Application of Remote Sensing in Marine Heatwaves Monitoring
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 494
Special Issue Editor
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Dear Colleagues,
Analysis of MHWs via remote sensing has become increasingly possible through numerous satellite measurements. One example of a high-resolution daily dataset at a 0.01 x 0.01° grid of over 18 years is the GHRSST Level 4 MUR Global Foundation SST analysis, which uses a combination of scanning microwave scanning radiometers (e.g., AMSR-E and JAXA), spectroradiometers (e.g., MODIS), WindSat radiometers, the advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR), and in situ SST observations. Any of the individual datasets or any others are also available and can be used to probe MHWs; some individual datasets extend back to at least 1981 (e.g., daily OISST). Complementary to surface temperatures, particularly in the context of MHWs, is whether temporal and spatial coherence exists of anomalous subsurface ocean warmth, available either through Argo profiling floats to a depth of 2000 m at a temporally coarse 10-day resolution, apropos of larger or more slowly-varying MHWs, or using relationships with remotely-sensed surface variables including salinity, sea-surface height, and temperatures in conjunction with data assimilation methods. Studies are therefore welcomed examining either surface-only MHWs via more traditional available remotely-sensed data, or deeper-layer MHWs through novel and/or synergistic use of remote sensing methods.
We invite papers which use remote-sensing datasets and/or techniques to understand MHWs not only in the context of contemporaneous forcing, but also those in which longer-term MHW trends are quantified, either in the context of anthropogenic global warming, changes in regional dynamics and/or forcing, or a combination of local and large-scale forcing and changes. Marine heatwaves which extend to near-coastal areas are also of interest due to impacts on human health through extension of enhanced heat and atmospheric humidity over land.
Dr. Terence L. Kubar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine heatwave
- marine ecosystems
- fish stocks
- seagrass meadows
- seafood industries
- coral bleaching events
- human comfort and health
- sea-surface temperature (SST)
- advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR)
- remote sensing
- satellite
- coastal areas
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