Air-sea Gas Transfer. Answer questions #1 and #2 now.

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Air-sea Gas Transfer

Answer questions #1 and #2 now

Effect of anthropogenic CO 2 in the ocean  Largest natural reservoir  Absorbs 1/3 of excess CO 2  Future absorption  surface ocean acidity (pH) NOAA (2012) from

Air-sea gas transfer How does gas from the atmosphere get into the ocean? How does gas from the atmosphere get into the ocean? 1. Direct diffusion 2. Bubble-mediated gas transfer from air entrained in breaking waves Answer question #3 now

Air-sea gas transfer 2-box model: diffusion Indicate with arrows (up/down) the net flux of oxygen gas 95% O 2 saturation O 2 reservoir 100% O 2 saturation O 2 reservoir 102% O 2 saturation O 2 reservoir Answer question #4 now

Air-sea gas transfer Dissolved oxygen (O 2 ) data: Middle Atlantic Blight Wallace and Wirick (1992) Answer question #5, #6, and #7 now

Air-sea gas transfer Wallace and Wirick (1992) Distinct events occur at the same time Answer questions #8 and #9 now

Modeling air-sea gas transfer 2-box diffusion model is not sufficient, we need additional components Model components: Dissolved gas model Bubble model Dynamic model

Parts of the dynamic model: waves  Spilling breaker  Plunging breaker

Deane and Stokes (2002) Walstead (2013) More plunging breakers

Are the bubbles produced in each case the same size? We are interested in air-sea gas transfer  Spilling breaker  Plunging breaker

Challenge How many times can a paper be folded in half? Answer question #10 now

Are the bubbles produced in each case the same size? We are interested in air-sea gas transfer  Spilling breaker  Plunging breaker Yes!Yes! Answer question #11 now

So how far have we come with our model? So how far have we come with our model? Total air-sea gas model components: Dissolved gas model:Dissolved gas model: Bubble model:Bubble model: Dynamic model:Dynamic model: We have described how waves behave and the type of bubbles that are produced Modeling air-sea gas transfer

CO 2 Saturation levels after wave breaking t = 3 sec t = 15 sec t = 70 sec Bubbles obey the ideal gas law Remember your PTV sticks! Liang, et. al. (2011) Answer questions #12, #13 and #14 now Let’s look at some model results

Satellite altimeters can measure the slope of waves generated by wind. Significant Wave Height (m) forecast for December 15, 2011, 10:00 Paris local time, the winter storm Joachim over Europe is clearly marked. Satellite altimeters

 Do all bubbles transfer gas equally? Baschek (2006) Callaghan (2009) Use the satellite image whitecapping model Imaging technology

Oceanflux Greenhouse Gases project Who actually does this? (funded by European Space Agency)

Air-sea gas transfer Who cares? Policy makers Biologists Car manufacturers Climate scientists Green technology engineers Fisheries management Power supply companies Shipping industry

 FATE OF ANTHROPOGENIC CO 2 IS IN OCEAN  2-BOX MODEL NOT SUFFICIENT  BUBBLES AND BREAKING WAVES MUST BE INCLUDED  GLOBAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES  AIR-SEA GAS FLUX MODEL RESULTS Conclusions

Air-sea gas transfer Answer questions #15 and #16 now