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The observed cubic dependence on friction velocity of near-surface bubble concentration is independently deduced from a simple geometrical model for the whitecap bubble plume. This exponential plume model likewise implies that the bubble injection rate is proportional to instantaneous whitecap coverage. Explicit quantitative expressions for surface bubble flux, and for near-surface bubble concentration, are derived as functions of bubble radius and sea-surface whitecap coverage. Calculated bubble spectra agree well with optically measured spectra for equivalent conditions.
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Monahan, E.C. (1988). Whitecap Coverage as a Remotely Monitorable Indication of the Rate of Bobbie Injection into the Oceanic Mixed Layer. In: Kerman, B.R. (eds) Sea Surface Sound. NATO ASI Series, vol 238. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3017-9_7
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