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Title
Detecting Japan Tsunami Marine Debris at Sea: A Synthesis of Efforts and Lessons-Learned
Title (original)
Detecting Japan Tsunami Marine Debris at Sea: A Synthesis of Efforts and Lessons-Learned
Description
This report synthesizes actions and lessons learned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the overall marine debris community through efforts to detect marine debris caused by the tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011. This tsunami inundated over 217 square miles of coastal Japan and washed an estimated 5 million tons of debris out to sea as it receded. The Japanese government estimated that 70 percent of that total sank immediately, leaving 1.5 million tons of Japan tsunami marine debris (JTMD) that broke up and dispersed over the North Pacific in the months and years following the tsunami.
Authors
NOAA Marine Debris Program
Publication year
2015
Resource type
Reports
Language
English
Areas of knowledge
Mapping of marine litter
Monitoring of marine litter
Modelling marine litter
Number of links to resource
1

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