Inertia-induced accumulation of flotsam in the subtropical gyres

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 23, 2016, Pages 12,228-12,233

  Beron Vera, F J ^a   Olascoaga, M J ^a   Lumpkin, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

drifter; drogue; flotsam; garbage; inertia; patch

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS;

DRIFTER; DROGUE; FLOTSAM; GARBAGE; INERTIA; PATCH;

TROPICS;

ACCUMULATION; BUOYANCY; CONVERGENCE; DRAG; DRIFTER; EKMAN LAYER; GYRE; INERTIA; OCEANIC CURRENT; PLASTIC WASTE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WIND FORCING;

EID: 85006839758     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016GL071443     Document Type: Article

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