Scientific disciplines meteorology

Since the 1960s natural surface films ( sea slicks ), that tend to exhibit thicknesses of one molecule only, have been in the focus of interdisciplinary research that required input by various disciplines such as oceanography, meteorology, physics and chemistry. Albeit the thickness of such monomolecular surface films is small compared to that of mineral oil films their wave damping capability and, thus, their influence on air-sea interactions is comparable. Consequently, they are still often mixed up with mineral oil films ( oil spills ), particularly in the Same of remote sensing applications. It is the aim of the present book to provide a scientific basis that allows avoiding such misinterpretation in the future. 

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