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Satellite Remote Sensing of Weather, Water and Climate Couplings and Phenomena (Second Edition)

A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Remote Sensing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 March 2025 | Viewed by 1970

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Department of Coastal and Marine Systems Science, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC 29526, USA
Interests: observations of and numerical modeling of atmospheric; oceanic, estuary; land and hydraulic inter-actively coupled systems; relationships between climate and weather coupled systems; wind-wave-current coupled interactions
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Institute of Marine Sciences—National Research Council, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
Interests: oceanography; earth observation; physical oceanography; satellite image analysis; ocean currents and circulation; satellite image processing; satellite; water quality; environment; climate change
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School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 219 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
Interests: satellite oceanography; tropical cyclone remote sensing; atmosphere-ocean interaction; radar constellation sea ice monitoring; marine information intelligent extraction
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College of Marine Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
Interests: satellite oceanography; AI oceanography; remote sensing of marine dynamic environment; tropical cyclone; marine pollution
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Dear Colleagues,

Due to the overwhelming support and interest in the previous Special Issue (SI), we are introducing a 2nd edition regarding “Satellite Remote Sensing of Weather, Water, and Climate Couplings and Phenomena”. I would like to thank all the authors and co-authors who made contributions to the success of the 1st edition of this SI.

Satellite remote sensing presents a robust tool with which to address and unravel coupled weather, water, and climate phenomena at multiple scales. The temporal and spatial scales of atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic environmental phenomena span the period range from isolated events, particularly extreme events, to that of sub-seasonal variability in the Earth’s interactively coupled atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrologic systems. There are significant associated implications for human and ecological systems, and these have become an emerging topic around which issues of societal and economic value and sustainability can be examined and used for societal responses and planning. In this issue, remote sensing tools comprehensively address these phenomena because of the incredible spatial synoptic coverage that they provide. When coupled with environmental observational datasets and mathematical modeling outputs, satellite remote sensing couples observed and/or modeled environmental processes with societal impacts. Moreover, satellite data used for numerical model validation are now being assimilated into next-gen numerical modeling strategies, thus advancing event prognostications. Specific topics include coastal renewable energy assessment; storm-induced coastal and inland flooding; flood hazard mapping; atmospheric coastal frontal system detection; African SAL detection; ocean heat content; multi-scale storm phenomena components; atmospheric rivers; and new uncharted uses of different types of remotely sensed imagery for pattern recognition.

Prof. Dr. Len Pietrafesa
Dr. Emanuele Böhm
Prof. Dr. Biao Zhang
Prof. Dr. Qing Xu
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Keywords

  • coastal renewable energy assessment
  • storm induced coastal and inland flooding
  • flood hazard mapping
  • atmospheric coastal frontal system detection
  • African SAL detection
  • ocean heat content
  • multi-scale storm phenomena components
  • extreme weather and precipitation
  • atmospheric rivers
  • interaction of ocean, atmosphere and land
  • climate change

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Effect of Tropical Cyclone Wind Forcing on Improving Upper Ocean Simulation: An Idealized Study
by Xinxin Yue and Biao Zhang
Remote Sens. 2024, 16(14), 2574; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16142574 - 13 Jul 2024
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We examined how wind forcing affects the upper ocean response under idealized tropical cyclone (TC) conditions. In this study, we constructed three parameterized wind fields with varying spatial and temporal resolutions for TCs of different intensities and translation speeds. The simulated surface and [...] Read more.
We examined how wind forcing affects the upper ocean response under idealized tropical cyclone (TC) conditions. In this study, we constructed three parameterized wind fields with varying spatial and temporal resolutions for TCs of different intensities and translation speeds. The simulated surface and subsurface temperatures were cooler and deeper when using the blended wind fields owing to their higher wind speeds compared to those from coarse–resolution wind fields. Additionally, TC–induced currents were significantly stronger on the right side of the TC track, with notable differences in current velocities. Similar to the increase in ocean currents, the simulated turbulent kinetic energy driven by the blended winds is significantly higher than that simulated by the coarse-resolution wind fields. These findings suggest that using high-quality wind fields to drive ocean models can enhance the accuracy of the upper ocean response to TCs. The sensitivity of the upper ocean responses to wind forcing depends on the TC’s intensity and translation speed. Stronger and slower-moving TCs induce greater vertical shear and enhanced mixing. Therefore, accurate wind stress as a surface boundary condition is crucial for numerical ocean models. Full article
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Impact of Satellite Wind on Improving Simulation of the Upper Ocean Response to Tropical Cyclones
by Xinxin Yue and Biao Zhang
Remote Sens. 2024, 16(11), 1832; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16111832 - 21 May 2024
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Accurate modeling of the ocean response to tropical cyclones (TCs) requires high-quality wind fields to force ocean models. In this study, blended wind fields are generated using multi-source satellite data and the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) wind data. We utilize the hybrid [...] Read more.
Accurate modeling of the ocean response to tropical cyclones (TCs) requires high-quality wind fields to force ocean models. In this study, blended wind fields are generated using multi-source satellite data and the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) wind data. We utilize the hybrid wind fields to drive the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) for simulating oceanic dynamic and thermodynamic parameters. The model’s simulated ocean surface and sub-surface temperatures, as well as current speeds, are generally consistent with satellite and in situ observations collected during TC Winston and Freddy. The results are significantly better than those simulated by ROMS using wind forcing from CFSR alone. These results suggest that incorporating satellite wind data into the atmospheric forcing has the potential to enhance vertical mixing and improve simulations of the upper ocean response to TCs. Full article
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