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physics.ao-ph2016★ 47 cited
Inertia-induced accumulation of flotsam in the subtropical gyres
Francisco J. Beron-Vera, Maria J. Olascoaga, Rick Lumpkin
Recent surveys of marine plastic debris density have revealed high levels in the center of the subtropical gyres. Earlier studies have argued that the formation of great garbage pa…
physics.ao-ph2016★ 55 cited
The life cycle of a coherent Lagrangian Agulhas ring
Y. Wang, F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga
We document the long-term evolution of an Agulhas ring detected from satellite altimetry using a technique from nonlinear dynamical systems that enables objective (i.e., observer-i…