Ocean Waves Breaking and Marine Aerosol Fluxes
Ocean Waves Breaking and Marine Aerosol Fluxes Stanislaw R. Massel Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland This book presents a comprehensive study on the breaking of surface waves induced by wind and the relationship of breaking rate with marine aerosol fluxes. The...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2007, 2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007 |
| Series: | Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Basic processes near the air—sea interface
- Mechanics of steep and breaking waves
- Spectral and statistical properties of ocean waves
- Experimental insights into mechanisms of wave breaking
- Wave breaking criteria and probability of breaking
- Energy dissipation due to wave breaking
- Whitecap coverage of the sea surface
- Fundamentals of marine aerosols
- Marine aerosol fluxes
- Aerosol flux as a function of sea state parameters
- Seasonal dependence of aerosol fluxes in the Baltic Sea