Linking Marine Heatwaves/Cold-Spells, Eddies, and Sea Surface Features—2nd 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 April 2026 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mesoscale eddy; marine heatwaves; marine cold-spells; artificial intelligence
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Interests: ocean’s role in climate change; marine heatwaves; coral bleaching
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The continuous changes in the global climate are altering sea surface features, such as marine heatwaves, cold-spells, and oceanic eddies—physical processes that have unprecedented impacts on various marine organisms and human life. This area has always been a prominent research topic in physical oceanography, yet our understanding remains incomplete. This Special Issue aims to explore the connections between marine heatwaves, cold-spells, oceanic eddies, and sea surface features, focusing on their characteristics, mechanisms of generation and dissipation, future evolutionary trends, and impacts on marine ecosystems and climate change. We welcome original research, review articles, and case studies utilizing remote sensing technologies, applications of AI, and other advanced methodologies, and contributions should cover disciplines such as physical oceanography and climatology. By integrating multidisciplinary research findings, this Special Issue hopes to reveal the driving mechanisms and interactions of these ocean phenomena.
Dr. Wenjin Sun
Dr. Yulong Yao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine heatwaves
- marine cold-spells
- oceanic eddies
- sea surface features
- remote sensing
- AI
- climate change
- ecosystem impacts
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