First laboratory study of air–sea gas exchange at hurricane wind speeds

In a pilot study conducted in October and November 2011, air–sea gas transfer velocities of the two sparingly soluble trace gases hexafluorobenzene and 1,4-difluorobenzene were measured in the unique high-speed wind-wave tank at Kyoto University, Japan. This air–sea interaction facility is capable o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: K. E. Krall, B. Jähne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-04-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/10/257/2014/os-10-257-2014.pdf