Ocean Plastics and Litter Remote Sensing
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Pollution".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2022) | Viewed by 923
Special Issue Editor
Interests: marine plastics; mixing processes in geophysical flows; river and coastal dynamics
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Dear Colleagues,
Remote sensing observations of marine litter are becoming a reliable tool to estimate and monitor large sea surface concentrations in terms of space and time. Satellite remote sensing or aerial photography systems could make a substantial contribution to tackling this problem. However, several scientific issues still need to be resolved. This Special Issue, entitled Ocean Plastic and Litter Remote Sensing, will consider for publication original scientific contributions that aim to explore the following topics: satellite observations of floating plastic debris; new identification techniques for floating plastics; AI-based algorithms to identify and track marine litter patches in coastal areas and open ocean; and strategies to couple remote sensing with oceanographic plastic transport numerical models.
Dr. Alessandro Stocchino
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Remote sensing
- Marine plastic debris
- Hyperspectral sensors
- AI-based algorithms
- Coastal/ocean observations
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