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Recent Advances in Air—Sea Interaction Studies Applied to Overwater Air Quality Modeling: A Review

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Air quality modeling in the marine environment requires a better understanding of air–sea interaction. The behavior of the sea is different from that of the land, particularly with respect to the aerodynamic roughness parameter which changes temporally and spatially as a function of wind-generated wave characteristics. Recent improved understanding in air–sea interaction as applied to topics in air quality modeling are discussed. They include stability characteristics, variation of the wind speed with height, mixing height, standard deviation of crosswind and vertical wind, and the eddy diffusion. These topics are synthesized for scientists and engineers who need to improve the air quality modeling for overwater applications.

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  1. Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, U.S.A

    S. A. Hsu & B. W. Blanchard

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  1. Dep. of earth and atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis University, 3507 Laclede Avenue, 63103, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    G. V. Rao

  2. State Climate Office of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, 1005 Capability Dr., Suite 213, 27695-7236, 7236, Raleigh, NC, USA

    Sethu Raman (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

  3. Ansal Institute of Technology, Sector 55, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122003, India

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Hsu, S.A., Blanchard, B.W. (2003). Recent Advances in Air—Sea Interaction Studies Applied to Overwater Air Quality Modeling: A Review. In: Rao, G.V., Raman, S., Singh, M.P. (eds) Air Quality. Pageoph Topical Volumes. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7970-5_18

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