ASGAMAGE
Published: March 29, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: November 5, 2011, 1:57 pm
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor:
C Michael Hogan
ASGAMAGE is an acronym that is the contraction of ASGAS–EX (for Air Sea Gas Exchange project) and MAGE.
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The ASGAMAGE project started on March 1, 1996 and lasted until March 1, 1999. The scientific objectives were to:
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Find relationships between the transport coefficients for the gas fluxes and any relevant geophysical parameters;
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Test new methods and new equipment for the measurement of air–sea fluxes of CO2, DMS and other gases;
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Intercompare different methods and systems to measure the transfer velocity of trace gases over the sea; and
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Find out whether and, if at all, under what conditions there can be a significant vertical gradient in the CO2 concentration in the upper meters of the water column.
ASGAMAGE consisted of two experimental periods, with the first taking place from May 6 to June 7, 1996. It involved taking measurements at and around the Meetpost Noordwijk (MPN), a research platform 9 km off the Dutch coast. The second period, taking place from Oct. 7 to Nov. 8, 1996, involved more measurements at MPN and a cruise of the RRS Challenger. The measurement activities were primarily aimed at a determination of air–sea gas transfer coefficients with the differential tracer method being made simultaneously with micrometeorological experiments.
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Steve Baum (Contributing Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "ASGAMAGE". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 29, 2010; Last revised Date November 5, 2011; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/ASGAMAGE>
ASGAMAGE is an acronym that is the contraction of ASGAS–EX (for Air Sea Gas Exchange project) and MAGE.
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This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
The ASGAMAGE project started on March 1, 1996 and lasted until March 1, 1999. The scientific objectives were to:
-
Find relationships between the transport coefficients for the gas fluxes and any relevant geophysical parameters;
-
Test new methods and new equipment for the measurement of air–sea fluxes of CO2, DMS and other gases;
-
Intercompare different methods and systems to measure the transfer velocity of trace gases over the sea; and
-
Find out whether and, if at all, under what conditions there can be a significant vertical gradient in the CO2 concentration in the upper meters of the water column.
ASGAMAGE consisted of two experimental periods, with the first taking place from May 6 to June 7, 1996. It involved taking measurements at and around the Meetpost Noordwijk (MPN), a research platform 9 km off the Dutch coast. The second period, taking place from Oct. 7 to Nov. 8, 1996, involved more measurements at MPN and a cruise of the RRS Challenger. The measurement activities were primarily aimed at a determination of air–sea gas transfer coefficients with the differential tracer method being made simultaneously with micrometeorological experiments.
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