Hyperspectral ultraviolet to shortwave infrared characteristics of marine-harvested, washed-ashore and virgin plastics

Garaba, Shungudzemwoyo P.; Dierssen, Heidi M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-77-2020

Articles | Volume 12, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-77-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-77-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 1

Data description paper

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13 Jan 2020

Data description paper |

| 13 Jan 2020

Hyperspectral ultraviolet to shortwave infrared characteristics of marine-harvested, washed-ashore and virgin plastics

Shungudzemwoyo P. Garaba and Heidi M. Dierssen

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RC1: 'Referee comment on the manuscript', Elizabeth C Atwood, 01 Oct 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to reviewer', Shungu Garaba, 19 Nov 2019
RC2: 'Review of Hyperspectral ultraviolet to shortwave infrared characteristics of marine-harvested, washed ashore and virgin plastics', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Oct 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to reviewer', Shungu Garaba, 19 Nov 2019

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ED: Publish as is (25 Nov 2019) by Jens Klump

Short summary

As remote sensing is becoming more integral in future plastic litter monitoring strategies, there is need to improve our understanding of the optical properties of plastics. We present spectral reflectance data (350–2500 nm) of wet and dry marine-harvested (Atlantic and Pacific oceans), washed-ashore, and virgin plastics. Absorption features were identified at ~ 931, 1215, 1417 and 1732 nm in both the marine-harvested and washed-ashore plastics.