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Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Wilfried Brutsaert

    1. Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

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  2. Gerhard H. Jirka

    1. Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

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Part of the book series: Water Science and Technology Library (WSTL, volume 2)

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Table of contents (59 chapters)

  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
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

    Wilfried Brutsaert, Gerhard H. Jirka

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces

  • Editors: Wilfried Brutsaert, Gerhard H. Jirka

  • Series Title: Water Science and Technology Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1660-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1697-2Published: 31 December 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8393-7Published: 28 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1660-4Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0921-092X

  • Series E-ISSN: 1872-4663

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 641

  • Topics: Oceanography, Hydrogeology

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