Marine plastic debris floating on the ocean surface is a major environmental problem.
However, its distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste …

Microplastic pollution of the marine environment has received increasing attention from
scientists, the public, and policy makers over the last few years. Marine microplastics …

OpenDrift is an open-source Python-based framework for Lagrangian particle modelling
under development at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute with contributions from the …

Plastic is the most abundant type of marine litter and it is found in all of the world's oceans
and seas, even in remote areas far from human activities. It is a major concern because …

During its periodic motion, a particle floating at the free surface of a water wave experiences
a net drift velocity in the direction of wave propagation, known as the Stokes drift (Stokes …

The prevalence of maritime transportation and operations is increasing, leading to a gradual
increase in drowning accidents at sea. In the context of maritime search and rescue (SAR), it …

Since 2011, beach inundation of massive amounts of pelagic Sargassum algae has
occurred around the Caribbean nations and islands. Previous studies have applied satellite …

This paper reviews physical mechanisms, observation techniques and modelling
approaches dealing with surface currents on short time scales (hours to days) relevant for …

A topical collection on “Advances in Search and Rescue at Sea” has appeared in recent
issues of Ocean Dynamics following the latest in a series of workshops on “Technologies for …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have recently been used in a wide variety of applications
due to their versatility, reduced cost, rapid deployment, among other advantages. Search …