Bubble cloud depth under a hurricane

Abstract

[1] The bubble cloud depth and its correlation with extreme winds are key elements of bubble-mediated gas injection, which are critical to the determination of the global gas budgets. The characteristics of bubble cloud depth were examined from measurements collected during the passage of a category-4 hurricane with winds up to 50 m s−1. The bubble cloud depth increases linearly with wind speed for winds less than 35 m s−1. Our findings are consistent with previous observations at low to moderate wind speeds. However, the rate of increase is reduced significantly at winds higher than 35 m s−1.