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OceanParcels/biofouling_3dtransport: JGR:Oceans resubmission_1.0.2
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This is the code and script repository (version 1.0.2) for the global modeling study of biofouled microplastic sinking characteristics published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. It archives simulation and analysis scripts for scientific reproducibility.
All scripts (simulations and analysis) of the "Global modeled sinking characteristics of biofouled microplastic" (2021) study for JGR:Oceans.
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