Sentinel-2 detection of floating marine litter targets with partial spectral unmixing and spectral comparison with other floating materials (plastic litter project 2021)

D Papageorgiou, K Topouzelis, G Suaria, S Aliani… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Large-area, artificial floating marine litter (FML) targets were deployed during a controlled
field experiment and data acquisition campaign: the Plastic Litter Project 2021. A set of 22 …

[HTML][HTML] Searching for hotspots of neustonic microplastics in the Canary Islands

A Campillo, R Almeda, A Vianello, M Gómez… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the concentration, distribution, and characteristics of neustonic
MPs in the Canary Islands, with a particular focus on the island leeward zones, where a high …

Stranded pellets in fildes Peninsula (king George island, Antarctica): new evidence of Southern Ocean connectivity

JP Lozoya, M Rodríguez, G Azcune, G Lacerot… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic and microplastic debris is transported by ocean currents over long distances,
reaching remote areas, far from its original source. In Polar Regions, microplastics (MPs) …

Spatial distribution of anthropogenic particles and microplastics in a meso-tidal lagoon (Arcachon Bay, France): A multi-compartment approach

C Lefebvre, F Le Bihanic, I Jalón-Rojas… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessment of microplastic (MP) contamination is still needed to evaluate this threat
correctly and tackle this issue. Here, MP contamination was assessed for a meso-tidal …

Inferring microplastics origins in the Mediterranean Sea by coupling modelling and in-situ measurements

Y Ourmieres, M Arnaud, P Deixonne, JF Ghiglione… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the dynamics and retention of microplastics (MP) in the Mediterranean.
MP manta-net trawls were performed in autumn 2019 north of the Balearic Islands and along …

An ocean front dataset for the Mediterranean sea and southwest Indian ocean

F Sudre, I Hernández-Carrasco, C Mazoyer, J Sudre… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Fronts are ubiquitous discrete features of the global ocean often associated with enhanced
vertical velocities, in turn boosting primary production. Fronts thus form dynamical and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of plastic debris and biofouling in a specially protected area of the Antarctic Peninsula region

LW Johnston, C Manno, CX Salinas - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to characterize the plastic and to study a potential relationship
between plastic debris characteristics and the presence of fouling biota in an Antarctic …

Microplastic dynamics and risk projections in West African coastal areas: Developing a vulnerability index, adverse ecological pathways, and mitigation framework …

AV Chukwuka, AD Adegboyegun, FV Oluwale… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic pollution presents a serious risk to marine ecosystems worldwide, with West
Africa being especially susceptible. This study sought to identify the key factors driving …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental observations of marginally detectable floating plastic targets in Sentinel-2 and Planet Super Dove imagery

D Papageorgiou, K Topouzelis - … Journal of Applied Earth Observation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Remote sensing applications are garnering much attention as a promising solution for
detection, tracking and monitoring of floating marine litter (FML). With an increasing number …

X-Band Radar Detection of Small Garbage Islands in Different Sea State Conditions

F Serafino, A Bianco - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper presents an assessment of X-band radar's detection capability to monitor Small
Garbage Islands (SGIs), ie, floating aggregations of marine liter consisting chiefly of plastic …