About us


GEOTRACES is an international programme which aims to improve the understanding of biogeochemical cycles and large-scale distribution of trace elements and their isotopes in the marine environment. Scientists from approximately 30 nations have been involved in the programme, which is designed to study all major ocean basins over the next decade.


GEOTRACES Officers

About GEOTRACES

GEOTRACES is an international programme which aims to improve the understanding of biogeochemical cycles and large-scale distribution of trace elements and their isotopes in the marine environment. Scientists from approximately […]

Past SSC members

SSC Members

The Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) is sponsored by SCOR (Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research).

Challenges and Benefits

Many trace elements serve as regulators of biological processes in the ocean, influencing marine ecosystem dynamics and the carbon cycle. But knowledge of the marine biogeochemical cycles of these essential […]

GEOTRACES Mission

Many trace elements are critical for marine life and therefore influence the functioning of ocean ecosystems and the global carbon cycle.  Some trace elements are also of concern as contaminants, […]

GEOTRACES Best Practices

GEOTRACES researchers are kindly requested to follow the best practices below so that the GEOTRACES International Project Office can properly acknowledge the GEOTRACES scientific results and activities: Click here to download the […]

GEOTRACES Planning Group

  Members of the GEOTRACES planning group responsible for producing the GEOTRACES Science Plan are listed below. This group was sponsored by SCOR and served from 2004 to 2006 (affiliations […]

GEOTRACES Themes

GEOTRACES mission is achieved through activities organized under three complementary themes: Theme 1: Fluxes and processes at ocean interfaces • Atmospheric deposition • Continental run-off • Exchange with sediments at the […]

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