Sea surface microlayer in a changing ocean – A perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19568856 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oliver Wurl (0000-0002-0905-4721), Werner Ekau (Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research), William Landing (0000-0002-7514-3247, Florida State University), William M Landing, Christopher J Zappa (0000-0003-0041-2913, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) |
| Editors | Jody W Deming, Jeff Bowman (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory US) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Elementa Science of the Anthropocene (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2325-1026 • E-ISSN: 2325-1026 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/elementa.228 |
| OpenAlex | W2709774194 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 85 |
The sea surface microlayer (SML) is the boundary interface between the atmosphere and ocean, covering about 70% of the Earth’s surface. With an operationally defined thickness between 1 and 1000 μm, the SML has physicochemical and biological properties that are measurably distinct from underlying waters. Recent studies now indicate that the SML covers the ocean to a significant extent, and evidence shows that it is an aggregate-enriched biofilm environment with distinct microbial communities. Because of its unique position at the air-sea interface, the SML is central to a range of global biogeochemical and climate-related processes. The redeveloped SML paradigm pushes the SML into a new and wider context that is relevant to many ocean and climate sciences
Biogeochemical cycle · Biology · Earth science · Geography · Meteorology · Environmental Science · Marine and coastal ecosystems · Marine Biology and Ecology Research · Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |