Shown are mean±SD. Values were extrapolated from a smaller temperature range, using linear or exponential fits (details in Materials and Methods and Table S1). 1: As defined by the onset time of the impulse response, K1. 2: Characteristic time-constant defined as: τ = (f3dB)−1. 3: Information transfer rate (Shannon's formula). 4: Information transfer rate (triple extrapolation method).

This dataset includes intermediate data from RiboBase that generates translation efficiency (TE). The code to generate the files can be found at https://github.com/CenikLab/TE_model.

We uploaded demo HeLa .ribo files, but due to the large storage requirements of the full dataset, I recommend contacting Dr. Can Cenik directly to request access to the complete version of RiboBase if you need the original data.

The detailed explanation for each file:

human_flatten_ribo_clr.rda: ribosome profiling clr normalized data with GEO GSM ids in columns and genes in rows in human.

human_flatten_rna_clr.rda: matched RNA-seq clr normalized data with GEO GSM ids in columns and genes in rows in human.

human_flatten_te_clr.rda: TE clr data with GEO GSM ids in columns and genes in rows in human.

human_TE_cellline_all_plain.csv: TE clr data with genes in rows and cell lines in rows in human.

human_RNA_rho_new.rda: matched RNA-seq proportional similarity data as genes by genes matrix in human.

human_TE_rho.rda: TE proportional similarity data as genes by genes matrix in human.

mouse_flatten_ribo_clr.rda: ribosome profiling clr normalized data with GEO GSM ids in columns and genes in rows in mouse.

mouse_flatten_rna_clr.rda: matched RNA-seq clr normalized data with GEO GSM ids in columns and genes in rows in mouse.

mouse_flatten_te_clr.rda: TE clr data with GEO GSM ids in columns and genes in rows in mouse.

mouse_TE_cellline_all_plain.csv: TE clr data with genes in rows and cell lines in rows in mouse.

mouse_RNA_rho_new.rda: matched RNA-seq proportional similarity data as genes by genes matrix in mouse.

mouse_TE_rho.rda: TE proportional similarity data as genes by genes matrix in mouse.

All the data was passed quality control. There are 1054 mouse samples and 835 mouse samples:
* coverage > 0.1 X
* CDS percentage > 70%
* R2 between RNA and RIBO >= 0.188 (remove outliers)

All ribosome profiling data here is non-dedup winsorizing data paired with RNA-seq dedup data without winsorizing (even though it names as flatten, it just the same format of the naming)

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If you need to read rda data please use load("rdaname.rda") with R

If you need to calculate proportional similarity from clr data:
library(propr)
human_TE_homo_rho <- propr:::lr2rho(as.matrix(clr_data))
rownames(human_TE_homo_rho) <- colnames(human_TE_homo_rho) <- rownames(clr_data)

This dataset is an annual time-serie of Landsat Analysis Ready Data (ARD)-derived Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) computed from Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) and Landsat 8 Opeational Land Imager (OLI). To ensure a consistent dataset, Landsat 7 has not been used because the Scan Line Correct (SLC) failure creates gaps into the data. NDWI quantifies plant water content by measuring the difference between Near-Infrared (NIR) and Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) (or Green) channels using this generic formula: (NIR - SWIR) / (NIR + SWIR) For Landsat sensors, this corresponds to the following bands: Landsat 5, NDVI = (Band 4 – Band 2) / (Band 4 + Band 2). Landsat 8, NDVI = (Band 5 – Band 3) / (Band 5 + Band 3). NDWI values ranges from -1 to +1. NDWI is a good proxy for plant water stress and therefore useful for drought monitoring and early warning. NDWI is sometimes alos refered as Normalized Difference Moisture Index (NDMI) Standard Deviation is also provided for each time step. Data format: GeoTiff This dataset has been genereated with the Swiss Data Cube (http://www.swissdatacube.ch)

