Simulated Microplastic Dispersal in the Conwy Estuary via Axial Convergent Fronts

A simulation dataset from a study investigating the role of estuarine hydrodynamics on microplastic dispersal. The data was generated using the Delft3D hydrodynamic model coupled with a Lagrangian particle tracking model, parameterized with observational data from the Conwy estuary in the UK. The study was authored by Nia H. Jones and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling microplastic retention and export based on simulated Axial Convergent Front (ACF) dynamics
• Analyzing the impact of tidal regimes and river flow events on pollutant transport
• Studying the relationship between salinity gradients and secondary flow velocities for particle tracking

Strengths

• Model outputs are based on a parameterized and validated Delft3D hydrodynamic model
• Simulation covers a range of tidal regimes and river inputs, as described in the study
• Dataset is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The primary data file is a 7.6 MB PDF, which may require extraction of underlying data

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Nia H. Jones

Collection Method

Generated via Delft3D hydrodynamic and Lagrangian particle tracking models, parameterized with observational data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 11:37:29; freshness should be verified

Geography

Conwy estuary, UK