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Location: COAPS main seminar room, 2000 Levy Avenue, Building A<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/18/2022 10:00 AM, 'Eric
Chassignet' via seminar@coaps wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:6db275cc-0c42-e848-09f2-4a8e62fdfb04@fsu.edu"> <u>When</u>:
November 14, 2022 at 11am<br>
<u>Title</u>: <span lang="EN-US">Whose plastic is that?
Combining ocean physics with Bayesian inference to attribute
microplastic sources and sinks<br>
<u>Presenter</u>: Eric van Sebille, </span><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US">professor of oceanography and public engagement
at Utrecht University<br>
<u>Abstract</u>: </span></span><span lang="EN-US">The
world's ocean currents can potentially transport material like
plastic over vast scales, connecting sources on one continent
to impacts on another. On the other hand, it had recently
become clear that most plastics found at any particular
location are relatively local, often originating from within
the same country. Effective policies to reduce the impact of
plastic pollution require knowledge of whose plastic ends up
where.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">In
this seminar, I will present some recent work on using a
Bayesian framework to analyze the sources of plastics found on
beaches around the world. The input to this analysis comes
from Lagrangian ocean analysis simulations with the
OceanParcels.org tool, which I will also showcase. I will
particularly highlight results from the Indian Ocean, the
Galapagos, the South Atlantic and the North Sea. </span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u>Short bio</u>: </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Erik van Sebille is professor of oceanography
and public engagement at Utrecht University. He
investigates how ocean currents move 'stuff' around. He is
co-author of the textbook 'Ocean Currents - Physical
Drivers in a Changing World' with Professor Robert Marsh.
Until 2022, he led the ERC Starting Grant project
'Tracking Of Plastics in Our Seas'. In parallel to his
ongoing work on physical oceanography, he has recently
started a new research team on how scientists can be
effective and inclusive in their communication and
engagement with society, specifically on the climate
crisis.</span></i></p>
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Eric Chassignet
Professor and Director
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
Florida State University
2000 Levy Avenue, Building A, Suite 292
P.O. Box 3062741
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2741
Office : (1) 850-645-7288
COAPS : (1) 850-644-3846
Cell : (1) 850-524-0033 (urgent matters only)
FAX : (1) 850-644-4841
E-mail : <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:echassignet@fsu.edu" moz-do-not-send="true">echassignet@fsu.edu</a>
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Eric Chassignet
Professor and Director
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
Florida State University
2000 Levy Avenue, Building A, Suite 292
P.O. Box 3062741
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2741
Office : (1) 850-645-7288
COAPS : (1) 850-644-3846
Cell : (1) 850-524-0033 (urgent matters only)
FAX : (1) 850-644-4841
E-mail : <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:echassignet@fsu.edu" moz-do-not-send="true">echassignet@fsu.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.coaps.fsu.edu" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.coaps.fsu.edu</a>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Eric Chassignet
Professor and Director
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
Florida State University
2000 Levy Avenue, Building A, Suite 292
P.O. Box 3062741
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2741
Office : (1) 850-645-7288
COAPS : (1) 850-644-3846
Cell : (1) 850-524-0033 (urgent matters only)
FAX : (1) 850-644-4841
E-mail : <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:echassignet@fsu.edu">echassignet@fsu.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.coaps.fsu.edu">http://www.coaps.fsu.edu</a>
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