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Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-217-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-217-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
Research article
 | 
28 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 28 Jan 2025

Non-negligible impact of Stokes drift and wave-driven Eulerian currents on simulated surface particle dispersal in the Mediterranean Sea

Siren Rühs, Ton van den Bremer, Emanuela Clementi, Michael C. Denes, Aimie Moulin, and Erik van Sebille

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-217-2025-supplement

Data sets

Mediterranean Sea, NEMO4.2 / WW3 uncoupled and coupled surface: stress, currents and Stokes Drift Aimie Moulin and Emanuela Clementi https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10876264

Processed data and code for manuscript "Non-negligible impact of Stokes drift and wave-driven Eulerian currents on simulated surface particle dispersal in the Mediterranean Sea" Siren Rühs https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14072924

Model code and software

Processed data and code for manuscript "Non-negligible impact of Stokes drift and wave-driven Eulerian currents on simulated surface particle dispersal in the Mediterranean Sea" Siren Rühs https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14072924

Parcels (2.4.0) E. van Sebille et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7152129

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Short summary
Simulating the transport of floating particles on the ocean surface is crucial for solving many societal issues. Here, we investigate how the representation of wind-generated surface waves impacts particle transport simulations. We find that different wave-driven processes can alter transport patterns and that commonly adopted approximations are not always adequate. This suggests that ideally coupled ocean–wave models should be used for surface particle transport simulations.
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