Hydrodynamic Model Data for Microplastic Hotspots in Central Texas Bays, May-October 2021

A five-month simulation from May to October 2021 provides hydrodynamic input data for particle tracking. The dataset includes hourly animations for tracer particles and bed shear stress data, supporting research on fine-grained material transport. It was authored by William Bailey and harvested by the Texas Data Repository.

Use Cases

• Modeling microplastic transport pathways based on particle tracking animations.
• Analyzing hydrodynamic conditions influencing sediment and pollutant movement based on input data.
• Studying bed shear stress as a factor for particle resuspension and deposition.
• Identifying potential microplastic accumulation zones (hotspots) in bays based on tracer simulations.

Strengths

• Covers a defined five-month time range from May to October 2021.
• Includes hourly temporal resolution for tracer particle animations.
• Contains multiple data components: hydrodynamic inputs, animations, and bed shear stress.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Texas Data Repository Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Supporting information for a particle tracking model.

Time Range

May 2021 - October 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 04:33:35; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bays along the central Texas coast