A24C:
Linking the Ocean with the Atmosphere: Exploring the Importance of the Ocean-Atmosphere Interface and Near Surface Waters in Global Scale Processes Posters
A24C:
Linking the Ocean with the Atmosphere: Exploring the Importance of the Ocean-Atmosphere Interface and Near Surface Waters in Global Scale Processes Posters
Linking the Ocean with the Atmosphere: Exploring the Importance of the Ocean-Atmosphere Interface and Near Surface Waters in Global Scale Processes Posters
Session ID#: 9954
Session Description:
The sea surface microlayer (SML) is the interface layer between the ocean and the atmosphere, controlling of a variety of physical, chemical and biological properties and processes, including gas- and heat-exchange, microbial diversity, biogeochemical cycling and the emission of aerosols. Recent technical developments such as the application of high-throughput sequencing to assess microbial diversity within the SML and autonomous techniques to quantify the physiochemical properties of the interface are significantly advancing our understanding of interactions between near surface waters and the lower atmosphere. Experimental studies applying controlled wind fields, or simulating sea spray formation, furthermore advanced our understanding of the SML and its diverse components. However, to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the processes that occur at the interface layer requires the development and application of interdisciplinary scientific approaches.
For this multidisciplinary session we invite participants from all research disciplines that are interested in the SML and its effect on surrounding environments. The session will bring together ideas and results from field observations, laboratory experiments and models. We will explore the interactions between physical, chemical and microbiological processes at the ocean-atmosphere interface so that we can develop a holistic perspective and promote the development of new collaborations between research fields.
Primary Chair: Michael Cunliffe, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Chairs: James Bird, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States, Anja Engel, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany; GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany, Oliver Wurl, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Wilhelmshaven, Germany and Michael Cunliffe, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Moderators: James Bird, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States and Anja Engel, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Student Paper Review Liaison: Oliver Wurl, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Index Terms:
4504 Air/sea interactions [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4805 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4815 Ecosystems, structure, dynamics, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4840 Microbiology and microbial ecology [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
Abstracts Submitted to this Session:
Natural Surfactant Enrichments in the Atlantic Ocean Between 50°N and 50°S: Data from the Atlantic Meridional Transect, Oct-Nov 2014 (87449)
Extracellular carbonic anhydrase: Method development and its enrichment in the sea surface microlayer (88180)
Changes in optical characteristics of surface microlayers in the Peruvian upwelling region hint to photochemically and microbially-mediated DOM turnover (88660)
Trace Elements in the Sea Surface Microlayer: Results from a Two Year Study in the Florida Keys (Invited) (88743)
Terrigenous fluxes of pollen, insect scale and land plant palynodebris observed by sediment traps deployed in the subarctic Pacific (89246)
Middle Adriatic Study of the Sea Surface Films as a Sink and Source of Trace Organics of Marine Aerosols (89355)
Wind speed dependent accumulation patterns of organic matter in the sea surface microlayer: Results from the 2014 AEOLOTRON experiment (89437)
Biogenic Characterisation of the Sea Surface Microlayer in the Peruvian Upwelling Regime (89524)
Measuring and Modeling Microbe-Enrichment in Bubbles Bursting at the Air-Sea Interface (89813)
Identifying the Imprint of Surfactant Stabilisation in Whitecap Foam Evolution (Invited) (90942)
How precipitation influences the carbon cycle through CO2 air-sea exchange: Results from an eddy correlation study (91018)
Atmospheric Aerosol Emissions Related to the Mediterranean Seawater Biogeochemistry (91299)
Impact of Environmental Parameters on Sea Surface Radar Backscatter and Air-Sea CO2 Fluxes in the Western Baltic (91310)
Study of the Formation and Evolution of Precipitation Induced Sea Surface Salinity Minima in the Tropical Pacific Using HYCOM (93228)
See more of: Air-sea Interactions and Upper Ocean Processes