Some aspects of the transfer of atmospheric trace constituents past the air-sea interface

Field measurement of air-sea gas transfer: A methodical search

“…The problem addressed in this note is that, owing to experimental and methodical difhculties, the present observational basis available to estimate oceanatmosphere gas transfer coefficients is limited indeed, so that improvement is called for. Except for reactive (Liss and Slater, 1974) or exceedingly soluble (a > 10, (Miinnnich et al, 1978)) gases (Slinn et al, 1978), the resistance for interfacial gas transfer is concentrated in the laminar sublayer at the water side of the air-water interface (i.e., k x k,). Only the determination of the liquid-phase transfer resistance, k; ', will be considered in the following.…”

Speciation of Metals in the Atmosphere

“…In general, anthropogenic high-temperature processes are the dominant mechanism by which trace metals are volatilised, although processes such as volcanism and biomass burning also generate particles in this size range. The particles are short lived in the atmosphere, with a removal time of 10 1 -10 4 s with respect to removal by either coagulation or condensation to form larger particles in the 0.1-1.0 µm diameter size range (Slinn et al, 1978). Aerosols between 0.1 and 1.0 µm in diameter are known as accumulation mode particles.…”

Optical Properties Of The Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer: Aerosol Profiles

“…(1) through the mixed -layer to obtain h3Xsr /3t = Sr -(Vd +We +Vw)Ssr (3a) (2) haXbr /at = (Vg(dry) + We)Xbp -(Vd +We +Vw)Xbr where Vd represents the removal of aerosols by contact with the sea of aerosols by entrainment, Vw the removal by precipitation, and Sr source strength of the ocean.…”