Cozar Cabañas, Andres; Sanz-Martín, Marina; Martí, Elisa; Ignacio González-Gordillo, J; Ubeda, Bárbara; Gálvez, José Á; Irigoien, Xabier; Duarte, Carlos Manuel (2015): Concentrations of floating plastic debris in the Mediterranean Sea measured during MedSeA-2013 cruise [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.842054, Supplement to: Cozar Cabañas, A et al. (2015): Plastic Accumulation in the Mediterranean Sea. PLoS ONE, 10(4), e0121762, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121762.s002
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Abstract:
Floating plastic debris sampled in surface waters of the Mediterranean Sea in May 2013 on board the Spanish R/V Angeles Alvariño. Geographical coordinates and dates of sampling are available in the dataset. Surface plastic concentrations derived from net tows were adjusted in relation to wind speed following the vertical-distribution model proposed by Kukulta et al. (2012, doi:10.1029/2012GL051116).
Project(s):
Funding:
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), grant/award no. 265103: Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a Changing Climate
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 37.557949 * Median Longitude: 11.928718 * South-bound Latitude: 33.090000 * West-bound Longitude: -6.650000 * North-bound Latitude: 41.840000 * East-bound Longitude: 33.230000
Date/Time Start: 2013-05-03T01:15:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-05-31T22:41:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: 0.2 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 0.2 m
Event(s):
MedSeA2013/1_46 * Latitude: 36.030000 * Longitude: -6.650000 * Date/Time: 2013-05-03T01:15:00 * Location: Mediterranean Sea * Campaign: MedSeA2013/1 * Basis: Angeles Alvarino * Method/Device: Neuston net (NEU)
MedSeA2013/1_47 * Latitude: 35.950000 * Longitude: -5.550000 * Date/Time: 2013-05-04T13:49:00 * Location: Mediterranean Sea * Campaign: MedSeA2013/1 * Basis: Angeles Alvarino * Method/Device: Neuston net (NEU)
MedSeA2013/1_48 * Latitude: 36.120000 * Longitude: -4.190000 * Date/Time: 2013-05-04T17:28:00 * Location: Mediterranean Sea * Campaign: MedSeA2013/1 * Basis: Angeles Alvarino * Method/Device: Neuston net (NEU)
Parameter(s):
# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | Event label | Event | ||||
2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | ||||
3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | ||||
4 | Date/Time of event | Date/Time | ||||
5 | Depth, top/min | Depth top | m | Cozar Cabañas, Andres | ||
6 | Depth, bottom/max | Depth bot | m | Cozar Cabañas, Andres | ||
7 | DEPTH, water | Depth water | m | Geocode | ||
8 | Plastic concentration, non wind adjusted | Plastic conc no wind | g/km2 | Cozar Cabañas, Andres | ||
9 | Plastic concentration, wind adjusted | Plastic conc wind | g/km2 | Cozar Cabañas, Andres |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
156 data points
Data
1 Event | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Date/Time | 5 Depth top [m] | 6 Depth bot [m] | 7 Depth water [m] | 8 Plastic conc no wind [g/km2] | 9 Plastic conc wind [g/km2] |
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MedSeA2013/1_46 | 36.0300 | -6.6500 | 2013-05-03T01:15 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
MedSeA2013/1_47 | 35.9500 | -5.5500 | 2013-05-04T13:49 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 137.9 | 159.0 |
MedSeA2013/1_48 | 36.1200 | -4.1900 | 2013-05-04T17:28 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 1041.2 | 1041.2 |
MedSeA2013/1_49 | 36.1200 | -4.1800 | 2013-05-05T23:46 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 98.4 | 401.3 |
MedSeA2013/1_50 | 36.4500 | -1.8900 | 2013-05-05T11:53 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 56.2 | 56.2 |
MedSeA2013/1_51 | 37.2400 | -1.2500 | 2013-05-05T19:51 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 337.3 | 580.5 |
MedSeA2013/1_52 | 37.5700 | 0.9800 | 2013-05-06T15:48 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 3622.0 | 3622.0 |
