Influence of rain on air-sea gas exchange in the Biosphere 2 ocean

Participants:

  • David Ho (LDEO)
  • Chris Zappa (WHOI)
  • Wade McGillis (WHOI)
  • Larry Bliven (NASA)
  • Brian Ward (WHOI)
  • John Dacey (WHOI)
  • Melissa Hendricks (Princeton)

 

Measurements:

  • Gas transfer velocity (SF6 evasion)
  • Rain rate and drop size distribution (Rain Imaging System (RIS))
  • High-resolution temperature and salinity gradients (Skin Depth Experimental Profiler (SkinDeEP))
  • Surface wave fields (laser altimeter)
  • Turbulent kinetic energy dissipation (acoustic Doppler velocimeters (ADV))
  • Thermal signature of water surface (infrared (IR) imager)

 

Results:

Ho, D.T., C.J. Zappa, W.R. McGillis, L.F. Bliven, B. Ward, J.W.H. Dacey, P. Schlosser, and M.B. Hendricks, Influence of rain on air-sea gas exchange: Lessons from a model ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 109, C08S18, doi:10.1029/2003JC001806, 2004

Ho, D.T., C.J. Zappa, W.R. McGillis, L.F. Bliven, B. Ward, J.W.H. Dacey, P. Schlosser, and M.B. Hendricks, Influence of rain on air-sea gas exchange: Lessons from a model ocean, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 5, 13170, 2003.

 

Links:

It rained gobs at Biosphere 2 (Arizona Star, March 19, 2002)

Biisphere 2 (NPR)

Scientists Gather at Biosphere 2 to Conduct Rain Experiments at the Laboratory's Ocean Biome (Earth Institute at Columbia University Video)