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What is the fate of dissolved oxygen in our oceans?

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CLIMATE MODELS — big computer models that use maths, physics and chemistry to characterise how energy and matter (solid, gas or fluid) flow between the hydrosphere (oceans, ice, rivers and lakes), atmosphere and land. In the end, I chose a subject that incorporates all the topics I enjoyed at secondary school: physical geography.

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Understanding the atmosphere: What can atmospheric chemistry teach us about air pollution?

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What is rewarding about working as an atmospheric chemist? Being an atmospheric chemist involves collaborating with many different scientific disciplines including physics, maths, engineering and ecology. Atmospheric chemistry is also quite a young field of science and so there are lots of important things to discover.