Lidar and aerosol measurements over the surf zone:

• Main Authors: Moerman, M.M., Cohen, L.H., Leeuw, G. de, Kunz, G.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Environment; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:169628a0-e740-4123-b520-b58e3ad5a24a

The aerosol produced by waves breaking in the surf zone is important for a variety of processes, such as transport of pollutants and bacteria, and electro optical propagation in the coastal zone. Yet, quantitative information on surf produced aerosol is very limited (de Leeuw et al., 2000). In the framework of EOPACE (Electro-Optic Propagation in Coastal Environments), experimental campaigns were undertaken to obtain an estimate on surf produced aerosols (Jensen et al., 1997). Here results are reported from lidar and aerosol measurements made in February 1999 by TNO Physics and Electronics Laboratory (TNOFEL) at the Field Research Facility (FRF) of the US Army Corps of Engineers on the North Atlantic coast near Duck (NC, USA) and on a small boat sailing out to distances of about 25 km from the coast.