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FLEXPART version 11: improved accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility

This paper describes major upgrades to FLEXPART, a widely used computer model for tracking how particles and gases move through the atmosphere. The new version improves accuracy and runs faster by using better numerical methods and modern computing techniques. While not directly about microplastics, this type of atmospheric transport modeling is used in research that tracks how airborne microplastic particles travel across the globe.

2024 Geoscientific model development 30 citations
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FLEXPART version 11: Improved accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility

This paper describes FLEXPART version 11, an updated Lagrangian particle dispersion model with improved accuracy and flexibility, designed for tracking atmospheric transport of substances including microplastics, radionuclides, and air pollutants. New features include enhanced wet deposition schemes and improved boundary layer parameterization.

2024 5 citations
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Past and Future Grand Challenges in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

This review evaluated progress on eight grand challenges in marine ecosystem ecology identified in 2014 by the Frontiers in Marine Science journal, analyzing 370 papers published since then across topics including biodiversity, climate change, and pollution. The authors identified emerging priorities for the field, including microplastic pollution and its interactions with marine food webs.

2020 Frontiers in Marine Science 77 citations
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Review of “FLEXPART version 11: Improved accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility”

This review evaluates FLEXPART version 11, a Lagrangian particle dispersion model, describing improvements in accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility for atmospheric transport simulations including tracking radionuclides, microplastics, and other airborne particles.

2024