PO14A:
Detection, Analysis, and Modeling of the Distribution and Transport of Oceanic Debris II Poster Lightning


Session ID#: 38878

Session Description:
An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste generated on land entered the oceans in 2010, a figure that does not include debris from natural disasters, lost shipping cargo, or derelict fishing gear. Floating debris is a hazard to navigation and poses risks to marine animals and the marine ecosystem. Although contamination by man-made debris is increasingly reported in marine habitats around the world, major gaps remain in understanding the sources, distribution and transport of oceanic debris.

In this session we invite presentations on topics that inform understanding of the distribution and dispersion of oceanic debris of all materials and sizes, including:

  • ocean and shelf-sea dynamics at a variety of scales that distribute debris horizontally or vertically;
  • the dynamics of buoyant objects in turbulent ocean flow;
  • data on characteristics of debris that affect its transport (e.g., size, shape, windage, etc.);
  • advances in modeling of debris transport, from coastal regions to the open ocean; and
  • assessments of remote sensing tools for detection of floating debris.
Primary Chair:  Kara L Lavender Law, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Co-chairs:  Stefano Aliani, Institute of Marine Sciences CNR, La Spezia, Italy, Erik van Sebille, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands and Nikolai A Maximenko, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
Moderators:  Erik van Sebille, Imperial College London, Grantham Institute, London, SW7, United Kingdom, Kara L Lavender Law, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Stefano Aliani, Institute of Marine Sciences CNR, La Spezia, Italy and Nikolai A Maximenko, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Kara L Lavender Law, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Index Terms:

4251 Marine pollution [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4255 Numerical modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4275 Remote sensing and electromagnetic processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4572 Upper ocean and mixed layer processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
Cross-Topics:
  • CD - Coastal Dynamics
  • IS - Ocean Observatories, Instrumentation and Sensing Technologies
  • OM - Ocean Modeling

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