Moving Forward on Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Salinity

Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to announce that we are organizing a Special Issue on the Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) in the Remote Sensing journal of MDPI. In the last ten years, much has been accomplished through SMOS, Aquarius, and SMAP missions. However, challenges in the remote sensing of sea surface salinity still persist, especially in cold-water, coastal, and continental shelf regions across the globe. In addition, the link between satellite SSS and the hydrological cycle, which inspired the first studies in remote sensing of salinity, has not been fully explored to date in both regional and global scales. In this Special Issue, we welcome papers exploring all these areas in remote sensing of salinity, especially papers focusing on SSS variability in high latitudes.

The topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Investigations of SSS variability using satellite(s) and in situ observations in high latitudes, e.g., in the Arctic, Sub-polar North Atlantic, and the Southern Ocean;
• Evaluation of remote sensing products from SMOS, Aquarius, and SMAP in multiple scales against in situ observations, especially from cutting-edge technologies such as sail-drones;
• Sea surface salinity studies in coastal and continental shelf areas based on satellite(s) and in situ observations;
• Synergistic use of satellite SSS, in situ observations, and other satellite-based products to obtain a better understanding of the hydrological cycle (both local and global scales);
• Effects of rain on satellite salinity retrieval;
• Improvements of salinity products in cold waters, coastal, and continental shelf regions;
• New technologies, algorithms, and studies that aim to enhance SSS remote sensing capabilities.

Dr. Viviane V. Menezes
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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