Marine chemistry

Climate change is one of the largest challenges for society that we have to consider for future progress. Actions taken today have to be based upon the best possible projections, which in turn must consider the fully coupled climate system. The region where climate change is first manifested is at high latitudes, notably the Arctic, with its high potential impact on biogeochemical processes and feedbacks to the global climate system.

Ever since the 1980 expedition on the Swedish icebreaker Ymer (YMER-80) to the arctic waters surrounding Svalbard, scientists at the Department of Chemistry have been actively involved in marine polar research. Research has focused mainly on the Arctic Ocean, but has also included expeditions to the Southern Ocean. A wide range of topics have been addressed, for example the carbon cycle in water column and benthic environments, speciation and concentrations of trace metals, tracer oceanography, and volatile organo-halogens (VOH).

More information about the research

• Marine chemistry (old pages)