Remote Sensing of Wave Dynamics and Hydrodynamics in Marine Environments
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 186
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physical oceanography; wave hydrodynamics; wave energy; ocean observation system; ocean remote sensing
Interests: ocean remote sensing; AI oceanography; wind-waves
Interests: physical oceanography; biogeochemical effects of multi-scale marine dynamic processes; ocean remote sensing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The study of ocean waves and other hydrodynamic processes using remote sensing technology is a complex yet crucial field, aiding us in better comprehending the physical processes of the ocean and the impacts of climate change. Remote sensing technology gathers data from satellites, aircraft, or other platforms via various sensors, which can be utilized to monitor and analyze dynamic processes and parameters such as sea surface height, eddies, ocean currents, and surface/internal ocean waves. Although remote sensing technology has been widely applied in fields of wave dynamics and hydrodynamics in marine environments, it also faces certain challenges. For instance, the accuracy of remote sensing data is influenced by various factors, such as sensor performance, atmospheric conditions, and data processing methods. The inversion of ocean parameters from remote sensing data is a complex process that necessitates the establishment of precise inversion models. Due to the complexity of the ocean environment, developing a universal and accurate inversion model remains a challenge. With the increasing availability of remote sensing data, the issue of how to efficiently process, analyze, and apply massive amounts of remote sensing data has become an urgent issue to address.
This Special Issue aims at studies covering the development and application of remote sensing technology to analyze ocean waves, currents, and (sub)mesoscale processes in the marine environment. Especially welcome are research on new understanding of marine dynamic processes by using remote sensing observations; newly developed sensors with high resolution, high sensitivity, and strong anti-interference ability; improved remote sensing data processing algorithms with high utilization efficiency and high precision; and intelligent inversion models that automatically extract useful information from remote sensing images or raw data.
Articles may address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Ocean wave;
- Ocean current;
- Sea surface wind;
- Tide and tidal current;
- Oceanic eddy;
- Mesoscale and submesoscale processes;
- Ocean dynamic environment satellite;
- Synthetic aperture radar;
- Altimeter;
- Shore-based radar;
- High-frequency surface wave radar;
- Lidar;
- Distributed acoustic sensing.
Dr. Junmin Li
Prof. Dr. Haoyu Jiang
Dr. Fenfen Liu
Dr. Bo Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ocean remote sensing
- wave
- current
- eddies
- hydrodynamics
- marine environments
- altimeter
- lidar
- artificial intelligence model
- data processing algorithms
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