With a Monte Carlo code ACAT, we have calculated sputtering yield of fifteen fusion-relevant mono-atomic materials (Be, B, C, Al, Si, Ti, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zr, Mo, W, Re) with obliquely incident light-ions H+, D+, T+,, He+) at incident energies of 50 eV to 10 keV. An improved formula for dependence of normalized sputtering yield on incident-angle has been fitted to the ACAT data normalized by the normal-incidence data to derive the best-fit values of the three physical variables included in the formula vs. incident energy. We then have found suitable functions of incident energy that fit these values most closely. The average relative difference between the normalized ACAT data and the formula with these functions has been shown to be less than 10 % in most cases and less than 20 % for the rest at the incident energies taken up for all of the combinations of the projectiles and the target materials considered. We have also compared the calculated data and the formula with available normalized experimental ones for given incident energies. The best-fit values of the parameters included in the functions have been tabulated in tables for all of the combinations for use. / Keywords: Sputtering, Erosion, Plasma-material interactions, First wall materials, Fitting formula, Monte-Carlo method, binary collision approximation, computer simulation【リソース】Fulltext

Dissolved organic matter molecular analyses were performed on a Solarix FT-ICR-MS equipped with a 15 Tesla superconducting magnet (Bruker Daltonic) using a an electrospray ionization source (Bruker Apollo II) in negative ion mode. Molecular formula calculation for all samples was performed using an Matlab (2010) routine that searches, with an error of < 0.5 ppm, for all potential combinations of elements including including the elements C∞, O∞, H∞, N = 4; S = 2 and P = 1. Combination of elements NSP, N2S, N3S, N4S, N2P, N3P, N4P, NS2, N2S2, N3S2, N4S2, S2P was not allowed. Mass peak intensities are normalized relative to the total molecular formulas in each sample according to previously published rules (Rossel et al., 2015; doi:10.1016/j.marchem.2015.07.002). The final data contained 7400 molecular formulae.

This visualization product displays marine macro-litter (> 2.5cm) material categories percentages per beach per year from non-MSFD monitoring surveys, research & cleaning operations.

EMODnet Chemistry included the collection of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of beach litter have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB). The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols and reference lists used on a European scale.

Preliminary processings were necessary to harmonize all the data: - Exclusion of OSPAR 1000 protocol: in order to follow the approach of OSPAR that it is not including these data anymore in the monitoring; - Selection of surveys from non-MSFD monitoring, cleaning and research operations; - Exclusion of beaches without coordinates; - Exclusion of surveys without associated length; - Some litter types like organic litter, small fragments (paraffin and wax; items > 2.5cm) and pollutants have been removed. The list of selected items is attached to this metadata. This list was created using EU Marine Beach Litter Baselines, the European Threshold Value for Macro Litter on Coastlines and the Joint list of litter categories for marine macro-litter monitoring from JRC (these three documents are attached to this metadata); - Exclusion of the "feaces" category: it concerns more exactly the items of dog excrements in bags of the OSPAR (item code: 121) and ITA (item code: IT59) reference lists; - Normalization of survey lengths to 100m & 1 survey / year: in some case, the survey length was not 100m, so in order to be able to compare the abundance of litter from different beaches a normalization is applied using this formula: Number of items (normalized by 100 m) = Number of litter per items x (100 / survey length) Then, this normalized number of items is summed to obtain the total normalized number of litter for each survey.

To calculate the percentage for each material category, formula applied is: Material (%) = (∑number of items (normalized at 100 m) of each material category)*100 / (∑number of items (normalized at 100 m) of all categories)

The material categories differ between reference lists (OSPAR, TSG-ML, UNEP, UNEP-MARLIN, JLIST). In order to apply a common procedure for all the surveys, the material categories have been harmonized.

More information is available in the attached documents.

Warning: the absence of data on the map does not necessarily mean that they do not exist, but that no information has been entered in the Marine Litter Database for this area.

This visualization product displays the spatial distribution of seafloor litter density per trawl.

EMODnet Chemistry included the collection of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of seafloor litter collected by international fish-trawl surveys have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB). The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols (OSPAR and MEDITS protocols) and reference lists used on a European scale. Moreover, within the same protocol, different gear types are deployed during bottom trawl surveys.

In cases where the wingspread and/or number of items were/was unknown, it was not possible to use the data because these fields are needed to calculate the density. Data collected before 2011 are concerned by this filter.

When the distance reported in the data was null, it was calculated from: - the ground speed and the haul duration using the following formula: Distance (km) = Haul duration (h) * Ground speed (km/h); - the trawl coordinates if the ground speed and the haul duration were not filled in.

