'… a valuable review of a specialised, but globally important field of work'. The Times Higher Education Supplement

• Preface; List of contributors; 1. Report group 1: Physical processes in the microlayer and the air-sea exchange of trace gases P. S. Liss, A. J. Watson, E. J. Bock, B. Jaehne, W. E. Asher, N. M. Frew, L. Hasse, G. M. Korenowski, L. Merlivat, L. F. Phillips, P. Schluessel, D. K. Woolf; 2. Report group 2: Biological effects of chemical and radiative change in the sea surface J. T. Hardy, K. A. Hunter, D. Calmet, J. J. Cleary, R. A. Duce, T. L. Forbes, M. L. Gladyshev, G. Harding, J. M. Shenker, P. Tratynek, Y. Zaitsev; 3. Report group 3: Photochemistry in the sea-surface microlayer J. M. C. Plane, N. V. Blough, M. G. Ehrhardt, K. Waters, R. G. Zepp, R. G. Zika; 4. Transport processes in the sea-surface microlayer L. Hasse; 5. The role of organic films in air-sea gas exchange N. M. Frew; 6. Bubbles and their role in gas exchange D. K. Woolf; 7. The physical chemistry of air-sea gas exchange L. F. Phillips; 8. The sea-surface microlayer and its effect on global air-water gas transfer W. Asher; 9. Chemistry of the sea-surface microlayer K. A. Hunter; 10. Biophysics of the surface film of aquatic ecosystems M. L. Gladyshev; 11. Biological effects of chemicals in the sea-surface microlayer J. T. Hardy; 12. Neuston of seas and oceans Y. Zaitsev; 13. Photochemistry in the sea-surface microlayer N. V. Blough; 14. Hydrocarbon breakdown in the sea-surface microlayer M. G. Ehrhardt; 15. Applications of laser technology and laser spectroscopy in studies of the ocean microlayer G. M. Korenowski; 16. Remote sensing of the sea-surface microlayer I. Robinson; Index.

'… a valuable review of a specialised, but globally important field of work'. The Times Higher Education Supplement

• Preface; List of contributors; 1. Report group 1: Physical processes in the microlayer and the air-sea exchange of trace gases P. S. Liss, A. J. Watson, E. J. Bock, B. Jaehne, W. E. Asher, N. M. Frew, L. Hasse, G. M. Korenowski, L. Merlivat, L. F. Phillips, P. Schluessel, D. K. Woolf; 2. Report group 2: Biological effects of chemical and radiative change in the sea surface J. T. Hardy, K. A. Hunter, D. Calmet, J. J. Cleary, R. A. Duce, T. L. Forbes, M. L. Gladyshev, G. Harding, J. M. Shenker, P. Tratynek, Y. Zaitsev; 3. Report group 3: Photochemistry in the sea-surface microlayer J. M. C. Plane, N. V. Blough, M. G. Ehrhardt, K. Waters, R. G. Zepp, R. G. Zika; 4. Transport processes in the sea-surface microlayer L. Hasse; 5. The role of organic films in air-sea gas exchange N. M. Frew; 6. Bubbles and their role in gas exchange D. K. Woolf; 7. The physical chemistry of air-sea gas exchange L. F. Phillips; 8. The sea-surface microlayer and its effect on global air-water gas transfer W. Asher; 9. Chemistry of the sea-surface microlayer K. A. Hunter; 10. Biophysics of the surface film of aquatic ecosystems M. L. Gladyshev; 11. Biological effects of chemicals in the sea-surface microlayer J. T. Hardy; 12. Neuston of seas and oceans Y. Zaitsev; 13. Photochemistry in the sea-surface microlayer N. V. Blough; 14. Hydrocarbon breakdown in the sea-surface microlayer M. G. Ehrhardt; 15. Applications of laser technology and laser spectroscopy in studies of the ocean microlayer G. M. Korenowski; 16. Remote sensing of the sea-surface microlayer I. Robinson; Index.

'… a valuable review of a specialised, but globally important field of work'. The Times Higher Education Supplement

• Preface; List of contributors; 1. Report group 1: Physical processes in the microlayer and the air-sea exchange of trace gases P. S. Liss, A. J. Watson, E. J. Bock, B. Jaehne, W. E. Asher, N. M. Frew, L. Hasse, G. M. Korenowski, L. Merlivat, L. F. Phillips, P. Schluessel, D. K. Woolf; 2. Report group 2: Biological effects of chemical and radiative change in the sea surface J. T. Hardy, K. A. Hunter, D. Calmet, J. J. Cleary, R. A. Duce, T. L. Forbes, M. L. Gladyshev, G. Harding, J. M. Shenker, P. Tratynek, Y. Zaitsev; 3. Report group 3: Photochemistry in the sea-surface microlayer J. M. C. Plane, N. V. Blough, M. G. Ehrhardt, K. Waters, R. G. Zepp, R. G. Zika; 4. Transport processes in the sea-surface microlayer L. Hasse; 5. The role of organic films in air-sea gas exchange N. M. Frew; 6. Bubbles and their role in gas exchange D. K. Woolf; 7. The physical chemistry of air-sea gas exchange L. F. Phillips; 8. The sea-surface microlayer and its effect on global air-water gas transfer W. Asher; 9. Chemistry of the sea-surface microlayer K. A. Hunter; 10. Biophysics of the surface film of aquatic ecosystems M. L. Gladyshev; 11. Biological effects of chemicals in the sea-surface microlayer J. T. Hardy; 12. Neuston of seas and oceans Y. Zaitsev; 13. Photochemistry in the sea-surface microlayer N. V. Blough; 14. Hydrocarbon breakdown in the sea-surface microlayer M. G. Ehrhardt; 15. Applications of laser technology and laser spectroscopy in studies of the ocean microlayer G. M. Korenowski; 16. Remote sensing of the sea-surface microlayer I. Robinson; Index.