MedSeA2013/1_53 | 37.4900 | 1.4500 | 2013-05-07T07:33 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 246.3 | 246.3 |
MedSeA2013/1_54 | 38.5300 | 5.5600 | 2013-05-08T12:45 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 498.5 | 498.5 |
MedSeA2013/1_55 | 38.5200 | 5.5600 | 2013-05-08T19:37 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 107.7 | 107.7 |
MedSeA2013/1_56 | 38.2700 | 8.6900 | 2013-05-09T20:14 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 1130.9 | 1130.9 |
MedSeA2013/1_57 | 37.1200 | 12.6800 | 2013-05-10T18:38 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
MedSeA2013/1_58 | 37.0400 | 13.1800 | 2013-05-11T00:52 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 28.3 | 351.9 |
MedSeA2013/1_59 | 36.0400 | 15.2300 | 2013-05-11T16:02 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 44.5 | 1813.8 |
MedSeA2013/1_60 | 35.1200 | 18.2900 | 2013-05-12T12:11 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 70.5 | 258.0 |
MedSeA2013/1_61 | 34.8900 | 18.5500 | 2013-05-13T22:29 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 70.2 |
MedSeA2013/1_62 | 33.5000 | 28.0000 | 2013-05-15T13:27 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 552.6 | 1290.9 |
MedSeA2013/1_63 | 33.4700 | 28.0800 | 2013-05-15T19:57 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 485.5 | 553.8 |
MedSeA2013/1_64 | 33.0900 | 31.7600 | 2013-05-16T16:39 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 134.1 | 134.1 |
MedSeA2013/1_65 | 33.2200 | 31.9800 | 2013-05-17T03:45 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 201.8 | 201.8 |
MedSeA2013/1_66 | 34.2300 | 33.2300 | 2013-05-17T16:46 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 91.5 | 420.8 |
MedSeA2013/2_75 | 35.3800 | 25.4700 | 2013-05-19T08:11 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 435.8 | 435.8 |
MedSeA2013/2_76 | 35.7000 | 23.4200 | 2013-05-21T06:40 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 74.6 | 74.6 |
MedSeA2013/2_77 | 36.4000 | 20.8100 | 2013-05-21T20:17 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 52.8 | 52.8 |
MedSeA2013/2_78 | 41.8400 | 17.2500 | 2013-05-23T15:34 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 267.2 | 267.2 |
MedSeA2013/2_79 | 40.2300 | 18.8300 | 2013-05-25T00:30 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 18.2 | 114.9 |
MedSeA2013/2_80 | 39.0700 | 18.7000 | 2013-05-25T09:00 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 60.1 |
MedSeA2013/2_81 | 37.8000 | 18.5100 | 2013-05-25T20:56 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 250.9 | 308.2 |
MedSeA2013/2_82 | 37.8200 | 15.5000 | 2013-05-26T09:09 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 23.0 | 23.0 |
MedSeA2013/2_83 | 38.8500 | 14.8900 | 2013-05-27T22:23 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 41.8 | 41.8 |
MedSeA2013/2_84 | 39.8300 | 12.5100 | 2013-05-27T13:53 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 73.7 | 80.9 |
MedSeA2013/2_85 | 39.8200 | 12.5300 | 2013-05-27T22:10 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 113.3 | 124.6 |
MedSeA2013/2_86 | 41.3300 | 7.4500 | 2013-05-29T03:56 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 14.1 | 76.6 |
MedSeA2013/2_87 | 41.3100 | 5.6600 | 2013-05-29T16:30 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 405.4 | 1519.6 |
MedSeA2013/2_88 | 41.3200 | 5.6600 | 2013-05-29T20:25 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 304.9 | 2228.9 |
MedSeA2013/2_89 | 40.0700 | 5.9500 | 2013-05-30T10:57 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 64.3 | 64.3 |
MedSeA2013/2_90 | 40.0800 | 5.9300 | 2013-05-30T19:30 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 126.3 | 175.8 |
MedSeA2013/2_91 | 40.9500 | 3.3200 | 2013-05-31T14:30 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 1628.5 | 1628.5 |
MedSeA2013/2_92 | 40.9500 | 3.3200 | 2013-05-31T22:41 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 135.2 | 135.2 |