The swept area was calculated from the wingspread (which depends on the fishing gear type) and the distance trawled: Swept area (km²) = Distance (km) * Wingspread (km)

Densities were calculated on each trawl and year using the following computation: Density (number of items per km²) = ∑Number of items / Swept area (km²)

Then a grid with 30km x 30km cells was used to calculate the weighted mean of densities in each cell from the formula : Weighted mean (number of items per km²) = ∑ (Distance (km) * Density (number of items per km²)) / ∑ Distance (km)

Percentiles 50, 75, 95 & 99 were calculated taking into account data for all years.

More information on data processing and calculation are detailed in the attached methodology document.

Warning: the absence of data on the map does not necessarily mean that they do not exist, but that no information has been entered in the Marine Litter Database for this area.

This work is based on the work presented in the following scientific article: O. Gerigny, M. Brun, M.C. Fabri, C. Tomasino, M. Le Moigne, A. Jadaud, F. Galgani, Seafloor litter from the continental shelf and canyons in French Mediterranean Water: Distribution, typologies and trends, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 146, 2019, Pages 653-666, ISSN 0025-326X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.07.030.

Value transformation methods, calculation formulas, and properties of converted variables.

This visualization product displays marine macro-litter (> 2.5cm) material categories percentage per beach per year from non-MSFD monitoring surveys, research & cleaning operations.

EMODnet Chemistry included the collection of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of beach litter have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB). The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols and reference lists used on a European scale.

Preliminary processing were necessary to harmonize all the data: - Exclusion of OSPAR 1000 protocol: in order to follow the approach of OSPAR that it is not including these data anymore in the monitoring; - Selection of surveys from non-MSFD monitoring, cleaning and research operations; - Exclusion of beaches without coordinates; - Exclusion of surveys without associated length; - Some litter types like organic litter, small fragments (paraffin and wax; items > 2.5cm) and pollutants have been removed. The list of selected items is attached to this metadata. This list was created using EU Marine Beach Litter Baselines and EU Threshold Value for Macro Litter on Coastlines from JRC (these two documents are attached to this metadata); - Exclusion of the "feaces" category: it concerns more exactly the items of dog excrements in bags of the OSPAR (item code: 121) and ITA (item code: IT59) reference lists; - Normalization of survey lengths to 100m & 1 survey / year: in some case, the survey length was not 100m, so in order to be able to compare the abundance of litter from different beaches a normalization is applied using this formula: Number of items (normalized by 100 m) = Number of litter per items x (100 / survey length) Then, this normalized number of items is summed to obtain the total normalized number of litter for each survey.

To calculate percentages for each material category, formula applied is: Material (%) = (∑number of items (normalized at 100 m) of each material category)*100 / (∑number of items (normalized at 100 m) of all categories)

The material categories differ between reference lists (OSPAR, TSG_ML, UNEP, UNEP_MARLIN). In order to apply a common procedure for all the surveys, the material categories have been harmonized.

More information is available in the attached documents.

Warning: the absence of data on the map doesn't necessarily mean that they don't exist, but that no information has been entered in the Marine Litter Database for this area.

This visualization product displays marine macro-litter (> 2.5cm) material categories percentage per beach per year from non-MSFD monitoring surveys, research & cleaning operations.

EMODnet Chemistry included the collection of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of beach litter have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB). The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols and reference lists used on a European scale.

Preliminary processing were necessary to harmonize all the data: - Exclusion of OSPAR 1000 protocol: in order to follow the approach of OSPAR that it is not including these data anymore in the monitoring; - Selection of surveys from non-MSFD monitoring, cleaning and research operations; - Exclusion of beaches without coordinates; - Exclusion of surveys without associated length; - Some litter types like organic litter, small fragments (paraffin and wax; items > 2.5cm) and pollutants have been removed. The list of selected items is attached to this metadata. This list was created using EU Marine Beach Litter Baselines and EU Threshold Value for Macro Litter on Coastlines from JRC (these two documents are attached to this metadata); - Exclusion of the "feaces" category: it concerns more exactly the items of dog excrements in bags of the OSPAR (item code: 121) and ITA (item code: IT59) reference lists; - Normalization of survey lengths to 100m & 1 survey / year: in some case, the survey length was not 100m, so in order to be able to compare the abundance of litter from different beaches a normalization is applied using this formula: Number of items (normalized by 100 m) = Number of litter per items x (100 / survey length) Then, this normalized number of items is summed to obtain the total normalized number of litter for each survey.

