Articles | Volume 18, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-269-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-269-2022
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03 Mar 2022
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Using machine learning and beach cleanup data to explain litter quantities along the Dutch North Sea coast

Mikael L. A. Kaandorp, Stefanie L. Ypma, Marijke Boonstra, Henk A. Dijkstra, and Erik van Sebille

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on os-2021-83', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Oct 2021
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC1', Mikael Kaandorp, 22 Dec 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on os-2021-83', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Oct 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Mikael Kaandorp, 22 Dec 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on os-2021-83', Anonymous Referee #3, 18 Nov 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC3', Mikael Kaandorp, 22 Dec 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Mikael Kaandorp on behalf of the Authors (23 Dec 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (07 Jan 2022) by Oliver Zielinski
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (10 Jan 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (24 Jan 2022)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (25 Jan 2022) by Oliver Zielinski
AR by Mikael Kaandorp on behalf of the Authors (31 Jan 2022)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
A large amount of marine litter, such as plastics, is located on or around beaches. Both the total amount of this litter and its transport are poorly understood. We investigate this by training a machine learning model with data of cleanup efforts on Dutch beaches between 2014 and 2019, obtained by about 14 000 volunteers. We find that Dutch beaches contain up to 30 000 kg of litter, largely depending on tides, oceanic transport, and how exposed the beaches are.