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Reduction of surface temperature in ocean slicks

Author(s) -

Marmorino G. O.,

Smith G. B.

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

geophysical research letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007

H-Index - 273

eISSN - 1944-8007

pISSN - 0094-8276

DOI - 10.1029/2006gl026502

Subject(s) - racing slick , thermal infrared , thermal , environmental science , surface layer , sea surface temperature , boundary layer , atmospheric sciences , infrared , remote sensing , surface (topology) , meteorology , geology , layer (electronics) , oceanography , materials science , optics , physics , synthetic aperture radar , composite material , thermodynamics , geometry , mathematics

Airborne infrared imagery collected over the ocean reveals slicks that are 0.1° to nearly 0.4°C cooler than the surrounding water surface. These thermal contrasts are analyzed within a framework of surfactant–turbulence interaction. Slicks are shown to be a potential source of error in the remote retrieval of sea surface temperature, but a slick's thermal contrast is also a potential source of information about the ambient thermal boundary layer.

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