Subprojetcs
Lagrangian transport of marine litter and microplastics in coastal waters:
LAMARCA-MODS (SP1)
Modeling, scale dependence and descriptors of frontal flows.
SP1 will provide fully detailed numerical and statistical information on the 3-dimensional structure of ocean currents at three different scales, the meso, the submeso and the Langmuir-cell scales, focusing on the effect of wind-waves on the submesoscale currents. SP1 will also assess the role of the small-scale frontal dynamics in the 3d distribution of the macro and meso/micro litter.
LAMARCA-SC (SP2)
Structures of transport and connectivity patterns
SP2 will provide a full 3d characterization of the structures of transport at meso- and submeso-scales. SP2 will also address the impact of the 3d transport template and connectivity patterns on the amount and distribution of both buoyant and sinking microplastics. The application of machine-learning techniques to forecast trajectories of marine tracers will also be addressed closely with SP1.
LAMARCA-OMO (SP3)
Observation and monitoring in the Bay of Biscay and Balearic sea coastal areas.
SP3 will focus on in-situ sampling aimed at characterizing the composition, spatial distribution, frequency, lifetime, origin, and factors/physical processes conditioning the macro- and meso/micro- litter accumulations along frontal areas at different spatiotemporal scales.
