New Trends in the Observation of Coastal Areas by Means of High Frequency Radars

Dear Colleagues,

HF radars are land-based remote sensing instruments characterized by a very high spatial and temporal resolution; they provide synoptic information on the surface current field in coastal areas with unprecedented detail, spanning a wide range of scales, from the basin down to the submesoscale. Such fields are not only invaluable for describing the surface dynamics of coastal areas, but also for studies on physical transport of pollutants, physical–biological interactions, and biological connectivity. In addition to surface currents, HF radars provide information on surface gravity waves and on surface winds, both subjects of strong interest for their important operational utilizations.

In this Special Issue, we would like to focus on established and new applications of such a technology, with a particular attention to the more recent ones, such as wave and wind measurements, HF radar data fusion in the framework of multiplatform observation efforts, HF radar data assimilation into circulation models, HF radar data utilization for studies on physical–biological coupling in coastal areas.

Prof. Enrico Zambianchi
Guest Editor

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