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Fluid dynamics challenges in predicting plastic pollution transport in the ocean: A perspective

Physical Review Fluids 2023 45 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Bruce Sutherland, Michelle H. DiBenedetto, Alexis Kaminski, Ton S. van den Bremer

Summary

This perspective reviewed fluid dynamics challenges in predicting microplastic transport in oceans, highlighting unsolved problems in modeling inertial particles in waves and turbulence, particle transformation, and the influence of submesoscale ocean processes.

Study Type Environmental

The problem of predicting microplastic transport in oceans and estuaries has spurred new research into fluid-particle interactions involving theory, simulations, and laboratory experiments. We discuss wide-ranging challenges including the modeling of inertial particles in waves and turbulence, particle transformation, the influence of submesoscale ocean processes, and predicting global transport.

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