Laboratory-based studies have suggested that marine organisms can be harmed by
ingesting microplastics. However, unless the current and future microplastic abundance in …

To investigate concentrations of pelagic micro-(< 5 mm in size) and mesoplastics (> 5 mm) in
the East Asian seas around Japan, field surveys using two vessels were conducted …

A total of 8218 pelagic microplastic samples from the world's oceans were synthesized to
create a dataset composed of raw, calibrated, processed, and gridded data which are made …

Oceanic mesoscale eddies with horizontal scales of 50–300 km are the most energetic form
of flows in the ocean. They are the oceanic analogues of atmospheric storms and are …

A numerical model was established to reproduce the oceanic transport processes of
microplastics and mesoplastics in the Sea of Japan. A particle tracking model, where surface …

Accurate observational estimation of the ocean surface heat, momentum, and freshwater
fluxes is crucial for studies of the global climate system. Estimating surface flux using …

Large quantities of plastic litter are expected to wash ashore along the beaches of the East
Asian marginal seas in the coming decade. Litter quantities were predicted using three …

Abstract In the United States, Central California has gained significant interest in offshore
wind energy due to its strong winds and proximity to existing grid connections. This study …

Identification of prominent sea areas for the efficient exploitation of offshore wind energy
potential requires primarily the assessment and modeling of several aspects of the long-term …

Empirical wind-retrieval algorithms for synthetic aperture radar (SAR), such as the
geophysical model function (GMF) CMOD5N in the C-Band, are currently well developed …