Coastal Climate Variability and Predictability: Challenges and Emerging Solutions
A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 936
Special Issue Editors
Interests: climate variability and change; sea level; seasonal prediction
Interests: climate variability and change; marine heatwaves; seasonal prediction
2. Climate Change Research Centre, Faculty of Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Interests: severe weather; climate variability and change; synoptic and mesoscale meteorology
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Dear Colleagues,
Coastal regions are particularly vulnerable to climate variability and change, with rising sea levels, shifting ocean currents, extreme events, and compound hazards posing significant threats to ecosystems, infrastructure, and communities. Despite their importance, the predictability of coastal climate systems remains limited due to the complex interplay of oceanic, atmospheric, and terrestrial processes across a range of spatial and temporal scales.
This Special Issue aims to bring together innovative research focused on understanding and improving the predictability of coastal climate. We welcome studies that address the physical mechanisms governing coastal variability, the role of coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics, the influence of climate modes (e.g., ENSO, NAO, IOD, MJO), and the impacts of anthropogenic forcing. Submissions are encouraged from a range of disciplines, including climate modelling, novel machine learning applications, observational analysis, and coastal risk assessment.
We particularly invite contributions that present new methodologies, modelling frameworks, or interdisciplinary approaches that can advance predictive skill or support actionable climate information for coastal stakeholders. Comparative studies across different coastal regions, evaluations of forecast systems, and assessments of predictability limits under future climate scenarios are also highly relevant. By assembling a range of perspectives and approaches, this collection underscores the urgent need and growing opportunity for innovation in coastal climate prediction. We thank the authors for their contributions and hope the collection inspires continued cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Dr. Xiaoyu Long
Dr. Tongtong Xu
Dr. Milton S. Speer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coastal climate variability
- coastal compound flooding
- coastal marine heatwaves
- coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics
- climate extremes
- regional climate modelling
- machine learning in climate science
- climate risk and resilience
- forecast evaluation
- anthropogenic impacts on coasts
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