THE STATE-OF-THE-ART ON GAS TRANSFER AT WATER SURFACES

The recent studies on gas transfer at water surfaces are summarized. The contents of proceedings of the International Symposium on Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces, which were held three times in the last few decades, are classified depending on subjects in order to analize the movement in the research field. Some interesting topics in the proceedings of the Third International Symposium held at Heidelberg in Germany are presented. Research activities in Japan are also briefly summarized.