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Monsoonal influence on floating marine litter pathways in the Bay of Bengal
Lianne C. Harrison
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Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, UK
Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Jennifer A. Graham
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, UK
Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Piyali Chowdhury
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, UK
Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Tiago A. M. Silva
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, UK
Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Danja P. Hoehn
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, UK
Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Alakes Samanta
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Hyderabad, India
Kunal Chakraborty
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Hyderabad, India
Sudheer Joseph
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Hyderabad, India
T. M. Balakrishnan Nair
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Hyderabad, India
T. Srinivasa Kumar
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Hyderabad, India
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Geosci. Model Dev., 15, 4193–4223, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-4193-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-4193-2022, 2022
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Ocean Sci., 21, 1487–1503, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1487-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1487-2025, 2025
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Ocean Sci., 21, 1407–1424, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1407-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1407-2025, 2025
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Ocean Sci., 21, 1105–1123, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1105-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1105-2025, 2025
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Ocean Sci., 21, 945–964, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-945-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-945-2025, 2025
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Johannes Lawen
Ocean Sci., 21, 877–896, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-877-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-877-2025, 2025
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Ocean Sci., 21, 661–678, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-661-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-661-2025, 2025
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Ocean Sci., 21, 643–659, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-643-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-643-2025, 2025
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Ocean Sci., 21, 619–641, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-619-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-619-2025, 2025
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Sara Sirviente, Juan J. Gomiz-Pascual, Marina Bolado-Penagos, Sabine Sauvage, José M. Sánchez-Pérez, and Miguel Bruno
Ocean Sci., 21, 515–535, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-515-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-515-2025, 2025
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Ocean Sci., 21, 473–495, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-473-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-473-2025, 2025
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Ocean Sci., 20, 1457–1478, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1457-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1457-2024, 2024
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Ocean Sci., 20, 1167–1185, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1167-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1167-2024, 2024
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Ocean Sci., 20, 1013–1033, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1013-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-1013-2024, 2024
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Robert Lepper, Leon Jänicke, Ingo Hache, Christian Jordan, and Frank Kösters
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Ocean Sci., 20, 293–306, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-293-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-293-2024, 2024
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While the deeper waters in the coastal ocean show signs of climate-change-induced warming and deoxygenation, some fjords can keep cool and oxygenated waters in the subsurface. We use a model to investigate how these subsurface waters created during winter can linger all summer in Bute Inlet, Canada. We found two main mechanisms that make this fjord retentive: the typical slow subsurface circulation in such a deep, long fjord and the further speed reduction when the cold waters are present.
Zhongyuan Lin, Guang Zhang, Huazhi Zou, and Wenping Gong
Ocean Sci., 20, 181–199, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-181-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-181-2024, 2024
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From 2021 to 2022, a particular sub-estuary (East River estuary) suffered greatly from an enhanced salt intrusion. We conducted observation analysis, numerical simulations, and analytical solution to unravel the underlying mechanisms. This study is of help in the investigation of salt dynamics in sub-estuaries connected to main estuaries and of implications for mitigating salt intrusion problems in the regions.
Elina Miettunen, Laura Tuomi, Antti Westerlund, Hedi Kanarik, and Kai Myrberg
Ocean Sci., 20, 69–83, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-69-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-69-2024, 2024
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We studied circulation and transports in the Archipelago Sea (in the Baltic Sea) with a high-resolution hydrodynamic model. Transport dynamics show different variabilities in the north and south, so no single transect can represent transport through the whole area in all cases. The net transport in the surface layer is southward and follows the alignment of the deeper channels. In the lower layer, the net transport is southward in the northern part of the area and northward in the southern part.
Julio Salcedo-Castro, Antonio Olita, Freddy Saavedra, Gonzalo S. Saldías, Raúl C. Cruz-Gómez, and Cristian D. De la Torre Martínez
Ocean Sci., 19, 1687–1703, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1687-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1687-2023, 2023
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Considering the relevance and impact of river discharges on the coastal environment, it is necessary to understand the processes associated with river plume dynamics in different regions and at different scales. Modeling studies focused on the eastern Pacific coast under the influence of the Humboldt Current are scarce. Here, we conduct for the first time an interannual modeling study of two river plumes off central Chile and discuss their characteristics.
Qiyan Ji, Lei Han, Lifang Jiang, Yuting Zhang, Minghong Xie, and Yu Liu
Ocean Sci., 19, 1561–1578, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1561-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1561-2023, 2023
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Accurate wave forecasts are essential to marine engineering safety. The research designs a model with combined signal decomposition and multiple neural network algorithms to predict wave parameters. The hybrid wave prediction model has good robustness and generalization ability. The contribution of the various algorithms to the model prediction skill was analyzed by the ablation experiments. This work provides a neoteric view of marine element forecasting based on artificial intelligence.
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Particle tracking models allow us to explore pathways of floating marine litter, source to sink, between countries. This study shows the influence of seasonality for dispersal in the Bay of Bengal and how ocean current forcing impacts model performance. Most litter beached on the country of origin, but there was a greater spread shown between countries during the post-monsoon period (Oct–Jan). Results will inform future model developments as well as management of marine litter in the region.
Particle tracking models allow us to explore pathways of floating marine litter, source to sink,...