To calculate percentages for each material category, formula applied is: Material (%) = (∑number of items (normalized at 100 m) of each material category)*100 / (∑number of items (normalized at 100 m) of all categories)

The material categories differ between reference lists (OSPAR, TSG_ML, UNEP, UNEP_MARLIN). In order to apply a common procedure for all the surveys, the material categories have been harmonized.

More information is available in the attached documents.

Warning: the absence of data on the map doesn't necessarily mean that they don't exist, but that no information has been entered in the Marine Litter Database for this area.

This visualization product displays the cigarette related items abundance of marine macro-litter (> 2.5cm) per beach per year from non-MSFD monitoring surveys, research & cleaning operations related to UNEP-MARLIN data only.

EMODnet Chemistry included the collection of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of beach litter have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB). The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols and reference lists used on a European scale.

Preliminary processing were necessary to harmonize all the data: - Selection of surveys from non-MSFD monitoring, cleaning and research operations; - Exclusion of beaches without coordinates; - Selection of cigarette related items only. The list of selected items is attached to this metadata. This list was created using EU Marine Beach Litter Baselines and EU Threshold Value for Macro Litter on Coastlines from JRC (these two documents are attached to this metadata); - Exclusion of surveys without associated length; - Selection of surveys referring to the UNEP-MARLIN list: the UNEP-MARLIN protocol differs from the other types of monitoring in that cigarette butts are surveyed in a 10m square. To avoid comparing abundances from very different protocols, the choice has been made to distinguish in two maps the cigarette related items results associated with the UNEP-MARLIN list from the others; - Normalization of survey lengths to 100m & 1 survey / year: in some case, the survey length was not 100m, so in order to be able to compare the abundance of litter from different beaches a normalization is applied using this formula: Number of cigarette related items of the survey (normalized by 100 m) = Number of cigarette related items of the survey x (100 / survey length) Then, this normalized number of cigarette related items is summed to obtain the total normalized number of cigarette related items for each survey. Finally, the median abundance of cigarette related items for each beach and year is calculated from these normalized abundances of cigarette related items per survey.

Percentiles 50, 75, 95 & 99 have been calculated taking into account cigarette related items from other sources data (UNEP-MARLIN protocol only) for all years.

More information is available in the attached documents.

Warning: the absence of data on the map doesn't necessarily mean that they don't exist, but that no information has been entered in the Marine Litter Database for this area.

The following data entry sheets are designed to quantify salinity normalized seawater total alkalinity anomalies (∆nTA) from inputs of offshore and coral reef total alkalinity (TA) and salinity (S) data while taking into account the various sources of uncertainty associated with these data normalizations and calculations to estimate the CDP for each reef observation (for details see Courtney et al., 2021). Only cells blocked in white should be modified on the "Data Entry" sheet and all cells blocked in gray are locked to protect the formulas from being modfied. Data for at least one offshore TA and S sample and one coral reef TA and S sample must be entered to display the ∆nTA and CDP for the given reef system. The equations herein will average all offshore TA and S data to calculate the ∆nTA to leverage all possible data. Additionally, the spreadsheets allow for the reference S to be set to the mean offshore or mean coral reef S and are calculated for a range of freshwater TA endmembers, including the option for a user defined value. ∆nTA is calculated as per the following equations from Courtney et al (2021). The CDP summary page also provides a number of summary graphs to visualize (1) whether there are apparent relationships between coral reef TA and S, (2) how the ∆nTA of the inputted data compares to global coral reef ∆TA data from Cyronak et al. (2018), (3) how the ∆nTA data varies spatially across the reef locations, and (4) how well the ∆nTA data covers a complete diel cycle. For further details on the uncertainties associated with the salinity normalization of coral reef data and relevant equations, please see the following publication: Courtney TA, Cyronak T, Griffin AJ, Andersson AJ (2021) Implications of salinity normalization of seawater total alkalinity in coral reef metabolism studies. PLOS One 16(12): e0261210. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261210 Please cite as: Courtney TA & Andersson AJ (2022) Calcification Dissolution Potential Tool for Excel: Version 1. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7051628

