Modelling the transport and accumulation of floating marine debris in the Mediterranean basin

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 249-257

  Mansui, J ^a   Molcard, A ^a   Ourmieres Y ^a  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregation patterns; Beaching; Lagrangian; Marine floating debris; Mediterranean surface currents

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS;

AGGREGATION PATTERNS; BEACHING; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; GENERAL CIRCULATION; LAGRANGIAN; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; SURFACE CURRENT; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

COASTAL ZONES;

ACCUMULATION; AGGREGATION; COASTAL ZONE; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MARINE POLLUTION; MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; BEACHING; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOATING MARINE DEBRIS; FLOW RATE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MARINE DEBRIS ACCUMULATION; MARINE DEBRIS TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARTICLE TRACKING MODEL; RIVER BASIN; SEA SURFACE WATERS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WASTE; WASTE AND WASTE RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

GULF OF SIRTE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TUNISIA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

PLASTIC; WASTE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLASTICS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84922237308     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.11.037     Document Type: Article

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