Applications of Remote Sensing to Marine Fisheries and Oceanography
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Oceans and Coastal Zones".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2020) | Viewed by 10291
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Interests: observing systems; fisheries oceanography; physical-biological interactions; coastal upwelling; argo; GOOS; MSFD; local community capacity building
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Dear Colleagues,
The oceans are the main element of the hydrosphere and an important component of the Earth climate system, as well as an important source and environment for many human activities (e.g., fisheries, aquaculture, transport, oil exploration, and energy). However, the oceans are not easily accessible, are a ‘wild’ environment for Man and, due to their extension, difficult to observe, namely as a whole (in space) and synoptically (in time). Thus, appropriate technologies and methodologies that allow the observation of the ocean at the appropriate space and time scales are fundamental for their study and monitoring. In that sense, satellite and airborne remote sensing have these capabilities and are powerful tools for monitoring marine ecosystems, namely at a global scale. Global warming could be modulated by natural causes (e.g., El Niño) that might amplify or attenuate human-induced warming, creating difficulties in understanding how much of it is caused by human activities. Although many studies have pointed out for anthropogenic greenhouse gases emissions as the main cause of the warming of the global ocean, many uncertainties remain in these global trends because of the large spatial and temporal variability observed in the ocean at multidecadal time scales.
Therefore, we would like to call for papers on the applications of satellite and airborne remote sensing to fisheries and oceanography from mesoscale to global scales.
Papers will be selected through a rigorous peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, development, and application.
Original research papers or reviews are invited in all areas related to the application of satellite and airborne remote sensing to all marine sciences, including ocean-related climate changes, fisheries, and aquaculture.
Prof. A. Miguel P. Santos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- satellite
- airborne
- marine applications
- oceanography
- fisheries
- climate changes
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