Water | Notable Papers in 2024–2025 in the “Oceans and Coastal Zones” Section
We invite you to read the highly cited articles published in the “Oceans and Coastal Zones” Section of the journal Water (ISSN: 2073-4441) in 2024-2025.
1. “Dynamic Modeling of Coastal Compound Flooding Hazards Due to Tides, Extratropical Storms, Waves, and Sea-Level Rise: A Case Study in the Salish Sea, Washington (USA)”
by Kees Nederhoff, Sean C. Crosby, Nate R. Van Arendonk, Eric E. Grossman, Babak Tehranirad, Tim Leijnse, Wouter Klessens and Patrick L. Barnard
Water 2024, 16(2), 346; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16020346
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/2/346
2. “Exploring Deep Learning Methods for Short-Term Tide Gauge Water Level Predictions”
by Marina Vicens-Miquel, Philippe E. Tissot and F. Antonio Medrano
Water 2024, 16(20), 2886; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16202886
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/20/2886
3. “The Long-Term Dynamics of Walleye Pollock Stocks in Relation to Oceanographic Changes in the East Sea”
by Hae Kun Jung, Jong Won Park, Jae Hyeong Yang, Joo Myun Park, In Seong Han and Chung Il Lee
Water 2024, 16(7), 955; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16070955
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/7/955
4. “Climate Variability, Coastal Livelihoods, and the Influence of Ocean Change on Fish Catch in the Coastal Savannah Zone of Ghana”
by Johnson Ankrah, Ana Monteiro and Helena Madureira
Water 2024, 16(9), 1201; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16091201
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/9/1201
5. “Forecast of Hydro–Meteorological Changes in Southern Baltic Sea”
by Ewa Dąbrowska and Mateusz Torbicki
Water 2024, 16(8), 1151; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16081151
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/8/1151
6. “Ecotoxicological Assays with the Calanoid Copepod Acartia tonsa: A Comparison between Mediterranean and Baltic Strains”
by Valentina Vitiello, Matteo Oliva, Monia Renzi, Alessia Cuccaro, Giorgia Fumagalli, Serena Anselmi, Tecla Bentivoglio, Iliana Matarazzi, Valeria Sanna, David Pellegrini et al.
Water 2024, 16(8), 1171; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16081171
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/8/1171
7. “Factors Controlling the Formation and Evolution of a Beach Zone in Front of a Coastal Cliff: The Case of the East Coast of Evia Island in the Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean”
by Serafeim Poulos, Stamatina Lesioti, Aikaterini Karditsa and Christos Angelopoulos
Water 2024, 16(11), 1622; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16111622
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/11/1622
8. “Room for Sea-Level Rise: Conceptual Perspectives to Keep the Netherlands Safe and Livable in the Long Term as Sea Level Rises”
by Jos van Alphen, Stephan van der Biezen, Matthijs Bouw, Alex Hekman, Bas Kolen Rob Steijn and Harm Albert Zanting
Water 2025, 17(3), 437; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17030437
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/3/437
9. “International Legal Systems in Tackling the Marine Plastic Pollution: A Critical Analysis of UNCLOS and MARPOL”
by Yen-Chiang Chang and Muhammad Saqib
Water 2025, 17(10), 1547; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17101547
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/10/1547
10. “The Impact of Extreme Sea Level Rise on the National Strategies for Flood Protection and Freshwater in the Netherlands”
by Yann Friocourt, Meinte Blaas, Matthijs Bonte, Robert Vos, Robert Slomp, Rinse Wilmink, Quirijn Lodder, Laura Brakenhoff and Saskia van Gool
Water 2025, 17(7), 919; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17070919
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/7/919
11. “Modelling and Mapping Rapid-Onset Coastal Flooding: A Systematic Literature Review”
by Alice Re, Lorenzo Minola and Alessandro Pezzoli
Water 2025, 17(4), 599; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17040599
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/4/599
12. “Insights to Estimate the Largest 1/3, 1/10, and 1/100 of Offshore Wave Heights and Periods Under Fetch-Limited Conditions in the Central Aegean Sea”
by Serafeim E. Poulos, Stamatina Lesioti and Aikaterini Karditsa
Water 2025, 17(10), 1499; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17101499
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/10/1499
13. “Reconstructing the Environmental Conditions in the Prehistoric Coastal Landscape of SE Lemnos Island (Greece) Since the Late Glacial”
by Olga Koukousioura, Katerina Kouli, Myrsini Gkouma, Nikolaos Theocharidis, Maria Ntinou, Areti Chalkioti, Vasiliki-Grigoria Dimou, Eugenia Fatourou, Valentini Navrozidou, Aikaterini Kafetzidou et al.
Water 2025, 17(2), 220; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17020220
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/2/220
14. “Experimental Study on the Motion Response Characteristics of a Floating Wind Turbine with a Semi-Submersible Foundation”
by Zhipeng Zang, Haoming Zong, Zhuo Fang, Jinfeng Zhang and Cun Hu
Water 2025, 17(10), 1501; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17101501
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17/10/1501
15. “Cross-Shore Sediment Transport in the Coastal Zone: A Review”
by François Marin and Mélanie Vah
Water 2024, 16(7), 957; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16070957
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/7/957