A mechanism for the increased wave-induced drift of floating marine litter

Periodic water waves generate Stokes drift as manifest from the orbits of Lagrangian particles not fully closing. Stokes drift can contribute to the transport of floating marine litter, including plastic. Previously, marine litter objects have been considered to be perfect Lagrangian tracers, travel...

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Hauptverfasser: Calvert, R, McAllister, M, Whittaker, C, Raby, A, Borthwick, A, Van Den Bremer, TS
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge University Press 2021