Microphysics of Air-Sea Exchanges
2006
Brown, O. B. | Evans, R. H. | Donelan, M. A. | Minnett, P. J. | Ward, B. | McGillis, W. R.
The original document contains color images. Prepared in cooperation with Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst., Woods Hole, MA.
Show more [+] Less [-]The objectives are to achieve a better understanding of the physics of the surface temperature structure and near-surface temperature gradients; specifically how they respond to different flux and wind regimes. An extensive set of measurements were taken in the Air-Sea Interaction Saltwater Tank (ASIST) at RSMAS under controlled conditions of wind speed and air-sea temperature difference to examine the behavior of the thermal skin layer. Air-water fluxes were controlled by changing the water temperature in the tank. Throughout the course of the experiment, air-water temperature differences were varied from 15 K to + 15 K in increments of 5 K, and the wind speed was varied from 0 to 10 ms-i in increments of 1 ms-i. Analysis has been undertaken in terms of the surface geometry, the subsurface temperature vertical microstructure, and the two-dimensional temperature variability at the water surface.
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