The boundary between the ocean and the atmosphere, where the air and sea interact, is known as the sea surface microlayer. Understanding how nutrients, pollutants and organic matter are exchanged between the air and the sea is also vital for better understanding the role they play in regulating carbon cycles and climate.
The problem, however, is that studying the sea surface microlayer is an extremely time-intensive undertaking that can present many challenges.
The research team took two prior cruises that were cut short due to stormy weather and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Andrew Wozniak, associate professor in the School of Marine Science and Policy (SMSP), is the UD project lead while the project lead for UGA is Amanda Frossard, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at UGA.
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