Remote Sensing of Ocean Surface Currents: Measurement, Validation and Applications
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2024 | Viewed by 6489
Special Issue Editors
Interests: multi-scale oceanic flows; coastal structures and waves; contaminant dispersion; turbulence; physical processes in inland and coastal waters
Interests: remote sensing of the surface and boundary layer; boundary layers (ocean and atmosphere); air–sea interaction; the observing system
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ocean surface currents play a pivotal role in Earth's climate system and marine ecosystems, as well as in human activities. The accurate monitoring and understanding of surface currents are essential for a wide range of applications, including weather forecasting, coastal management, shipping, and search and rescue operations. Remote sensing technologies offer unique capabilities for observing ocean surface currents, ranging from the submesoscale to mesoscale, and provide critical information on the underlying processes involved in air–sea interactions.
This Special Issue invites contributions that explore the latest advances, challenges and applications in the remote sensing of ocean surface currents. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the development and improvement of remote sensing techniques such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), scatterometry, altimetry, and optical remote sensing, as well as emerging observational platforms, including autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), gliders, and other in situ measurement systems. Submissions addressing air–sea interactions and upper ocean dynamic measurements using these platforms are particularly encouraged. Furthermore, we welcome studies focusing on the validation and uncertainty assessment of remote sensing-derived surface current data using various validation techniques such as drifters, moored buoys, and other in situ observations. Contributions may address the challenges associated with spatial and temporal resolution, accuracy, data coverage, and the impact of environmental factors on accuracy and detection.
This Special Issue aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders from diverse fields to share their knowledge, insights, and experiences, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and promoting the advancement of remote sensing techniques for the study and management of ocean surface currents.
Dr. Jun Myoung Choi
Prof. Dr. Mark Bourassa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ocean surface current
- remote sensing
- altimetry
- scatterometry
- optical remote sensing
- synthetic aperture radar
- autonomous underwater vehicles
- air–sea interactions
- data validation
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