The 13th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence

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ATMOSPHERIC FORCING AND ENERGY EXCHANGE DURING THE 1997 COOP GAS EXCHANGE EXPERIMENT

J Edson, Woods Hole, MA; and W. McGillis and N. M. Frew

Direct measurements of the momentum and energy fluxes were made during the 1997 Air-Sea Gas Exchange in Coastal Waters experiment. The measurements were made from two meteorological packages: one continuously operated system mounted on the forward jackstaff of the R/V Oceanus, and a second system mounted aboard a remotely operated research catamaran. Both systems measured the momentum and energy fluxes using the direct covariance, bulk aerodynamic, and inertial-dissipation methods. These measurements are being used to investigate the influence of air-sea interaction on the transport of mass and momentum. These investigations include studies of how surface films in affect momentum exchange in low wind conditions, and an apparent exchange of moisture from the atmosphere to the ocean in stable conditions

The 13th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence