Autonomous spar-buoy measurements of bubble populations under breaking waves in the Sea of the Hebrides
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An understanding of the evolution of bubble clouds under breaking waves in\nrough at-sea conditions is important for assessing the role of such wave-generated activity\non climatologically important processes. These processes include the fluxes between\natmosphere and ocean of mass, heat and momentum. This paper describes the\ndevelopment and testing of sensors for an experiment which forms the first stage in a\nproject to combine at-sea measurements and modelling to elucidate bubble cloud\nevolution and its role in the above fluxes. It was undertaken as a component of DOGEE\n(Deep Ocean Gas Exchange Experiment), which in turn is part of UK SOLAS (Surface-\nOcean / Lower-Atmosphere Study) funded by the UK Natural Environment Research\nCouncil. Sensors are mounted along the length of an 11 m autonomous spar buoy, which\nwas deployed off RRS Discovery. The upper part of the buoy, which protruded above the\nocean surface, and was equipped with downward-looking video which monitored wave\n
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An understanding of the evolution of bubble clouds under breaking waves in\nrough at-sea conditions is important for assessing the role of such wave-generated activity\non climatologically important processes. These processes include the fluxes between\natmosphere and ocean of mass, heat and momentum. This paper describes the\ndevelopment and testing of sensors for an experiment which forms the first stage in a\nproject to combine at-sea measurements and modelling to elucidate bubble cloud\nevolution and its role in the above fluxes. It was undertaken as a component of DOGEE\n(Deep Ocean Gas Exchange Experiment), which in turn is part of UK SOLAS (Surface-\nOcean / Lower-Atmosphere Study) funded by the UK Natural Environment Research\nCouncil. Sensors are mounted along the length of an 11 m autonomous spar buoy, which\nwas deployed off RRS Discovery. The upper part of the buoy, which protruded above the\nocean surface, and was equipped with downward-looking video which monitored wave\n
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