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Review – Osinski et al.: “Model uncertainties of a storm and their influence on microplastics / sediment transport in the Baltic Sea”
Summary
This is a peer review commenting on a study that numerically simulated microplastic and sediment transport in the Baltic Sea during a storm. The reviewer notes the study integrates atmospheric and sediment transport models to predict seafloor microplastic concentrations, which could guide sampling campaigns.
Osinski et al. numerically simulated the transport and dispersal of high-density plastic particles in the Baltic Sea during a storm event, and demonstrate how atmospheric models can predict microplastic concentrations in seafloor sediments in shallow waters.These predictions could guide seabed sampling campaigns and potentially help to estimate seafloor plastic budgets.This paper, I believe, will be of interest to the readership of Ocean Sciences as it is, as far as I know, the most comprehensive study integrating atmospheric and sediment transport models to predict sediment transport on the seafloor.C1