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Coastal Ocean Processes

Submit your research

Author guidelines

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Peer review

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Editor's Choice Article

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Author Guidelines

Research Topic Spotlight

Frontiers FAIR² now open!

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Articles

From Pores to Coastlines: Multiscale Perspectives on Submarine Groundwater Discharge and Coastal Ecosystems

Machine Learning-Based Correlation Analysis of Conventional Water Quality Parameters and Composite Pollution Index in the Luoqing River of the South China Sea Coastal Zone

Restoration enhances carbon storage in mangroves after hurricane impacts

Correction: DATA ASSIMILATION FOR ADVANCED CROSS-SCALE UNSTRUCTURED GRID OCEAN MODELLING

Research Topics

Mangroves as a Nature-Based Solution for Climate Adaptation, Biodiversity Conservation, and Human Well-Being

Rising Stars in Coastal Ocean Processes 2026

Nature-Based Solutions and Emerging Contaminants in Coastal Resilience

Advancing Submarine Groundwater Discharge Understanding: Pathways, Impacts, and Integrated Methodologies in Coastal Ecosystems