Simulated drift trajectories of the plastic bottle cap (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Simulated drift trajectories of the plastic bottle cap

Caption

Ocean current simulations tracing the possible drift routes of the bottle cap. (A) Ocean surface currents in the northwest Pacific, showing the Kuroshio Current system and the sampling site (star). (B, C, D) Backward-time drift simulations at 40, 70, and 100 days, showing possible origin points for the cap. The 70-day simulation (C) traces the trajectory to the Batanes Islands region near the northern Philippines. Background colors show average sea surface temperature.

Credit

Jimi et al., 2026

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