Special Issue "Ocean Remote Sensing"

Guest Editor
Dr. James H. Churnside
Ocean Remote Sensing Working Group, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, CSD3, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305-3328, USA
Website: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/csd/groups/csd3/instruments/floe/
E-Mail: james.h.churnside@noaa.gov
Phone: +1 303 497 6744
Interests: oceanography; climate; remote sensing; sonar; radar; lidar; radiometry; ocean color

The ocean covers three quarters of the surface of this planet, and is a major factor affecting conditions here. Life originated in the ocean, and continues because of the ocean’s affects on climate. It is also important for transportation, recreation, and resources that include food and pharmaceuticals. Despite this, no one can argue that the ocean is well understood. Measurements are very difficult, and remote sensing will have to play an increasing role in all aspects of ocean science. Important sensors include optical imagers and acoustics on submsersibles and surface ships; LIDAR, radar, multi- and hyper-spectral imagers, and optical and microwave radiometers on aircraft; and optical and microwave imagers and radiometers on satellites. Inferred quantities include ocean surface winds, sea-surface temperature and salinity, sea surface height, ocean color, bathymetry, and distribution and abundance of biota. This special issue attempts to bring together a wide variety of papers on the sensor technology and applications of ocean remote sensing.

Manuscript Submission Information

All papers should be submitted to remotesensing@mdpi.com with copy to the guest editors. To be published continuously until the deadline and papers will be listed together at the special websites.

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Instructions for Authors page. Remote Sensing is an international peer-reviewed quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Article Processing Charges (APC) for publication in this open access journal are waived for well-prepared manuscripts submitted by 30 June 2010. English correction or formatting fees of 250 CHF (Swiss Francs) will be charged in certain cases for those paper accepted for publication, that require extensive additional formatting and/or English corrections.

Oceanography, climate, remote sensing, sonar, radar, lidar, radiometry, ocean color

Related special issue in Sensors journal: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/ocean-remote-sensing