5 papers
Distribution and Transport of Fragmenting Microplastics in a 3D Global Eulerian Model
Zih-En Tseng, Yue Wu, Chris Ruf +2
Fragmentation, the breakage of matter into smaller pieces, is an important mechanism responsible for generating microplastics (MPs). We present the first global three-dimensional E…
Effect of Biofouling on Microplastic Transport in a 3-D Global Eulerian Model
Zih-En Tseng, Yue Wu, Chris Ruf +2
Biofouling -- the occupation of microplastic (MP) surfaces by marine microbes -- alters particles' buoyancy and transport, yet its effect on the global distribution of MPs has not…
Impact of Wave Interference on the Consistency Relations of Internal Gravity Waves near the Ocean Bottom
Guangyao Wang, Yue Wu, Yulin Pan +5
Consistency relations of internal gravity waves (IGWs) describe ratios of cross-spectral quantities as functions of frequency. It has been a common practice to evaluate the measure…
Induced Diffusion of Internal Gravity Waves: Directionality and Role in Ocean Mixing
Yue Wu, Yulin Pan
Induced diffusion (ID), an important mechanism of spectral energy transfer in the internal gravity wave (IGW) field, plays a significant role in driving turbulent dissipation in th…
Distribution of plastics of various sizes and densities in the global ocean from a 3D Eulerian model
Zih-En Tseng, Yue Wu, Dimitris Menemenlis +3
We develop a 3D Eulerian model to study the transport and distribution of microplastics in the global ocean. Among other benefits that will be discussed in the paper, one unique fe…