Modeling the transport and accumulation floating debris generated by the 11 March 2011 Tohoku tsunami

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 53-58

  Lebreton, Laurent C M ^a   Borrero, Jose C ^b,c  

^a Amalgamates Solutions and Research Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ECoast Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Garbage patch; Marine debris; Oceanic accumulation zone; Plastic pollution; Subtropical gyre; Tsunami debris

Indexed keywords

GARBAGE PATCH; MARINE DEBRIS; OCEANIC ACCUMULATION ZONE; PLASTIC POLLUTIONS; SUBTROPICAL GYRE; TSUNAMI DEBRIS;

DEBRIS; FOOD SUPPLY; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION DETECTION;

TSUNAMIS;

PLASTIC;

GYRE; MARINE POLLUTION; MODELING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PLASTIC WASTE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TSUNAMI EVENT; WAVE RUNUP;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; JAPAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; TSUNAMI; URBAN AREA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; JAPAN; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLASTICS; SEAWATER; TSUNAMIS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84872496327     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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