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Research article
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03 Dec 2020
Research article |
| 03 Dec 2020
| 03 Dec 2020
Model uncertainties of a storm and their influence on microplastics and sediment transport in the Baltic Sea
Robert Daniel Osinski
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Seestrasse 15, 18119 Rostock, Germany
Kristina Enders
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Seestrasse 15, 18119 Rostock, Germany
Ulf Gräwe
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Seestrasse 15, 18119 Rostock, Germany
Knut Klingbeil
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Seestrasse 15, 18119 Rostock, Germany
Hagen Radtke
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Seestrasse 15, 18119 Rostock, Germany
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- An ASBPA White Paper: Human and ecosystem health in coastal systems https://doi.org/10.34237/1009018
- Microplastics in Combined Sewer Overflows: An Experimental Study F. Di Nunno et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9121415
- Microplastics in Natural Waters: Occurrence, Risks and Mitigation Strategies S. Zheng et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics14040296
- The Effect of Weathering Conditions in Combination with Natural Phenomena/Disasters on Microplastics’ Transport from Aquatic Environments to Agricultural Soils M. Belioka & D. Achilias https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics3030033
- Microplastic in the Baltic Sea: A review of distribution processes, sources, analysis methods and regulatory policies I. Narloch et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120453
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- Transport of Microplastics From the Daugava Estuary to the Open Sea V. Frishfelds et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.886775
- Microplastic transport from a wastewater treatment plant into Qiantang River, an estuarine river Y. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-024-3214-x
- Application of the high-resolution wave model for forecasting 1D sediment transport and beach inundation as a component of a short-term storm warning system P. Sapiega & T. Zalewska https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2024.106089
- Modeling the pathways of microplastics in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea – sensitivity of parametrizations E. Siht et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-024-01649-0
- Spatial and temporal variability of microplastic abundance in estuarine intertidal sediments: Implications for sampling frequency R. Leads et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160308
- A Public Database for Microplastics in the Environment N. Čerkasova et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics2010010
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Short summary
This study investigates the impact of the uncertainty in atmospheric data of a storm event on the transport of microplastics and sediments. The model chain includes the WRF atmospheric model, the WAVEWATCH III® wave model, and the GETM regional ocean model as well as a sediment transport model based on the FABM framework. An ensemble approach based on stochastic perturbations of the WRF model is used. We found a strong impact of atmospheric uncertainty on the amount of transported material.
This study investigates the impact of the uncertainty in atmospheric data of a storm event on...
