Description:

Air water interactions include the exchange of heat, mass (gases) and momentum across the water surface and the atmospheric boundary layer – these change dramatically along latitudinal gradients and across climatic regions. Despite the importance of this topic on regulating Earth climates, hydrological and aquatic systems, it remains challenging to accurately quantify these exchanges over water. This session seeks contributions that advance our understanding of air water interactions in various climatic regions, and various water bodies, from freshwater lakes and reservoirs, through seas to hypersaline lakes, using direct measurements and modeling approaches. These may include exchanges of gases and the association to natural and anthropogenic processes including climate change. Contributions from geographic locations underrepresented in the literature or those that present unique scientific challenges and/or latitudinal gradient studies are particularly encouraged. Presentations that highlight novel and innovative approaches to data collection and analysis, and application of knowledge from air-water interaction research to inform water resource and environmental management are welcomed.