The role of whitecap bubbles in air-sea heat and moisture exchange

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 433-442

  Andreas, Edgar L ^a   Monahan, Edward C ^b  

^a US Army Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BUBBLE; HEAT FLUX; MOISTURE FLUX; SEA SURFACE; SPRAY;

EID: 0033999637     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0433:TROWBI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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