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Articles | Volume 22, issue 6
Articles | Volume 22, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-3595-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-3595-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 6
Research article
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06 Nov 2026
Research article |  | 06 Nov 2026

Groundings of drifters in the Wadden Sea inform the transport of floating macroplastic

Marc Emanuel Schneiter, Rolf Hut, and Erik van Sebille

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We study the transport and land-water transitions of 24 small floating position-trackers that are representative of plastic litter, which we released in the Wadden Sea, a region strongly influenced by tides and wind. We describe how to automatically identify from their tracks whether a tracker is afloat or not, and relate the transitions between afloat and beached to sea and wind conditions. Our method can be used in model simulations and in the planning of beach cleanups.
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