Instruments and Methods for Ocean Observation and Monitoring

Dear Colleagues,

The sea is at the center of key economic activities, such as maritime transport, energy, mining, fishing and aquaculture, boating, coastal tourism, as well as more technological sectors such as marine biotechnology. The theme of “Blue growth” is increasingly central in the planning of funding within the international arena, this being a long-term strategy to support sustainable growth in the marine and maritime sectors, both in coastal and offshore environment. Such a strategy is rooted in the awareness that seas and oceans represent a driving force for the international economy, with enormous potential for technological innovation and sustainable growth. For those reasons the need to monitor seas and oceans is becoming fundamental to improve our knowledge of both physical and chemical phenomena that evolve in the marine environment.

The above context motivates this Special Issue, which aims to investigate matters relating to:

1) technologies for sea observation and monitoring (waves, currents, bathymetry, wind);

2) monitoring of water chemical and physical parameters;

3) assimilation of marine coastal and deep environment data into numerical models;

4) technology and techniques for oil spill detection and analysis;

5) technologies and techniques for ships and objects detection.

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Dr. Francesco Serafino
Dr. Claudio Lugni
Prof. Maurizio Brocchini
Guest Editors

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