Relationship between wind speed and gas exchange over the ocean revisited

The relationship between gas exchange and wind speed is used extensively for estimating bulk fluxes of atmospheric gases across the air‐sea interface. Here, I provide an update on the frequently used method of Wanninkhof (1992). The update of the methodology reflects advances that have occurred over the past two decades in quantifying the input parameters. The general principle of obtaining a relationship constrained by the globally integrated bomb‐ 14 CO 2 flux into the ocean remains unchanged. The improved relationship is created using revised global ocean 14 C inventories and improved wind speed products. Empirical relationships of the Schmidt number, which are necessary to determine the fluxes, are…