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Transport Model: Microplastics in Lake Baikal
Original title: ТРАНСПОРТНАЯ МОДЕЛЬ: МИКРОПЛАСТИК В ОЗЕРЕ БАЙКАЛ
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This Russian-language study presents a Lagrangian transport model simulating the dispersion of neutrally buoyant particles representing microplastics in Lake Baikal. A 3D non-hydrostatic hydrodynamic model was used to provide parameters for the transport simulation.
В транспортной модели в Лагранжевой формулировке рассматривается распространение в озере Байкал нейтрально плавучих частиц, имитирующих микропластик. Трехмерная модель гидротермодинамики озера в негидростатическом приближении используется для задания необходимых параметров для транспортной модели. Для придания общности выводам мы используем набор параметров, которые условно объединены в «климатические» сценарии, по которым рассчитывается гидродинамический фон. Приведены примеры сценарных расчетов в Баргузинском заливе.
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