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Air-to-Sea Transfer of Particles

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Air-Sea Exchange of Gases and Particles

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When starting to read a chapter such as this, I have difficulty discerning where the author wants to lead. Usually, there are some generalities (this chapter describes some physics of wet and dry removal -- for chemists), some restrictions (there is insufficient space, here, to cover all the details), and some hazy outline of the approach (because of these space limitations, a deductive approach will be taken). Then, the author usually attempts to draw a road map with words. However, for me, the phrase “then, in the next section” has a definite mesmerizing quality. Some of the fault, I think, lies with editors and publishers who refuse to let the author list section and subsection headings. After all, that is what the author is trying to do; and for me, it’s so much easier to review the list, later, when I’m totally lost. Fortunately in the present case, the editors have been more receptive to rational arguments(!), and therefore I invite the reader to glance at the Table of Contents, now, to gain a glimpse of the chosen route.

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Slinn, W.G.N. (1983). Air-to-Sea Transfer of Particles. In: Liss, P.S., Slinn, W.G.N. (eds) Air-Sea Exchange of Gases and Particles. NATO ASI Series, vol 108. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7169-1_6

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