Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Physico-Chemical Fundamentals

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Physical-Chemical Phenomena and Molecular Properties

      • Donald Mackay, Wan Ying Shiu

      Pages 3-16

   3. The Determination of Henry’s Constant for Volatile Organics by Equilibrium Partitioning in Closed Systems

      • Andrew H. Lincoff, James M. Gossett

      Pages 17-25

   4. Volatilization of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons from Water

      • R. E. Rathbun, D. Y. Tai

      Pages 27-34

   5. The Ratio of Gas-Phase to Liquid-Phase Mass Transfer Coefficients in Gas-Liquid Contacting Processes

      • Christoph Munz, Paul V. Roberts

      Pages 35-45

   6. Absorption of Gases at Condensing and Evaporating Water Surfaces

      • M. J. Matteson, W. W. Flack, Y. R. Woo

      Pages 47-56

   7. The Effects of Evaporation and Condensation on an Absorption Process

      • David O. Seaward, Burton A. Segall, Charles R. Ott, Alfred A. Donatelli

      Pages 57-64

3. Turbulence Near Gas-Liquid Interfaces

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. Turbulence Structure and Turbulent Diffusion Near Gas-Liquid Interfaces

      • J. C. R. Hunt

      Pages 67-82

   3. Turbulence Measurements Near the Free Surface in Stirred Grid Experiments

      • Blair Brumley

      Pages 83-92

   4. A Laboratory Technique for Investigating the Relationship between Gas Transfer and Fluid Turbulence

      • T. D. Dickey, Blayne Hartman, Douglas Hammond, Eddy Hurst

      Pages 93-100

   5. Carbon Dioxide Transfer at the Gas/Water Interface as a Function of System Turbulence

      • James F. Pankow, William E. Asher, E. John List

      Pages 101-111

   6. Turbulence Structure of Wavy Stratified Air-Water Flow

      • J. Fabre, D. Marodon, L. Masbernat, C. Suzanne

      Pages 113-123

   7. Current Fluctuations in the Surface Waters of Small Lakes

      • Sally MacIntyre

      Pages 125-131

   8. Moisture and Heat Transport in a Stably Stratified Boundary Layer over a Water Surface

      • Z. Warhaft, R. Bolgiano Jr.

      Pages 133-143

4. Interfacial Motions and Instabilities

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145

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   2. Wind-Wave Effects on Gas Transfer

      • S. A. Kitaigorodskii, M. A. Donelan

      Pages 147-170

   3. Interfacial Motion Observed during Experiments on Air-Water Gas Transfer

      • G. Caulliez, A. Ramamonjiarisoa

      Pages 171-180

   4. A Laboratory Study of the Velocity Field Below Surface Gravity Waves

      • L. F. Bliven, N. E. Huang, S. R. Long

      Pages 181-190

The transfer across the surface of environmental waters is of interest as an important phase in the geophysical and natural biochemical cycles of numer­ ous substances; indeed it governs the transition, one way or the other, be­ tween the dissolved state in the water and the gaseous state in the atmo­ sphere. Especially with increasing population and industrialization, gas transfer at water surfaces has become a critical factor in the understanding of the various pathways of wastes in the environment and of their engineering management. This interfacial mass transfer is, by its very nature, highly complex. The air and the water are usually in turbulent motion, and the interface be­ tween them is irregular, and disturbed by waves, sometimes accompanied by breaking, spray and bubble formation. Thus the transfer involves a wide variety of physical phenomena occurring over a wide range of scales. As a consequence, scientists and engineers from diverse disciplines and problem areas, have approached the problem, often with greatly differing analytical and experimental techniques and methodologies.

• Entrainment
• air
• atmosphere
• carbon
• climate
• energy
• gas
• isotope
• moisture
• ocean
• plants
• rivers
• swamp
• transport
• wind
• hydrogeology

• Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

  Wilfried Brutsaert, Gerhard H. Jirka

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