Production data were generated using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from the Thematic Mapper Suite from 1984 to 2021 at 250 m resolution. The NDVI is converted to production estimates using two regression formulas depending on the level of the NDVI; there is one equation for lower values (and thus lower production values) and one for higher values.This raster dataset yields estimates of annual production of rangeland vegetation and should be useful for understanding trends and variability in forage resources.The Rangeland Productivity data can be downloaded here:https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/rangelands/index.php

The primary aim of this study is to explore the influence of social media on university students’ revisit intention in sports tourism, using Expectation-Confirmation Model and the Uses and Gratifications Theory. A structured questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 435 students from three universities in Hubei Province to measure their self-reported responses across six constructs: perceived usefulness, information quality, perceived enjoyment, electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM), satisfaction, and revisit intention. Employing a hybrid approach of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), the study explains the non-compensatory and non-linear relationships between predictive factors and university students’ revisit intention in sports tourism. The results indicate that information quality, perceived enjoyment, satisfaction, and eWOM are significant direct predictors of revisit intention in sports tourism. In contrast, the direct influence of perceived usefulness on revisit intention is insignificant. ANN analysis revealed the normalized importance ranking of the predictors as follows: eWOM, information quality, satisfaction, perceived enjoyment, and perceived usefulness. This study not only provides new insights into the existing literature on the impact of social media on students’ tourism behavior but also serves as a valuable reference for future research on tourism behavior.

This visualization product displays the total abundance of marine macro-litter (> 2.5cm) per beach per year from non-MSFD monitoring surveys, research & cleaning operations.


EMODnet Chemistry included the collection of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of beach litter have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB).
The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols and reference lists used on a European scale.


Preliminary processing were necessary to harmonize all the data:
- Exclusion of OSPAR 1000 protocol: in order to follow the approach of OSPAR that it is not including these data anymore in the monitoring;
- Selection of surveys from non-MSFD monitoring, cleaning and research operations;
- Exclusion of beaches without coordinates;
- Some categories & some litter types like organic litter, small fragments (paraffin and wax; items > 2.5cm) and pollutants have been removed. The list of selected items is attached to this metadata. This list was created using EU Marine Beach Litter Baselines and EU Threshold Value for Macro Litter on Coastlines from JRC (these two documents are attached to this metadata).
- Exclusion of surveys without associated length;
- Normalization of survey lengths to 100m & 1 survey / year: in some case, the survey length was not 100m, so in order to be able to compare the abundance of litter from different beaches a normalization is applied using this formula:
Number of items (normalized by 100 m) = Number of litter per items x (100 / survey length)
Then, this normalized number of items is summed to obtain the total normalized number of litter for each survey. Finally, the median abundance for each beach and year is calculated from these normalized abundances per survey.

Percentiles 50, 75, 95 & 99 have been calculated taking into account other sources data for all years.


More information is available in the attached documents.


Warning: the absence of data on the map doesn't necessarily mean that they don't exist, but that no information has been entered in the Marine Litter Database for this area.

When the calculation of a unimolecular reaction rate constant is cast in the form of a master equation eigenvalue problem, the magnitude of that rate is often smaller than the rounding error of the trace of the corresponding reaction matrix. Two available methods to overcome this cancellation problem are examined, and it is shown that one of them, the Nesbet procedure, can fail if the master equation relaxation matrix is improperly normalized, or when some time-saving computational approximations are used.

This visualization product displays marine litter material categories percentage per year per beach during monitoring surveys. EMODnet Chemistry included the gathering of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of beach litter have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB). The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols and reference lists used on a European scale. Preliminary processing were necessary to harmonize all the data : - Exclusion of OSPAR 1000 protocol, - Separation of monitoring surveys from research & cleaning operations - Exclusion of beaches with no coordinates - Normalization of survey lengths and survey numbers per year - Some categories & some litter types have been removed To calculate percentages, formula applied is : Material (%) = (total number of items (normalized at 100 m) of each material category)/(total number of items (normalized at 100 m) of all categories)*100 The material categories differ between reference lists (OSPAR, ITA, TSG_ML, UNEP, UNEP_MARLIN). In order to apply a common procedure for all the surveys, the material categories have been harmonized. Eleven material categories have taken into account for this product and information on data processing and calculation are detailed in the document attached p14.

