Morphological Changes in the Coastal Ocean

Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to invite researchers and experts to contribute to a Special Issue focusing on "Morphological Changes in the Coastal Ocean." This Special Issue aims to explore the dynamic evolution of coastal environments, including beaches, estuaries, deltas, and coastal wetlands, and understand the underlying processes driving morphological changes in these regions.

Concerning almost half of the world population, a reliable and functioning coastal ocean environment is critical for long-term resilience. Coastal and offshore sediment dynamics play an essential role in long-term stability. The coastline and adjacent seafloor are increasingly being relied upon for our resilience by providing renewable energy and critical infrastructure, as well as supporting key fisheries and biodiversity. Seabed characteristics and dynamics are particularly important for habitat classification. Both climate change and our industrialization of the coastal ocean sculpt substrate changes and dramatically alter the seafloor by redistributing sediments, undermining vulnerable infrastructure, and modifying the marine habitats of high ecological value.  Although new technology has simultaneously enhanced our capacity, understanding seabed stability and sediment dynamics is, still, a fundamental need for geoscience, offshore engineering, and biological research.

We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics related to morphological changes in the coastal ocean, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Coastal erosion and accretion processes;
• Shelf sediment transport;
• Impact of sea-level rise on coastal morphology;
• Humans;
• Morphological evolution of shelf, estuarine and coastal environments;
• Impacts on and by coastal infrastructure on coastal and nearshore morphology;
• Storm surge impacts on coastal morphology;
• Geomorphic response to extreme events in the coastal zone;
• Remote sensing and modeling techniques for studying coastal morphodynamics;
• Ecological consequences of morphological changes in the coastal ocean.

Prof. Dr. Henry Bokuniewicz
Prof. Dr. Niki Evelpidou
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 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 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 2600 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.

• coastal morphology
• coastal erosion
• coastal landforms
• shoreline erosion
• substrate
• benthic habitats
• shelf sediment dynamics
• seafloor bedforms