Frontiers in Marine Science | Ocean Observation

Brief Research Report

Published on 11 Feb 2026

On the complementarity of satellite surface velocity and altimetry observation networks in the Mercator ocean analysis and forecasting system: first insights

in Ocean Observation

Isabelle Mirouze
Elisabeth Rémy
Giovanni Ruggiero
Mathieu Hamon
Jean-Michel Lellouche
Gérald Dibarboure
Yannice Faugère

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1592546

518 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Continuous observation of evaporation ducts in Super Typhoon Koinu (202314) using clustered wave gliders: mechanisms and maritime communication implications

in Ocean Observation

Shuwen Wang
Zikang Zhang
Yang Shi
Xiujun Sun
Ying Zhou
Yihang Shu
Fan Yang
Hongzhe Zhu
Kunde Yang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1771231

422 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 10 Feb 2026

GOOS Essential Ocean Variables: the backbone of a sustained and evolving global ocean observing system

in Ocean Observation

Belén Martín Míguez
Emma Heslop
Narissa Bax
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi
Gabrielle Canonico
Kim Currie
Karen Evans
Albert S. Fischer
Véronique Garçon
Maria Hood

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1737002

995 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

A spatio-temporal attention enhanced CNN method for marker localization in AUV docking

in Ocean Observation

Runfa Xing
Lichuan Zhang
Bing Huang
Guangyao Han
Lu Liu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1774551

400 views

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Feb 2026

Identification and Characterization of Gamma Radiation Anomalies Along the Trieste–Panarea Routes Aboard R/V Laura Bassi

in Ocean Observation

Behzad Salmassian
Massimiliano Iurcev
Alessio Trebbi
Franco Coren

Frontiers in Marine Science

152 views

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Feb 2026

Design and validation of a small-sized Intelligent AtoN system for marine environmental monitoring in the Pearl River Estuary

in Ocean Observation

Ying Ye
Lei Wang
Yongmao Huang
Shouwen Zhang
Feng Pan

Frontiers in Marine Science

156 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Measured data and empirical model jointly driven prediction for path loss of VHF and UHF communication in the South China Sea

in Ocean Observation

Yulong Hao
Zhongle Wu
Hongmei Zhao
Zehao Chen
Jinzi Ma
Jing Wang
Cheng Yang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1755348

576 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 03 Feb 2026

Understanding the stability of the ECOPuck optical sensor: evaluation of long-term ocean glider data streams across decades

in Ocean Observation

Paul G. Thomson
Charitha B. Pattiaratchi
Christine E. Hanson

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1703896

637 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Feb 2026

Operational closed-loop system for multi-scale chlorophyll-a monitoring along the Norwegian coast

in Ocean Observation

Daniel Ørnes Halvorsen
Corrado Chiatante
Cameron Louis Penne
Asmita Singh
Sivert Bakken
Glaucia Moreira Fragoso
Roger Birkeland
Alberto Dallolio
Joseph Landon Garrett
Tor Arne Johansen

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1688255

864 views

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Feb 2026

A Robust UV–Vis Spectral Method for Seawater COD Detection Based on Principal Component Turbidity Correction and Ensemble Variable Selection

in Ocean Observation

Shiwei Hou
Yingying Zhang
Da Yuan
Xiandong Feng
Yilin Wangᵃ

Frontiers in Marine Science

119 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Feb 2026

Autonomous reef monitoring structures as a tool for assessing UK marine benthic biodiversity

in Ocean Observation

Michael Jordan
Margaux Steyaert
Natalie Y.N. Ng
Kevin Hopkins
Raymond D. Ward
Chris Yesson
Emma Ransome

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1674917

1,388 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Feb 2026

Validation of forecasted surface sensible and latent heat fluxes by GFS and GEFS against saildrone observations in the Arctic

in Ocean Observation

Hope Hunter
Chidong Zhang
Dongxiao Zhang
Hannah M. Horowitz

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1572290

527 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

A Ground-Based Microwave Radiometer Temperature and Humidity Profile Retrieval Method Integrating Swarm Intelligence Optimization and Attention Mechanism under Clear-Sky Conditions

in Ocean Observation

Bairui Chen
Xuekai Lan
Bin Tian
Wenlong Tang
Jie Li
Dongli Deng

Frontiers in Marine Science

163 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

High-resolution mapping of ocean floor based on synthetic aperture technique

in Ocean Observation

Lili Zhang
Jiaqi Liu
Feng Jing
Peng Wu
Zhiping Xu

Frontiers in Marine Science

163 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

eAodeMar: A Lightweight and Real-Time Occluded Marine Vessel Detection Network for Embedded Marine Platforms

in Ocean Observation

Yuanyuan Wang
Mingyu Wang
Jianqiang Shi
Ni Zuo
Guobin Li

Frontiers in Marine Science

Methods

Published on 30 Jan 2026

Squidle+: a collaborative platform to manage, discover and annotate marine imagery

in Ocean Observation

Ariell Friedman
Jacquomo Monk
Oscar Pizarro
Dhugal Lindsay
Elizabeth Oh
Blair Thornton
Andrew Carroll
Rachel Przeslawski
Stefan Williams

