RESEARCH:
Validation of Oceanic Transport Phenomena
Background: If oceanic transport can be accurately predicted, plastic in the ocean be tracked for future removal.
Goal: Investigate the statistical verification of the current transit matrix approach of predicting oceanic transport. Analyze the effects of time intervals, seasonality, and the assumption of time independence.
Result: Seasonality and time dependence must be considered for accuracy.
Advisor: Dr. Hans-Werner Van Wyk
QUICK FACTS
RESOURCES
"Origin, dynamics and evolution of ocean garbage patches from observed surface drifters" by Erik van Sebille, Matthew H England and Gary Froyland
"Detection of Coherent Oceanic Structures via Transfer Operators" by Gary Froyland, Kathrin Padberg, Matthew H. England, and Anne Marie Treguier
"A Primer on Radial Basis Functions with Applications to the Geosciences" by Bengt Fornber and Natasha Flyer