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Toward the Integrated Marine Debris Observing System

Frontiers in Marine Science 2019 285 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 55 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Nikolai Maximenko, Atsuhiko Isobe, Britta Denise Hardesty, Britta Denise Hardesty, Britta Denise Hardesty, Nicole R. Posth, Stefano Aliani, Stefano Aliani, Stefano Aliani, Kara Lavender Law, Kara Lavender Law, Kara Lavender Law, Kara Lavender Law, Kara Lavender Law, Kara Lavender Law, Kara Lavender Law, Kara Lavender Law, Chris Wilcox Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Tamara S. Galloway, Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Daniel J. Mayor, Richard S. Lampitt, Richard S. Lampitt, Víctor Martínez-Vicente, Matthew C. Mowlem, Andrew B. Cundy, Tamara S. Galloway, Lonneke Goddijn‐Murphy, Lonneke Goddijn‐Murphy, Tamara S. Galloway, Lonneke Goddijn‐Murphy, Lonneke Goddijn‐Murphy, Lonneke Goddijn‐Murphy, Erik van Sebille, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Alexander Turra, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Alexander Turra, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Morgan Le Moigne, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, François Galgani, François Galgani, Maria Eugenia Molina Jack, Alessandra Giorgetti, Martín Thiel, François Galgani, Martín Thiel, François Galgani, François Galgani, Katsiaryna Pabortsava, François Galgani, Katsiaryna Pabortsava, Katsiaryna Pabortsava, Katsiaryna Pabortsava, H.A. Leslie, H.A. Leslie, H.A. Leslie, François Galgani, François Galgani, H.A. Leslie, H.A. Leslie, François Galgani, H.A. Leslie, H.A. Leslie, François Galgani, Richard C. Thompson, François Galgani, François Galgani, François Galgani, François Galgani, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, François Galgani, Richard C. Thompson, Morgan Le Moigne, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, François Galgani, Laurent Lebreton, María Teresa Spedicato, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, François Galgani, François Galgani, Laurent Lebreton, Catharina Pieper, R. W. Obbard, Christophe Maes, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Atsuhiko Isobe, Atsuhiko Isobe, R. W. Obbard, Atsuhiko Isobe, Christophe Maes, Atsuhiko Isobe, Atsuhiko Isobe, Atsuhiko Isobe, Atsuhiko Isobe, Atsuhiko Isobe, R. W. Obbard, Irina Chubarenko, Atsuhiko Isobe, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Atsuhiko Isobe, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Linsey E. Haram, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Atsuhiko Isobe, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Atsuhiko Isobe, Nikolai Maximenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Nikolai Maximenko, Atsuhiko Isobe, Irina Chubarenko, Nikolai Maximenko, Chris Wilcox Irina Chubarenko, Atsuhiko Isobe, Atsuhiko Isobe, Atsuhiko Isobe, Atsuhiko Isobe, Irina Chubarenko, François Galgani, Irina Chubarenko, Alexander Turra, Richard C. Thompson, Paolo Corradi, Richard C. Thompson, Atsuhiko Isobe, Richard C. Thompson, Irina Chubarenko, Laurent Lebreton, Atsuhiko Isobe, Georg Hanke, Irina Chubarenko, Georg Hanke, Georg Hanke, Georg Hanke, Georg Hanke, Georg Hanke, François Galgani, Atsuhiko Isobe, Irina Chubarenko, Matteo Vinci, Richard C. Thompson, Britta Denise Hardesty, Martín Thiel, Chris Wilcox Stefano Aliani, Chris Wilcox Stefano Aliani, Stefano Aliani, Martín Thiel, Richard C. Thompson, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Atsuhiko Isobe, Georg Hanke, Martín Thiel, Martín Thiel, Kara Lavender Law, Richard C. Thompson, Kara Lavender Law, Kara Lavender Law, Martín Thiel, Kara Lavender Law, Irina Chubarenko, Chris Wilcox Chris Wilcox Chris Wilcox Atsuhiko Isobe, Chris Wilcox Laurent Lebreton, Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Laurent Lebreton, François Galgani, Irina Chubarenko, Laurent Lebreton, H.A. Leslie, Irina Chubarenko, H.A. Leslie, Irina Chubarenko, Richard S. Lampitt, François Galgani, Richard S. Lampitt, Richard S. Lampitt, Tamara S. Galloway, Víctor Martínez-Vicente, Tamara S. Galloway, Ana Martins, Paolo Corradi, Manuel Arias, Manuel Arias, James T. Carlton, Andrew B. Cundy, Tamara S. Galloway, Andrew B. Cundy, Andrew B. Cundy, Tamara S. Galloway, H.A. Leslie, Andrew B. Cundy, Tamara S. Galloway, Laurent Lebreton, Andrew B. Cundy, Andrew B. Cundy, Tamara S. Galloway, Andrew B. Cundy, H.A. Leslie, Tamara S. Galloway, H.A. Leslie, Atsuhiko Isobe, Atsuhiko Isobe, Irina Chubarenko, François Galgani, Atsuhiko Isobe, Richard C. Thompson, Tamara S. Galloway, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Laurent Lebreton, Erik van Sebille, Tamara S. Galloway, Irina Chubarenko, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Tamara S. Galloway, Irina Chubarenko, Tamara S. Galloway, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Georg Hanke, Erik van Sebille, Richard C. Thompson, Tamara S. Galloway, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Anna‐Marie Cook, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Erik van Sebille, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Alexander Turra, Tamara S. Galloway, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Richard C. Thompson, Tamara S. Galloway, Richard C. Thompson, Alexander Turra, Richard C. Thompson, Atsuhiko Isobe, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Tamara S. Galloway, Erik van Sebille, Irina Chubarenko, Alexander Turra, Alexander Turra, Erik van Sebille, Alexander Turra, Richard C. Thompson, Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Tamara S. Galloway, Alexander Turra, Alexander Turra, Alexander Turra, Alexander Turra, Alexander Turra, Alexander Turra, Alexander Turra, Alexander Turra, François Galgani, François Galgani, François Galgani, François Galgani, François Galgani, François Galgani, Christophe Maes, Christophe Maes, Christophe Maes, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Irina Chubarenko, Nicole R. Posth, Nicole R. Posth, Kara Lavender Law, Kara Lavender Law, Stefano Aliani, Stefano Aliani, Britta Denise Hardesty, Britta Denise Hardesty, Britta Denise Hardesty, Britta Denise Hardesty, Atsuhiko Isobe, Atsuhiko Isobe, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Laurent Lebreton, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, H.A. Leslie, H.A. Leslie, H.A. Leslie, Katsiaryna Pabortsava, Katsiaryna Pabortsava, Katsiaryna Pabortsava, Katsiaryna Pabortsava, Martín Thiel, Martín Thiel, Maria Eugenia Molina Jack, Georg Hanke, Georg Hanke, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Erik van Sebille, Andrew B. Cundy, Andrew B. Cundy, Andrew B. Cundy, Manuel Arias, Paolo Corradi, Paolo Corradi, Víctor Martínez-Vicente, Richard S. Lampitt, Daniel J. Mayor, Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Chris Wilcox Chris Wilcox Chris Wilcox Chris Wilcox Chris Wilcox Nikolai Maximenko, Nikolai Maximenko, Luca Centurioni, Ilan Macadam-Somer, Georg Hanke, Georg Hanke, Paolo Corradi, Paolo Corradi, Ilan Macadam-Somer, Britta Denise Hardesty, Nicole R. 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Galloway, Maria Eugenia Molina Jack, Ernesto Rodríguez, Ernesto Rodríguez, Richard C. Thompson, Stefano Aliani, Alessandra Giorgetti, Manuel Arias, Gregory P. Asner, Erik van Sebille, Alberto Brosich, Alberto Brosich, François Galgani, Joana Mira Veiga, James T. Carlton, Alexander Turra, Erik van Sebille, Yi Chao, Anna‐Marie Cook, Andrew B. Cundy, Tamara S. Galloway, Alessandra Giorgetti, Gustavo Goñi, Yann Guichoux, Yann Guichoux, Linsey E. Haram, Britta Denise Hardesty, Richard C. Thompson, Richard C. Thompson, Neil Holdsworth, Neil Holdsworth, Laurent Lebreton, H.A. Leslie, Ilan Macadam-Somer, Ilan Macadam-Somer, Thomas H. Mace, Thomas H. Mace, Mark Manuel, Mark Manuel, Robert Marsh, Élodie Martinez, Daniel J. Mayor, Morgan Le Moigne, Morgan Le Moigne, Maria Eugenia Molina Jack, Matthew C. Mowlem, François Galgani, Tamara S. Galloway, R. W. Obbard, Katsiaryna Pabortsava, Bill Robberson, Bill Robberson, Amelia‐Elena Rotaru, Gregory M. Ruiz, María Teresa Spedicato, Martín Thiel, Alexander Turra, Chris Wilcox

