Descriptive Oceanography Physical Characteristics of the Oceans Distribution of Temperature and Salinity for Ocean Waters Circulation and Water Masses of the Oceans Use of Chemical Tracers in Oceanography Composition of the Major Components of Seawater The Concept of Salinity Methods of Determination Composition and Stoichiometry of Average Seawater Methods of Determining Salinity Causes of the Major Components Not Being Conservative Isotopic Variations Minor Elements in Seawater Classification of Elements Residence Times Distribution of Trace Elements in the Oceans Biological Interactions Geochemical Balance of Elements Ionic Interactions Water, the Unique Solvent Review of the Structure of Water Ion-Water Interactions Ion-Ion Interactions Physical Properties of Seawater Atmospheric Chemistry Nitrogen Gases Greenhouse Gases Effects of Global Change Loss of Ozone The Global Sulfur Cycle Atmospheric Aerosols Dissolved Gases Other than CO2 Composition of the Atmosphere Dissolution of Gases in Seawater Air-Sea Exchange Nonreactive Gases Dissolved Oxygen in Seawater Other Nonconservative Gases Structural Aspects of the Solubility of Gases The Carbonate System Acid-Base Equilibria in Seawater Equilibria of Carbonate Species Parameters of the CO2 System in Seawater Distribution of Carbonate Species CaCO3 Dissolution in Seawater Fossil Fuel CO2 Input to the Oceans Micronutrients in the Oceans Phosphorus in Seawater Nitrogen Compounds in Seawater Silicon in Seawater Use of Nutrients as Water Mass Tracers Primary Production in the Oceans Primary Production The Iron Hypothesis Microbial Transformations Dissolved and Particulate Organic Compounds in Seawater Processes in the Oceans Photochemical Processes in Seawater Hydrothermal Vent Chemistry Anoxic Waters Glossary of Chemical Oceanography Terms Descriptive Oceanography Major Components of Seawater Minor Elements in Seawater Ionic Interactions in Seawater Atmospheric Chemistry Dissolved Gases Other than CO2 The Carbonate System Micronutrients in the Oceans Primary Production in the Oceans Organic Compounds Processes in the Oceans Photochemical Processes Hydrothermal Vent Chemistry Anoxic Waters Appendices Index