Water Quality Monitoring and Quantitative Analysis in Marine and Inland Areas Utilizing Remote Sensing Techniques
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 650
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing; ocean color; water quality; eutrophication; spectral sensor
Interests: ocean color remote sensing; water quality; data mining
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Degraded water quality, driven by nutrient enrichment, harmful algal blooms (HABs), and other anthropogenic and environmental factors, poses significant threats to marine and inland aquatic ecosystems, biodiversity, and public health. These issues, often exacerbated by agricultural runoff, wastewater discharge, and climate change, impact ecological balance, economic activities, and water resource management. Monitoring and quantitatively analyzing water quality at regional and global scales is essential for the effective management and mitigation of these challenges.
Remote sensing, leveraging data from satellite, airborne, and drone platforms, has become a critical tool for monitoring and quantifying water quality in both marine and inland water systems. By integrating multi-platform remote sensing data—such as ocean color satellites, hyperspectral sensors, and high-resolution aircraft systems—researchers can assess spatial and temporal variations in key water quality indicators, including chlorophyll-a, nutrient concentrations, total suspended matter, dissolved organic matter, and HABs.
This Special Issue invites submissions that advance the application of remote sensing techniques for water quality monitoring and quantitatively analyzing water quality in marine and inland environments. We welcome contributions that present innovative methodologies, multi-platform data integration, and advancements in algorithms aimed at enhancing the understanding and management of water quality dynamics.
We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to the following:
- Application of multi-satellite and multi-sensor approaches for water quality monitoring in marine and inland waters.
- Integration of satellite, aircraft, and drone platforms for high-resolution water quality assessments.
- Remote sensing techniques for detecting and quantifying HABs and nutrient loading.
- Use of hyperspectral data to analyze biogeochemical processes affecting water quality.
- Development and application of algorithms for quantifying chlorophyll-a, phytoplankton composition, and other water quality parameters.
- Quantitative assessment of water quality impacts on aquatic ecosystems using remote sensing.
- Case studies on water quality monitoring in coastal, estuarine, and freshwater systems.
- Combining remote sensing with in situ observations for comprehensive water quality analysis.
- Assessing economic impacts of degraded water quality on fisheries, tourism, and water resources using remote sensing data.
- Evaluating societal impacts of water quality issues, including public health risks and water management challenges, with remote sensing supporting policy decisions.
- Modeling long-term impacts of water quality degradation on biodiversity and ecosystem services using remote sensing data.
We encourage interdisciplinary contributions that integrate remote sensing with oceanography, limnology, and biogeochemistry to address the challenges of water quality monitoring and management.
Dr. Jing Tan
Dr. Ishan Joshi
Dr. Zhigang Cao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ocean color
- eutrophication
- water quality
- multi-sensor data
- optical properties
- atmospheric correction
- marine ecosystems
- remote sensing data
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