemistry. States Energy/Heat/Temperature Heat Capacity Properties cohesion/adhesion viscosity compressibility density dissolving – solvent Transmission of Energy

Hydrogen Bonding • Polarity means small negative charge at O end • Small positive charge at H end • Attraction between positive and negative ends of water molecules to each other or other ions © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Hydrogen Bonding • Hydrogen bonds are weaker than covalent bonds but still strong enough to result in – High water surface tension – High solubility of chemical compounds in water – Unusual thermal properties of water – Unusual density of water © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Water’s Thermal Properties • Water is solid, liquid, and gas at Earth’s surface. • Water influences Earth’s heat budget. © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Heat Capacity (1 g by 1 o. C) • Specific Heat = Heat capacity per unit mass

Global Thermostatic Effects • Moderate temperature on Earth’s surface – Equatorial oceans do not boil – Polar oceans do not freeze solid • Marine effect – Oceans moderate temperature changes from day to night and during different seasons • Continental effect – Land areas have greater range of temperatures from day to night and during different seasons © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

The thermal conductivity of seawater (3. 5% dissolved salt by weight) is 0. 6 W/m. K at 25 °C. The thermal conductivity: * Decreases with increasing salinity * Increases with increasing temperature

Earth’s Water • • • 97. 2% in the world ocean 2. 15% frozen in glaciers and ice caps 0. 62% in groundwater and soil moisture 0. 02% in streams and lakes 0. 001% as water vapor in the atmosphere © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Pure Water vs. Seawater © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

The Chemical and the Physical Properties are interlinked…. We are going to be talking about physical properties now as well.

Seawater Density • Freshwater density = 1. 000 g/cm 3 • Ocean surface water =1. 022 to 1. 030 g/cm 3 • Ocean layered according to density © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Seawater Density • Density increases with decreasing temperature – Greatest influence on density • Density increases with increasing salinity • Density increases with increasing pressure – Does not affect surface waters © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Temperature and Density Variation With Depth • Pycnocline – abrupt change of density with depth • Thermocline – abrupt change of temperature with depth © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Layered Ocean Three distinct water masses based on density: • Mixed surface layer – above thermocline • Upper water – thermocline and pycnocline • Deep water – below thermocline to ocean floor • High latitude oceans – thermocline and pycnocline rarely develop – Isothermal – Isopycnal © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

In oceanography, a halocline (from Greek hals, A thermocline is a thin but distinct layer in a halo- 'salt' and klinein 'to slope') is a subtype of large body of fluid (e. g. water, such as an chemocline caused by a strong, vertical salinity ocean or lake, or air, such as an atmosphere) in gradient within a body of water. Because which temperature changes more rapidly with salinity (in concert with temperature) affects depth than it does in the layers above or below. the density of seawater, it can play a role in its vertical stratification.

Exploration LAB: Modeling a Pycnocline (Density Gradient) Objective: Create three solutions (aqueous) that will represent the Mixed surface layer, Upper water, & Deep water. Variables: DENSITY: Your goal is to have them different enough in density that they will remain stratified (in layers). SALINITY: Decide the salt content (grams) and the volume (m. L) of each layer. FYI -- At 100 °C (373. 15 K, 212 °F), saturated sodium chloride brine is about 28% salt by weight i. e. 39. 12 g salt dissolves in 100 m. L of water at 100 °C. At 0 °C (273. 15 K, 32 °F), brine can only hold about 26% salt. You will want much less salt than a fully saturated brine. TEMPERATURE: Determine if you will manipulate the temperature of the solution to increase or decrease density of your solutions. Create the layers in 100 m. L beakers – Use a drop of food coloring for visual display. Slowly combine them to model the three layers of a mid-latitude ocean pycnocline. TO TURN IN: Write a detailed procedure with mass, volume, and density measurements. Write a conclusion ( 1 paragraph) describing your success and the result of your experiment. *Also make a note about your group’s effectiveness (did everyone do their part? ).

Global Density: Thermohaline Circulation thermo- temperature haline - referring to salt content, *factors which together determine the density of sea water

Surface Salinity Variation by Latitude © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Surface Salinity Variation • High latitudes – Low salinity – Abundant sea ice melting, precipitation, and runoff • Low latitudes near equator – Low salinity – High precipitation and runoff • Mid latitudes – High salinity – Warm, dry, descending air increases evaporation © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Global Salinity © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Seawater © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Salinity • Expressed in parts per thousand (ppt) • Typical ocean salinity is 35 ppt (o/oo) © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Processes Affecting Salinity • Decreasing salinity – adding fresh water to ocean – Runoff, melting icebergs, melting sea ice – Precipitation • Increasing salinity – removing water from ocean – Sea ice formation – Evaporation © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Processes that Add/Subtract Dissolved Substances © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

Earth’s Hydrologic Cycle © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.

SS – OC List 5 specific organizations/agencies/businesses that you think a chemical oceanographer would work for. BONUS: How observant are you? Did you notice? I put a sticker on the outside of my door with the logo of a federal agency, which one is it?