STPA 35:  Lecture 10

Topics:

Seawater
chemical bonds
covalent bonds
ionic bonds
Van der Waals forces
hydrogen bond
polar molecules
gas, solid, liquid
heat capacity
ice lattice structure
sensible heat
latent heat
viscosity
salinity
density
convective overturning
dissolved gases

links:
Ocean salinity
University of Florida: Seawater Chemistry
Encyclopedia Brittanica: chemical and physical properties of seawater
Carbon dioxide storage in the ocean
Oceans Online: ocean saltiness
University of Nebraska: seawater