The 7th International Symposium on Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces
Seattle, WA USA
May 18-21, 2014
The 7th International Symposium on Gas Transfer at Water
Surfaces
W. E. Asher1 and C. J. Zappa2
1
Air-Sea Interaction and Remote Sensing Department, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of
Washington, 1013 NE 40th St., Seattle, WA 98105 USA. asherwe@uw.edu
2
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Ocean and Climate Physics, Columbia University, 204E
Oceanography, P. O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, USA.
zappa@ldeo.columbia.edu
The International Symposium on Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces has occurred roughly every 5
years since 1983 and is organized and hosted on a voluntary basis by members of the
community. The Symposium periodically brings together the international scientific and
engineering community investigating the mechanisms, parameterizations, and implications of
gas transfer at water surfaces. The focus is on the physical and biogeochemical processes that
govern gas flux, which include turbulence due to wind, wave breaking, and currents and the
effect of natural and anthropogenic surfactants. These are the same mechanisms that govern the
flux of heat and momentum and thus the conference is attended by many in the community
studying a wide range of air- and water-side mixing processes that occur at or near the ocean
surface.
The exchange of greenhouse gases between the atmosphere and natural bodies of water is critical
to characterizing and quantifying global climate change. Gas transfer at air-water interfaces
encompasses a wide variety of research, including fundamental fluid dynamics, biogeochemistry,
and oceanography. The establishment of a regular series of international symposia with a
periodicity of about five years was motivated by the increasing societal interest in the
consequences of gas transfer at air-water interfaces, the size and productivity of the research
community, and the wide geographic distribution of active researchers. The Symposium has
established a reputation as an important and influential venue for presenting and disseminating
research progress to the community. The roughly 5-year period between gatherings ensures that
significant progress since the last occurrence will be reported.
(Abstract may be up to 2 pages and may contain tables and black and white figures.)
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