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1677103

1,035 views

Technology and Code

Published on 26 Jan 2026

A fusing positioning algorithm for small maritime unmanned vehicle

in Ocean Observation

Rui Xue
ShuaiChuang Wang
Jia Wang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1714887

644 views

Methods

Accepted on 23 Jan 2026

Integrating Geographical Parameters in Extra Trees Model for Improved Bathymetric Mapping of Turbid Rivers: Evidence from the Yellow River-Yiluo River Confluence

in Ocean Observation

Mengchen Wang
Yu Weng
Zhongqiang Wu
Wei Shen
Mao Zhihua
Shulei Wu

Frontiers in Marine Science

138 views

Original Research

Accepted on 23 Jan 2026

Subsurface biogeochemical response to Hurricane Idalia within a cyclonic eddy and river plume–stratified environment

in Ocean Observation

Jennifer Kris McWhorter
Lev Looney
Matthieu Le Hénaff
Heather L Roman-Stork
Gregory R. Foltz
Fabian Andres Gomez
Marin Cornec
Madison Soden
Jun Zhang
Emily B Osborne

Frontiers in Marine Science

214 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Decoding drivers of marine ecological culture communication: insights from a Grey-DEMATEL analysis

in Ocean Observation

Hao Wang
Wenhe Lin
Jingyu Han
Wenbao Wang
Shen Liu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1764627

659 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Jan 2026

Using Hybrid MCDM Techniques to Evaluate the Resilience and Sustainability of Aquatic Products Global Supply Chain

in Ocean Observation

Zhiyuan Sun
Yang Song
Yadan Zhao
Fang Zhang

Frontiers in Marine Science

169 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2026

Self-supervised transfer learning for few-shot classification on marine plankton images

in Ocean Observation

Xuxiang Zhong
Yingzhen Lin
Zhenghui Feng
Feng Ling

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1729254

524 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2026

Improving satellite ocean color remote sensing products under absorbing aerosol conditions

in Ocean Observation

Zigeng Song
Wang Man
Fang Gong
Qin Nie
Zongmei Li
Xiaofeng Du
Yushan Jiang
Yingxue Zeng
Xinchang Zhang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1714670

675 views

Editorial

Published on 19 Jan 2026

Editorial: The state of knowledge from operational ice service perspectives: previous and future mandates

in Ocean Observation

Penelope Wagner
Ed Blockley
Ludovic Brucker
Wolfgang Dierking
John Falkingham
Andrew Fleming
Nick Hughes

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1764046

1,537 views

1,224 articles

articles

On the complementarity of satellite surface velocity and altimetry observation networks in the Mercator ocean analysis and forecasting system: first insights

Continuous observation of evaporation ducts in Super Typhoon Koinu (202314) using clustered wave gliders: mechanisms and maritime communication implications

GOOS Essential Ocean Variables: the backbone of a sustained and evolving global ocean observing system

A spatio-temporal attention enhanced CNN method for marker localization in AUV docking

Identification and Characterization of Gamma Radiation Anomalies Along the Trieste–Panarea Routes Aboard R/V Laura Bassi

Design and validation of a small-sized Intelligent AtoN system for marine environmental monitoring in the Pearl River Estuary

Measured data and empirical model jointly driven prediction for path loss of VHF and UHF communication in the South China Sea

Understanding the stability of the ECOPuck optical sensor: evaluation of long-term ocean glider data streams across decades

Operational closed-loop system for multi-scale chlorophyll-a monitoring along the Norwegian coast

A Robust UV–Vis Spectral Method for Seawater COD Detection Based on Principal Component Turbidity Correction and Ensemble Variable Selection

Autonomous reef monitoring structures as a tool for assessing UK marine benthic biodiversity

Validation of forecasted surface sensible and latent heat fluxes by GFS and GEFS against saildrone observations in the Arctic

A Ground-Based Microwave Radiometer Temperature and Humidity Profile Retrieval Method Integrating Swarm Intelligence Optimization and Attention Mechanism under Clear-Sky Conditions

High-resolution mapping of ocean floor based on synthetic aperture technique

eAodeMar: A Lightweight and Real-Time Occluded Marine Vessel Detection Network for Embedded Marine Platforms

Squidle+: a collaborative platform to manage, discover and annotate marine imagery

A fusing positioning algorithm for small maritime unmanned vehicle

Integrating Geographical Parameters in Extra Trees Model for Improved Bathymetric Mapping of Turbid Rivers: Evidence from the Yellow River-Yiluo River Confluence

Subsurface biogeochemical response to Hurricane Idalia within a cyclonic eddy and river plume–stratified environment

Decoding drivers of marine ecological culture communication: insights from a Grey-DEMATEL analysis

Using Hybrid MCDM Techniques to Evaluate the Resilience and Sustainability of Aquatic Products Global Supply Chain

Self-supervised transfer learning for few-shot classification on marine plankton images

Improving satellite ocean color remote sensing products under absorbing aerosol conditions

Editorial: The state of knowledge from operational ice service perspectives: previous and future mandates