Applications of Remote Sensing in Oceanography: Prospects and Challenges (3rd Edition)
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 982
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Interests: oceanic eddy; front; sea surface wind; wave; current; altimeter; turbulence
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Interests: physical oceanography; transport processes; sediment transport; flushing of bays; coastal and estuarine circulations; innovative observations; modeling of coastal ocean processes; weather induced oceanographic and estuarine response and impact to the coast; storm surges; cold front induced oceanic and coastal processes; arctic estuarine dynamics
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Interests: oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; atmospheric boundary layer; backscatter;
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Interests: ocean circulation; numerical modeling; satellite oceanography; ocean climate variability and change
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Remote sensing provides several advantages over in situ measurements, such as the ability to provide measurements of the ocean over a large spatial range at high temporal resolutions but for a significantly reduced cost. Indeed, with the development and launch of a new generation of satellite platforms and their sensors, exciting avenues in the marine sciences are being opened at a rapid pace. Nevertheless, numerous challenges and unsolved problems related to the development of remote sensing applications within oceanography remain. This Special Issue seeks to explore the current state of the art, future developments, and open questions of the applications of remote sensing in oceanography. Authors are encouraged to provide submissions covering all aspects of ocean remote sensing, ranging from observation techniques used in high-frequency coastal radar or satellite studies to new applications of artificial intelligence methods for pre- and post-processing remotely sensed data. Review articles are also welcomed, on the condition that they are authoritative. Submissions that contribute towards the United Nations’ Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030), Sustainable Development Goals, and Small Island Developing States and those that consider the Blue Economy are especially welcomed. Articles related to the following topics are invited for submission:
- Innovative or improved methods and algorithms of remote sensing for oceanography applications.
- Observations using drone/unmanned aircraft system (UAS) imagery, high-frequency coastal radar, airborne LiDAR, and satellites.
- Applications of artificial intelligence for pre- and post-processing remotely sensed data.
- Advances in big data management including the exploitation of cloud platforms for marine studies.
- Climate and anthropogenic influence on marine systems.
- Marine pollution and water quality monitoring.
- Detection and monitoring of ocean circulations, wave properties, ocean temperatures, and sea ice mapping.
- Coastal applications such as tracking shoreline changes, nearshore topography mapping, erosion assessment, and sediment transport.
- Integration of remote sensing data with in situ measurements or numerical ocean modeling for data assimilation.
- Research works related to the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission.
Prof. Dr. Changming Dong
Prof. Dr. Chunyan Li
Prof. Dr. Jingsong Yang
Dr. Guoqi Han
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- SWOT
- artificial intelligence
- big remotely sensed data
- sustainability
- climate change
- ocean numerical modeling
- data assimilation
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