OS4.7 | Monitoring, Modeling and Risk Mapping of Marine Pollution and its Environmental and Socioeconomic Footprints
EDI
Monitoring, Modeling and Risk Mapping of Marine Pollution and its Environmental and Socioeconomic Footprints
Convener: Svitlana Liubartseva | Co-conveners: George Zodiatis, Katerina Spanoudaki, Camille RichonECSECS, Luisa Galgani
Orals
| Thu, 18 Apr, 08:30–10:05 (CEST)
 
Room 1.34
Posters on site
| Attendance Thu, 18 Apr, 10:45–12:30 (CEST) | Display Thu, 18 Apr, 08:30–12:30
 
Hall X4
Posters virtual
| Attendance Thu, 18 Apr, 14:00–15:45 (CEST) | Display Thu, 18 Apr, 08:30–18:00
 
vHall X4
Orals |
Thu, 08:30
Posters on site |
Thu, 10:45
Posters virtual
Thu, 14:00
Oceanographic monitoring and modeling are both widely used to study the pathways and fate of marine pollutants such as anthropogenic hydrocarbons, marine litter and plastic, heavy metals, POPs, HNS, radionuclides, pharmaceutics, etc. This session focuses on monitoring frameworks, computational tools, lab experiments and emerging technologies related to tracing pollutants and their impacts on local, regional, and global scales. Coupling with met-ocean and biogeochemical datasets provided, for example, by the Copernicus Programme will also be discussed. State-of-the-art observational techniques and protocols, ensemble simulations, risk assessment algorithms and decision support systems are solicited topics. Integration of modeling, observations, and experimental data for both data assimilation and model validation are also very welcome.

We welcome studies based on in situ and lab observations, as well as modeling work looking at physical, chemical and biological transformation of pollutants such as fragmentation, degradation, biofouling, ingestion, adsorption/desorption. Discussions about newly discovered phenomena, as, for example, the mucilage outbreaks including harmful algal blooms (HABs), the role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS), and other ecotoxicological issues are also encouraged.

Studies that link single pollutant effects to broader ecosystem stressors like environmental degradation and climate change are particularly encouraged. Monitoring and modeling the pollutant transport under ice conditions, related to the increase in shipping traffic in the Arctic Ocean as a consequence of Polar ice melting, are also appreciated.

Key questions of the session include: Which factors affect the dispersion of pollutants in the marine environment and how do they influence pollutant fate at the ocean’s surface, in the water column, and sediments, thereby affecting marine habitats and resources?

The impact of other environmental stressors, such as artificial light, noise, and thermal pollution, on marine ecosystems, is a significant topic for discussion.

Orals: Thu, 18 Apr | Room 1.34

Chairpersons: Svitlana Liubartseva, Katerina Spanoudaki, George Zodiatis
08:30–08:35
5-minute convener introduction
EGU24-13844
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Highlight
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On-site presentation
Cleaning the bilge tanks: Is Brazil on the route of international oceanic dumping?
Daniel Zacharias et al.
EGU24-11705
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On-site presentation
Use of ensemble prediction systems in operational oil spill modelling
Tor Nordam et al.
EGU24-13480
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Virtual presentation
SkyTruth’s Cerulean: Public Database of Near-Real-Time Oil Detections
Jonathan Raphael and Jason Schatz
EGU24-15377
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On-site presentation
Parameter estimation and sensitivity in Lagrangian oil spill models
Jørgen Skancke and Raymond Nepstad
EGU24-19655
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On-site presentation
Spatiotemporal trends in microplastic pollution of surface waters of the Eurasian Arctic
Svetlana Pakhomova et al.

Posters on site: Thu, 18 Apr, 10:45–12:30 | Hall X4

Display time: Thu, 18 Apr 08:30–Thu, 18 Apr 12:30
Chairpersons: Svitlana Liubartseva, Katerina Spanoudaki, George Zodiatis
EGU24-2754
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On-site presentation
A Study on the Economic Valuation of the Korean Seabed Geological Map
Jungkyu Park and Inkwon Um
EGU24-9808
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ECS
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On-site presentation
A subsurface oil spill study: integral ‘plume’ model and lagrangian oil droplets
Giulia Gronchi et al.
EGU24-11899
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ECS
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On-site presentation
Clouds of bubbles and droplets; formation and distribution under breaking waves
Arsalan Mostaani et al.
EGU24-15185
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On-site presentation
Oil spill risk assessment based on ocean model ensemble prediction system
Emma Litzler et al.
EGU24-18232
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On-site presentation
Introducing biofouling effects in a lagrangian-tracking particle 3d model
(withdrawn)
Arnau Buñuel
EGU24-19924
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ECS
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On-site presentation
Measuring size distribution of air bubbles and oil droplets under breaking waves
Andreas Steinvik et al.

Posters virtual: Thu, 18 Apr, 14:00–15:45 | vHall X4

Display time: Thu, 18 Apr 08:30–Thu, 18 Apr 18:00
Chairperson: Svitlana Liubartseva
EGU24-11590
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ECS
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Virtual presentation
Microplastic trajectories and fates in the Canary Current System using TrackMPD
Álvaro Cubas et al.
EGU24-20902
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ECS
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Virtual presentation
Mapping the environmental risk associated to water quality of marinas in Portugal
(withdrawn)
Neele Mundt et al.