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What is the fate of dissolved oxygen in our oceans?

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DR BABETTE HOOGAKKER Associate Professor, The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. Babette says that subjects like Earth sciences, maths, computing, physics, chemistry and biology are all useful for various subjects in palaeoceanography. HOW DID BABETTE BECOME A PALAEOCEANOGRAPHER?

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

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Atmospheric chemistry is also quite a young field of science and so there are lots of important things to discover. PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY • At school, chemistry, physics and geography will cover the basics of pollution, climate change and chemical reactions. acom.ucar.edu/atmos-chem-class ). •