observing systems

Measuring the impact of breaking waves on climate change

NOC’s Spar Buoy being deployed off the coast of Newfoundland (courtesy: Ian Brooks)

An ocean buoy developed by the National Oceanography Centre is currently measuring the characteristics of waves breaking in the open ocean off the coast of Newfoundland. The findings will feed into assessments of how gas and aerosol exchange at the surface of the ocean impacts climate change.