The Impact of Climate Change on Ocean and Coastal Areas

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the opening of the call for papers for a Special Issue of Climate (ISSN: 2225-1154; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/climate) entitled “The Impact of Climate Change on Ocean and Coastal Areas”.

Ocean and coastal areas are among the most complex and fragile environments and climate change is already having a significant impact. Global warming is changing global and regional climate patterns and coastal areas are already experiencing its effects such as sea level rise and exacerbation of meteorological events. Coastal erosion and inundation issues are affecting ever-larger areas with impacts on both the economic and ecological system. Hence, long-term sustainable solutions are needed and in-depth studies about marine and coastal effects are an essential step for planning effective interventions.

This Special Issue aims to promote a discussion on climate change effects on coastal areas and the related challenges.

Potential topics include but are not limited to:

- Direct and indirect effects of climate change;

- Wind and wave climate change;

- Impacts of climate change on coastal eco-hydrological systems;

- Ocean currents and climate change;

- In-situ surveys and earth observation;

- Management and assessment of coastal risk caused by climate change;

- Sea level rise and coastal inundation;

- Sustainable management of coastal areas;

- Stakeholder perception of climate change effects.

Dr. Maria Francesca Bruno
Dr. Matteo Gianluca Molfetta
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Climate is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.