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Model for the calculation of the trajectories of floating objects released into the sea

Details

Mission objective
Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversityObjective 2a - Prevent and eliminate pollution - litter and microplastics
Lighthouse
Mediterranean Sea basin
Sector
Environmental protection and regeneration
Topic(s)
Marine litterOcean modelsOcean observation
Type of action
Evidence-based knowledge and data and/or access provision to knowledge and data
Type of knowledge output
Models (economic modelling, forecast models, conceptual structures, decision-making models, CBAs, etc)
Solution owner
MARLESS
Country
Italy

Description

The report on this model comprises three key components: first, the identification of the model, documentation of its features, and its implementation; second, the development and computational implementation of the model on High-Performance Computation infrastructure; and third, the simulation of marine litter trajectories and back trajectories in the Adriatic Sea.

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