This visualization product displays the cigarette related items abundance of marine macro-litter (> 2.5cm) per beach per year from Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) monitoring surveys without UNEP-MARLIN data.

EMODnet Chemistry included the collection of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of beach litter have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB). The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols and reference lists used on a European scale.

Preliminary processing were necessary to harmonize all the data: - Exclusion of OSPAR 1000 protocol: in order to follow the approach of OSPAR that it is not including these data anymore in the monitoring; - Selection of MSFD surveys only (exclusion of other monitoring, cleaning and research operations); - Exclusion of beaches without coordinates; - Selection of cigarette related items only. The list of selected items is attached to this metadata. This list was created using EU Marine Beach Litter Baselines and EU Threshold Value for Macro Litter on Coastlines from JRC (these two documents are attached to this metadata); - Exclusion of surveys referring to the UNEP-MARLIN list: the UNEP-MARLIN protocol differs from the other types of monitoring in that cigarette butts are surveyed in a 10m square. To avoid comparing abundances from very different protocols, the choice has been made to distinguish in two maps the cigarette related items results associated with the UNEP-MARLIN list from the others; - Normalization of survey lengths to 100m & 1 survey / year: in some case, the survey length was not exactly 100m, so in order to be able to compare the abundance of litter from different beaches a normalization is applied using this formula: Number of cigarette related items of the survey (normalized by 100 m) = Number of cigarette related items of the survey x (100 / survey length) Then, this normalized number of cigarette related items is summed to obtain the total normalized number of cigarette related items for each survey. Finally, the median abundance of cigarette related items for each beach and year is calculated from these normalized abundances of cigarette related items per survey. Sometimes the survey length was null or equal to 0. Assuming that the MSFD protocol has been applied, the length has been set at 100m in these cases.

Percentiles 50, 75, 95 & 99 have been calculated taking into account cigarette related items from MSFD monitoring data (excluding UNEP-MARLIN protocol) for all years.

More information is available in the attached documents.

Warning: the absence of data on the map doesn't necessarily mean that they don't exist, but that no information has been entered in the Marine Litter Database for this area.

This visualization product displays marine macro-litter (> 2.5cm) material categories percentage per beach per year from Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) monitoring surveys.

EMODnet Chemistry included the collection of marine litter in its 3rd phase. Since the beginning of 2018, data of beach litter have been gathered and processed in the EMODnet Chemistry Marine Litter Database (MLDB). The harmonization of all the data has been the most challenging task considering the heterogeneity of the data sources, sampling protocols and reference lists used on a European scale.

Preliminary processing were necessary to harmonize all the data: - Exclusion of OSPAR 1000 protocol: in order to follow the approach of OSPAR that it is not including these data anymore in the monitoring; - Selection of MSFD surveys only (exclusion of other monitoring, cleaning and research operations); - Exclusion of beaches without coordinates; - Some litter types like organic litter, small fragments (paraffin and wax; items > 2.5cm) and pollutants have been removed. The list of selected items is attached to this metadata. This list was created using EU Marine Beach Litter Baselines and EU Threshold Value for Macro Litter on Coastlines from JRC (these two documents are attached to this metadata); - Exclusion of the "feaces" category: it concerns more exactly the items of dog excrements in bags of the OSPAR (item code: 121) and ITA (item code: IT59) reference lists; - Normalization of survey lengths to 100m & 1 survey / year: in some case, the survey length was not exactly 100m, so in order to be able to compare the abundance of litter from different beaches a normalization is applied using this formula: Number of items (normalized by 100 m) = Number of litter per items x (100 / survey length) Then, this normalized number of items is summed to obtain the total normalized number of litter for each survey. Sometimes the survey length was null or equal to 0. Assuming that the MSFD protocol has been applied, the length has been set at 100m in these cases.

To calculate percentages for each material category, formula applied is: Material (%) = (∑number of items (normalized at 100 m) of each material category)*100 / (∑number of items (normalized at 100 m) of all categories)

The material categories differ between reference lists (OSPAR, ITA, TSG_ML, UNEP, UNEP_MARLIN). In order to apply a common procedure for all the surveys, the material categories have been harmonized.

More information is available in the attached documents.

Warning: the absence of data on the map doesn't necessarily mean that they don't exist, but that no information has been entered in the Marine Litter Database for this area.