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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2015.37.7.426

Path Prediction and Suggestion of Efficient Collection Points for Marine Plastic Debris Based on Betweenness Centrality Analysis  

Jeon, Yeon Seon (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University)
Hong, Min Ji (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University)
Park, Moo Kyu (Center for Information Security Technologies, Korea University)
Choi, Yong-Sang (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers / v.37, no.7, 2015 , pp. 426-431 More about this Journal
Abstract
Korea severely suffers from plastic-induced ocean pollution, but only few studies predicted the trajectory of marine plastic debris and provided their collection method. This study used Ocean Surface CURrent Simulator (OSCURS) of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in order to predict the trajectories of marine plastic debris flowing into the East Sea and Yellow Sea for each season during 2004 to 2013. Results suggest that efficient collection hubs through the high betweenness centrality index. Most hubs were located in the seashores regardless of season, suggesting the seashore of Uljin for the East Sea and the seashore between Saemangeum and Shinan for the Yellow Sea as the most efficient hubs.
Keywords
Ocean Surface CURrent Simulator (OSCURS); Path Prediction; Betweenness Centrality; Marine Plastic Debris;
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