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VIDEO: A brief example of a virtual tool developed by the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies to track marine litter. The colored lines show the path of debris in the ocean.. view more
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In an effort to fight the millions of tons of marine litter floating in the ocean, Florida State University researchers have developed a new virtual tool to track this debris.
Their work, which was published in
Frontiers in Marine Science, will help provide answers to help monitor and deal with the problem of marine litter.
Eric Chassignet, director of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies and professor in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science.