Uncertainties in gas exchange parameterization during the SAGE dual-tracer experiment

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 869-881

  Smith, Murray J ^a   Ho, David T ^b   Law, Cliff S ^a   McGregor, John ^a   Popinet, Stéphane ^a   Schlosser, Peter ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

3He; Air flow distortion; Dual tracer experiment; Gas transfer velocity; SF6 tracer; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

3HE; AIR FLOW; DUAL TRACERS; GAS TRANSFER VELOCITY; SF6 TRACER; WIND SPEED;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GASES; PARAMETERIZATION; SHIPS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VELOCITY; WATER WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

EXPERIMENTS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AIRFLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS EXCHANGE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; QUIKSCAT; RESOLUTION; SAMPLING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPERTY; WIND VELOCITY;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 79952489756     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.10.025     Document Type: Article

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