Extended Data Fig. 4: Cumulative probability distributions of reduction in dry deposition rate.
From: Long-distance atmospheric transport of microplastic fibres influenced by their shapes
(a) the reduction in dry deposition rate for MPF with a flat bottom and (b) the reduction in dry deposition rate for MPF with round cross-section. Note that the reduction in a dry deposition for MPF with a flat bottom is evaluated between ws calculated from our model for MPF with a flat bottom and the one obtained from our model but with a presumption that the cross section is in a round shape based on the sampled fiber on site. The reduction in dry deposition for MPF with a round cross section is compared between ws calculated from our model and the one obtained from the volumetric spherical particle model. For all the subfigures, red dash–dot lines denote the mean quantities and black solid lines represent the median values.