Summary

Researchers proposed a framework for an integrated marine debris observing system that would combine remote sensing, in situ measurements, and computer modeling to monitor plastic pollution globally. The study outlines how optical sensors, satellite imagery, and citizen science programs could work together to track debris sources, pathways, and accumulation patterns. The system aims to support policy decisions and operational cleanup efforts by providing reliable long-term data on the state of ocean plastic pollution.

Study Type Environmental

Plastics and other artificial materials pose new risks to the health of the ocean. Anthropogenic debris travels across large distances and is ubiquitous in the water and on shorelines, yet, observations of its sources, composition, pathways, and distributions in the ocean are very sparse and inaccurate. Total amounts of plastics and other man-made debris in the ocean and on the shore, temporal trends in these amounts under exponentially increasing production, as well as degradation processes, vertical fluxes, and time scales are largely unknown. Present ocean circulation models are not able to accurately simulate drift of debris because of its complex hydrodynamics. In this paper we discuss the structure of the future integrated marine debris observing system (IMDOS) that is required to provide long-term monitoring of the state of this anthropogenic pollution and support operational activities to mitigate impacts on the ecosystem and on the safety of maritime activity. The proposed observing system integrates remote sensing and in situ observations. Also, models are used to optimize the design of the system and, in turn, they will be gradually improved using the products of the system. Remote sensing technologies will provide spatially coherent coverage and consistent surveying time series at local to global scale. Optical sensors, including high-resolution imaging, multi-and hyperspectral, fluorescence, and Raman technologies, as well as SAR will be used to measure different types of debris. They will be implemented in a variety of platforms, from hand-held tools to ship-, buoy-, aircraft-, and satellite-based sensors. A network of in situ observations, including reports from volunteers, citizen scientists and ships of opportunity, will be developed to provide data for calibration/validation of remote sensors and to monitor the spread of plastic pollution and other marine debris. IMDOS will interact with other observing systems monitoring physical, chemical, and biological processes in the ocean and on shorelines as well as the state of the ecosystem, maritime activities and safety, drift of sea ice, etc. The synthesized data will support innovative multi-disciplinary research and serve a diverse community of users.

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