Marine Surface Films : Chemical Characteristics, Influence on Air-Sea Interactions and Remote Sensing
- Author
- Martin Gade, Heinrich Hühnerfuss, Gerald M. Korenowski
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Environmental Science
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Since the late 1960s, various groups have investigated the influence of marine surface films on mechanisms dominating energy and mass transfer across the ocean/atmosphere interface. However, a compendium summarizing the state-of-the-art research in this field is still missing. The book fills this gap and transfers the accumulated knowledge to the scientific community. After a brief historical chapter basic chemical insights are presented, followed by theoretical and experimental approaches carried out in laboratory facilities. Air-sea interaction experiments are then described and finally, remote sensing applications with sea slicks and crude oil spills are presented.
Keywords: Earth and environmental science / Ocean / Surface films / Marine / Morphology / Pollution / Remote sensing / Sea slicks / Wave damping
