Marine Surface Films Chemical Characteristics, Influence on Air-Sea Interactions and Remote Sensing /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gade, Martin (Editor), Hühnerfuss, Heinrich (Editor), Korenowski, Gerald M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Organic chemistry.; Oceanography.; Geotechnical engineering.; Ecotoxicology.; Water pollution.; Earth Sciences.; Organic Chemistry.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.
• Physical Description: XVII, 341 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540332718

Since the late 1960s, various groups have investigated the influence of marine surface films on mechanisms dominating energy and mass transfer across the ocean/atmosphere interface. However, a compendium summarizing the state-of-the-art research in this field is still missing. The book fills this gap and transfers the accumulated knowledge to the scientific community. After a brief historical chapter basic chemical insights are presented, followed by theoretical and experimental approaches carried out in laboratory facilities. Air-sea interaction experiments are then described and finally, remote sensing applications with sea slicks and crude oil spills are presented.