Thermometric measurements of the molecular sublayer at the air-water interface

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Ward, B ^a   Donelan, M A ^b  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRADIENT METHODS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

AIR-WATER INTERFACE; IN-SITU GRADIENTS; MOLECULAR SUBLAYER;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; HEAT FLUX; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 33646844491     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024769     Document Type: Article

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