Coastal zones are highly dynamical systems affected by a variety of natural and
anthropogenic forcing factors that include sea level rise, extreme events, local oceanic and …

This paper reviews the state of the art in storm surge forecasting and its particular
application in the northern Adriatic Sea. The city of Venice already depends on operational …

To address the growing demand for accurate high-resolution ocean wind forcing from the
ocean modeling community, we develop a new forcing product, ERA*, by means of a …

The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) manages the
national sea state real time monitoring system for Italy, which consists of the National Sea …

In the context of industrial-era global change, Mediterranean coastal areas are threatened
by relative sea level (RSL) rise. Shifts in the drivers of coastal dynamics are forecasted to …

Data derived from reanalysis projects and satellites are often used to increase the ocean
surface wind data's spatiotemporal resolution available at buoy stations. All available …

This chapter provides an overview of the satellite altimetry measurement system, how it
works and how the water surface elevation is derived. Satellite altimetry had originally been …

Satellite altimeters can capture storm surges generated by typhoons and tropical storms, if
the satellite flies over at the right time. In this study, we show TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter …

This article aims to provide a tour of satellite missions for Coastal Hazards Monitoring, of
relevant applications, as well as the downstream International Services such as the …

Satellite altimetry water level measurements are valuable in episodic and climate change
related hydrodynamic impact studies, despite their sparse temporal distribution over the …