Oceans in a Changing Climate
A special issue of Oceans (ISSN 2673-1924).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 58
Special Issue Editors
Interests: climate and climate change; atmosphere–ocean interaction; wind and wave modeling; off-shore wind and wave energy
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Interests: coastal engineering; nature-based solutions; beach nourishment; morphodynamic modelling; field observations; infragravity waves
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the critical and evolving role of the ocean in regulating Earth’s climate. As climate change accelerates, the ocean is experiencing major physical and chemical shifts, such as warming, acidification, sea-level rise, and altered wave and energy patterns. These transformations intensify ocean–atmosphere interactions, influencing global weather systems and contributing to extreme events.
We welcome original research and reviews on topics including wave dynamics, ocean energy fluxes, and their impact on climate modeling and forecasting. Studies exploring the socioeconomic consequences of ocean changes—especially for coastal communities and marine-based economies—are encouraged, with attention to renewable energy, policy development, and resilience strategies.
Key areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Ocean changes: warming, acidification, sea-level rise, wave climate variability, and ocean energy processes.
- Ocean–atmosphere interactions: climate feedbacks, circulation shifts (e.g., ENSO and AMOC), storm intensification, and extremes modulation.
- Socioeconomic impacts and policy: coastal infrastructure, marine renewables, adaptation strategies, governance, and international cooperation.
- Technologies and methods: observational platforms, remote sensing, modeling tools, data assimilation, and interdisciplinary integration.
This Special Issue seeks contributions that enhance understanding of the ocean–climate nexus and support global adaptation and mitigation efforts.
Dr. Mariana Bernardino
Dr. Diogo Mendes
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Oceans is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- ocean–climate interactions
- marine renewable energy
- ocean warming
- coastal resilience and policy
- wave dy-namics
- sea-level rise
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