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Modelling floating riverine litter in the south-eastern Bay of Biscay: a regional distribution from a seasonal perspective
Irene Ruiz
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AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA),
Pasaia, 20110, Spain
Anna Rubio
AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA),
Pasaia, 20110, Spain
Ana J. Abascal
IHCantabria – Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de la Universidad
de Cantabria, Santander, 39011, Spain
Oihane C. Basurko
AZTI, Marine Research, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA),
Pasaia, 20110, Spain
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Short summary
The south-eastern Bay of Biscay is an accumulation zone for marine litter. Yet, the behaviour of the riverine litter fraction reaching the sea is poorly understood. We resolve this by studying litter buoyancy and transport, based on high-frequency radar observations and Lagrangian simulations. We show large seasonal and regional differences between items' behaviour, particularly in summer when highly buoyant litter beaches faster and Gipuzkoa and Pyrénées-Atlantiques regions are mostly affected.
The south-eastern Bay of Biscay is an accumulation zone for marine litter. Yet, the behaviour of...
