AI42A:
Fluxes and Physical Processes Near the Air-Sea Interface: Observations and Modeling (Cosponsored by the AMS Committee on Air-Sea Interaction) IV

Session ID#: 93403

Session Description:
The physical coupling between atmosphere and ocean helps to drive a myriad of processes such as wind-wave growth and the fluxes of momentum, heat, and mass across the air-sea interface. Challenges remain in understanding the nature of the air-sea interface in extreme conditions and along coastal margins, as well as characterizing the link between large- and small-scale processes.  Understanding these phenomena hinges on properly characterizing the physical coupling between air and water across the surface and the turbulent variability in the boundary layers on both sides of the interface. Advances in the spatial and temporal resolution and coverage of in situ observations, modeling, and satellite/airborne remote sensing have greatly improved the ability to characterize various surface processes over large stretches of oceanic area. This session invites contributions that expand our understanding of the mechanisms coupling the ocean-atmosphere system; submissions from observations, experiments, and/or modeling are encouraged. Presentations of novel techniques, methods, and/or venues for air-sea interaction study are highly encouraged. The Chairs hope that this session provides a forum for discussions on the physics of air-sea interaction, with input from an array of technical backgrounds and perspectives. This session is co-sponsored by the American Meteorological Society’s Committee on Air-Sea Interaction.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • CP - Coastal and Estuarine Processes
  • IS - Ocean Observatories, Instrumentation and Sensing Technologies
  • PS - Physical Oceanography: Mesoscale and Smaller
Index Terms:

4504 Air/sea interactions [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4560 Surface waves and tides [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4568 Turbulence, diffusion, and mixing processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4594 Instruments and techniques [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
Primary Chair:  Prof. Nathan Laxague, Ph.D., Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, United States
Co-chairs:  Melanie R Fewings, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States, David G Ortiz-Suslow, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States and Damien B Josset, Naval Research Laboratory, Ocean Siences Division, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States
Primary Liaison:  Prof. Nathan Laxague, Ph.D., RSMAS, Miami, United States
Moderators:  Melanie R Fewings, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States and Prof. Nathan Laxague, Ph.D., Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  David G Ortiz-Suslow, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

AI42A-01
Dropsonde Observations Reveal Effect of SST on Low-level Atmospheric Stability Under an Atmospheric River (648423)
Alison Cobb, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India, Allison Michaelis, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), La Jolla, CA, United States, Sam Iacobellis, Univ California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States and Marty Ralph, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), La Jolla, United States
AI42A-02
Simultaneous Remote Measurement of Skin and Sub-skin Temperatures (654595)
Andy T Jessup, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
AI42A-03
The Impact of Wind Gusts on the Ocean Thermal Skin Layer (657466)
Christopher J Zappa, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States, Prof. Nathan Laxague, Ph.D., Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, United States, Sophia E Brumer, IFREMER-CNRS-IRD-UBO, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale, Plouzané, France and Steven Anderson, Arete Associates, Arlington, VA, United States
AI42A-04
The Marine-Air-Sea-Flux System (MASFlux) for Air-Sea Interaction Studies (641865)
Qing Wang, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, United States, Richard Lind, US Naval Postgraduate School, Meteorology, United States, Ryan Yamaguchi, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States, John A Kalogiros, National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Environmental Research & Sustainable Development, Athens, Greece, Carlos Zuniga, Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada de Chile, Valparaiso, Chile and Andrew E. Sweeney, US Navy, Washington, United States
AI42A-05
Observations of the Near Surface Vertical Current Shear (652784)
Jochen Horstmann1, Ruben Carrasco2, Michael Stresser1, Marius Cysewski1, Bjoern Lund3, Cedric Guigand3, Tamay Özgökmen3, Brian K Haus4, Guillaume Novelli3, John Lodise3, Edward H Ryan3, Michael Rebozo3 and Hanjing Dai5, (1)Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Geesthacht, Germany, (2)Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht, Germany, (3)University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Miami, FL, United States, (4)University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Miami, FL, United States, (5)University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
AI42A-06
Shipboard Marine X-band Radar Current and Bathymetry Retrieval in the Louisiana Bight (638552)
Bjoern Lund1, Brian K Haus2, Hans Christian Graber3, Jochen Horstmann4, Ruben Carrasco5, Guillaume Novelli6, Cedric Guigand6, Dr. Sanchit Mehta, Ph.D.1, Prof. Nathan Laxague, Ph.D.7 and Tamay Ozgokmen8, (1)University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States, (2)University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Miami, FL, United States, (3)University of Miami, Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing, Miami, United States, (4)Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Geesthacht, Germany, (5)Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht, Germany, (6)University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Miami, FL, United States, (7)RSMAS, Miami, United States, (8)Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, United States
AI42A-07
Diurnal Cycle of Air-Sea Interactions in Frontal Regions (637206)
Meghan F Cronin, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States and Dongxiao Zhang, CICOES/University of Washington and NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, United States
AI42A-08
New Technique for Quantifying Air-Sea Interactions Using High Resolution SAR Imagery (645776)
Dr. Samantha Renee Ballard, PhD, University of Miami, Miami, United States, Hans Christian Graber, University of Miami, Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing, Miami, United States, Prof. Nathan Laxague, Ph.D., RSMAS, Miami, United States, Roland Romeiser, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL, United States, Michael J Caruso, University of Miami, Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing, Miami, FL, United States, Jamie MacMahan, Naval Postgraduate School, Oceanography, Monterey, United States and David D Flagg, Naval Research Lab Monterey, Marine Meteorology, Monterey, United States
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