Laboratory Investigation of Air-Sea Interfacial Properties in Relation to Gas Exchange and Remote Sensing
Abstract
Our long range goals for this project are to: 1) understand the effect of various physical and chemical properties of the air-sea interface on gas exchange, and 2) characterize the sea surface texture and turbulent boundary layers. These studies will provide a basis for future work on the active and passive microwave remote sensing of the sea surface and the estimation of surface wind vectors and gas transfer velocities from such information. This project is an experimental study of wave dynamics, boundary layer turbulence, and gas exchange in a salt-water wind-wave tank. Our objectives are: 1) to relate surface texture and boundary layer turbulence to imposed surface wind stress and gustiness, and atmospheric stability to provide insight into the factors controlling remote sensing of the ocean surface, and 2) to relate direct measurements of air-sea gas fluxes to the surface water chemistry and texture and boundary layer turbulence.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA609975
Entities
People
- Eric S. Saltzman
- Mark A. Donelan
- Warren De Bruyn
Organizations
- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science