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Technical note
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06 Jun 2019
Technical note |
| 06 Jun 2019
| 06 Jun 2019
Technical note: On the importance of a three-dimensional approach for modelling the transport of neustic microplastics
Isabel Jalón-Rojas
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
The Sino-Australian Research Centre for Coastal Management, School of
Science, UNSW Canberra, Canberra, 2610, Australia
Xiao-Hua Wang
The Sino-Australian Research Centre for Coastal Management, School of
Science, UNSW Canberra, Canberra, 2610, Australia
Erick Fredj
Department of Computer Sciences, Jerusalem College of Technology, Jerusalem, Israel
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Simplified 2-D numerical models are typically used for simulating the transport of floating microplastics. This paper demonstrates the impact of vertical mixing on the horizontal transport and fate of microplastics in a bay and therefore the importance of a 3-D approach for accurate modelling of microplastics transport. These results have important implications for the assessment and prediction of pollution hot spots in coastal systems as well as for planning effective clean-up programmes.
Simplified 2-D numerical models are typically used for simulating the transport of floating...
