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Nearshore dynamics of artificial sand and oil agglomerates

Overview of attention for article published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, May 2015
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Title
Nearshore dynamics of artificial sand and oil agglomerates
Published in
Marine Pollution Bulletin, May 2015
DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.04.049
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P. Soupy Dalyander, Nathaniel G. Plant, Joseph W. Long, Molly McLaughlin

Abstract

Weathered oil can mix with sediment to form heavier-than-water sand and oil agglomerates (SOAs) that can cause beach re-oiling for years after a spill. Few studies have focused on the physical dynamics of SOAs. In this study, artificial SOAs (aSOAs) were created and deployed in the nearshore, and shear stress-based mobility formulations were assessed to predict SOA response. Prediction sensitivity to uncertainty in hydrodynamic conditions and shear stress parameterizations were explored. Critical stress estimates accounting for large particle exposure in a mixed bed gave the best predictions of mobility under shoaling and breaking waves. In the surf zone, the 10-cm aSOA was immobile and began to bury in the seafloor while smaller size classes dispersed alongshore. aSOAs up to 5cm in diameter were frequently mobilized in the swash zone. The uncertainty in predicting aSOA dynamics reflects a broader uncertainty in applying mobility and transport formulations to cm-sized particles.

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Unknown 12 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 33%
Student > Master 2 17%
Student > Bachelor 1 8%
Other 1 8%
Researcher 1 8%
Other 1 8%
Unknown 2 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Environmental Science 4 33%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 2 17%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 8%
Engineering 1 8%
Unknown 4 33%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 May 2015.
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#17,286,379
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#5,483
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#168,989
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#61
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