Measuring marine plastic debris from space: Initial assessment of observation requirements

Victor  Martinez-Vicente; James R.  Clark; Paolo  Corradi; Stefano  Aliani; Manuel  Arias; Mathias  Bochow; Guillaume  Bonnery; Matthew  Cole; Andrés  Cózar; Rory  Donnelly; Fidel  Echevarría; Francois  Galgani; Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba; Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy; Laurent  Lebreton; Heather A.  Leslie; Penelope K.  Lindeque; Nikolai Maximenko; François-Régis  Martin-Lauzer; Delwyn  Moller; Peter  Murphy; Lorenzo  Palombi; Valentina Raimondi; Julia  Reisser; Laia  Romero; Stefan G.H.  Simis; Sindy  Sterckx; Richard C.  Thompson; Konstantinos N.  Topouzelis; Erik van Sebille; Joana Mira  Veiga; Dick  Vethaak

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Measuring marine plastic debris from space: Initial assessment of observation requirements

Victor Martinez-Vicente, James R. Clark, Paolo Corradi, Stefano Aliani, Manuel Arias, Mathias Bochow, Guillaume Bonnery, Matthew Cole, Andrés Cózar, Rory Donnelly, Fidel Echevarría, Francois Galgani, Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba, Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy, Laurent Lebreton, Heather A. Leslie, Penelope K. Lindeque, Nikolai Maximenko, François-Régis Martin-Lauzer, Delwyn Moller Peter Murphy, Lorenzo Palombi , Valentina Raimondi, Julia Reisser, Laia Romero, Stefan G.H. Simis, Sindy Sterckx, Richard C. Thompson, Konstantinos N. Topouzelis, Erik van Sebille, Joana Mira Veiga, Dick Vethaak

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Abstract

Sustained observations are required to determine the marine plastic debris mass balance and to support effective policy for planning remedial action. However, observations currently remain scarce at the global scale. A satellite remote sensing system could make a substantial contribution to tackling this problem. Here, we make initial steps towards the potential design of such a remote
sensing system by: (1) identifying the properties of marine plastic debris amenable to remote sensing methods and (2) highlighting the oceanic processes relevant to scientific questions about marine plastic debris. Remote sensing approaches are reviewed and matched to the optical properties of marine plastic debris and the relevant spatio-temporal scales of observation to identify challenges and opportunities in the field. Finally, steps needed to develop marine plastic debris detection by remote sensing platforms are proposed in terms of fundamental science as well as linkages to ongoing planning for satellite systems with similar observation requirements.

Original language	English
Article number	2443
Pages (from-to)	1-20
Number of pages	20
Journal	Remote Sensing
Volume	11
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11202443
Publication status	Published - 21 Oct 2019

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remote sensing
marine plastic debris
mission requirements
hyperspectral sensors
multispectral imagers
high spatial resolution
sensors synergy
submesoscale processes

UN SDGs

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Martinez-Vicente, V., Clark, J. R., Corradi, P., Aliani, S., Arias, M., Bochow, M., Bonnery, G., Cole, M., Cózar, A., Donnelly, R., Echevarría, F., Galgani, F., Garaba, S. P., Goddijn-Murphy, L., Lebreton, L., Leslie, H. A., Lindeque, P. K., Maximenko, N., Martin-Lauzer, F.-R., ... Vethaak, D. (2019). Measuring marine plastic debris from space: Initial assessment of observation requirements. Remote Sensing, 11(20), 1-20. Article 2443. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11202443

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Measuring marine plastic debris from space: Initial assessment of observation requirements

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