Ocean Remote Sensing
A section of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292).
Section Information
Aims
Section Ocean Remote Sensing is one of thirteen Sections in MDPI’s Remote Sensing journal (ISSN 2072-4292). The main aim of the Section Ocean Remote Sensing is to introduce new observational, analytical, computational and modeling methods and understandings in marine sciences. This Section publishes original articles, letters, reviews, and communications with regard to remote sensing oceanography and related fields.
Scope
- Remote sensing of ocean color
- Remote sensing of sea surface temperature and salinity
- Remote sensing of sea surface winds, waves, currents, and sea ice
- Remote sensing of sea level
- Remote sensing detections of hard targets (ships, oil rigs, etc.) and oil spill/seep
- Remote sensing image segmentation and classification in coastal environment
- Radiometer, scatterometer, altimeter, synthetic aperture radar applications in oceanography
- LIDAR remote sensing
- Data fusion and data assimilation
- Dedicated ocean satellite missions
- Operational oceanography
- Physical, biological, chemical and geological oceanography studies using remote sensing data
- Marine meteorological studies using remote sensing
- Synergy of remote sensing and modelling techniques for ocean studies
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Satellite Remote Sensing of Weather, Water and Climate Couplings and Phenomena (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Validation and Evaluation of Global Ocean Satellite Products (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Remote Sensing of High Winds and High Seas (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Remote Sensing for Marine Environmental Disaster Response (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Technical Developments in Radar—Processing and Application (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Microwave Remote Sensing on Ocean Observation (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Remote Sensing for Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Recent Advances in Sea Ice Research Using Satellite Data (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Advanced Applications of Remote Sensing in Monitoring Marine Environment (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Applications of Satellite Geodesy for Sea-Level Change Observation (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Artificial Intelligence for Coastal Remote Sensing: Dataset and Application (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Theory and Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing Fusing Lidars with Optical and Thermal Sensors in Oceanography and Limnology (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Remote Sensing in Monitoring Coastal and Inland Waters (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Oceanography (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- SAR Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Environments (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Remote Sensing Approaches for the Detection and Analysis in Coastal and River Delta Regions (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Advanced in Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Remote Sensing: Intelligent Processing and Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Satellite Remote Sensing for Ocean and Coastal Environment Monitoring (Second Edition) (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Marine Ecological Research (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Remote Sensing of Wave Dynamics and Hydrodynamics in Marine Environments (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Advances of Ocean Circulation and Air-Sea Interaction Using Remote Sensing Techniques (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Maritime Monitoring (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Coastal and Marine Monitoring and Restoration Mapping Using UAS and Remote Sensing Systems (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Observations of Atmospheric and Oceanic Processes by Remote Sensing (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Advances in GNSS-Reflectometry and Remote Sensing for Ocean Surface Monitoring (Deadline: 16 March 2026)
- Advancing Ocean Observation, Analysis, and Forecasting Through AI-Powered Remote Sensing (Deadline: 16 March 2026)
- Enhanced Satellite Perspectives of Sea Surface Temperature and Air-Sea Interaction (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Studies (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Remote Sensing Application in Coastal Geomorphology and Processes II (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Carbon Sink Pattern and Land Spatial Optimization in Coastal Areas (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Linking Marine Heatwaves/Cold-Spells, Eddies, and Sea Surface Features—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Advances in Machine Learning and Multi-Source Remote Sensing for Monitoring Marine Aquatic Environments (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Radar Advances for Ocean Dynamics (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- SAR Imaging and Deep Learning for Sea Target Detection and Maritime Surveillance (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Deep Learning for Maritime Target Interpretation in Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
