The Ocean’s Skin: Microbial Polymers as Potential Gatekeepers of Air–Sea Exchange

Anja Engel1, Theresa Barthelmess1, Gernot Friedrichs2, Bernd Jähne3, Kerstin Krall3 and Josefine Karnatz1, (1)GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany, (2)University of Kiel, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Kiel, Germany, (3)Institute of Environmental Physics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany, Heidelberg, Germany