Application of Remote Sensing in Coastline Monitoring
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing Image Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 3869
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coastal hazards; risk evaluation; geomorphology; coastal dynamics; sediment transport
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Interests: coastal morphodynamics; coastal geomorphology; coastal risks (beach erosion and flooding); dune system dynamics and storm impacts; remote sensing; coastal hazards; risk evaluation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Coastal environments are controlled and influenced by numerous natural and human-induced factors that can generate negative consequences exacerbated by the influence of climate change. At the global level, most of the population and economic activities are located along coastal areas. There is a strong need to efficiently monitor coastal systems to improve knowledge of the processes that control their evolution and to enable improve current and future coastal management.
The morphologies of coastal areas are extremely diverse, and their dynamic behaviour constrains the use of traditional coastal monitoring methods due to their low temporal resolution and/or limited spatial coverage. Remote sensing techniques have already proven to be able to overcome these problems by enabling the development of large datasets that can be used to describe the evolution of coastal areas worldwide.
This Special Issue aims to explore new techniques for monitoring geomorphological changes and processes in coastal areas. Studies that cover recent advancements in EO data processing methodologies, techniques, and future developments are welcome, as are studies focused on, but not limited to, the following aspects:
- Remote-sensing-based shoreline detection and evolution analysis;
- Erosion and accretion processes induced by hydrodynamic conditions;
- Coastal sediment dynamics, including river–coast connectivity;
- Morphological changes and evolution of dune systems;
- Short- and long-term evolution of coastal wetlands;
- Rocky coast dynamics;
- Integration of remote sensing datasets for long-term studies of coastal evolution;
New remote sensing tools for coastal studies.
Prof. Dr. Paolo Ciavola
Dr. Clara Armaroli
Dr. Juan Montes Pérez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coastal morphodynamics
- coastal evolution
- earth observation data
- shoreline
- coastal wetlands
- dunes
- rocky shores
- satellite images
- UAVs
- video monitoring systems
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