Special Issue Book [B.01] "Modelling of Harbour and Coastal Structures" by Karambas and Samaras, published by MDPI.

The Book is available to download in PDF format and/or order in Hard Copy format at: Link.

The Book is a reprint of articles from the homonymous Special Issue published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, available at: Link.

Readers of this Special Issue Book will find in it a versatile collection of articles on the modelling of harbour and coastal structures, covering a variety of aspects, viewpoints and methodological approaches on the studied topics. The Editors hope that this Special Issue Book will contribute to research efforts in the field, as well as to the general discussion towards effectively designed coastal protection and adaptation measures in present and future climates.

Paper [J.21] "Modelling the impact of climate change on coastal flooding: Implications for coastal structures design" by Samaras and Karambas published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (Publisher: MDPI).

The paper is now accessible at: Link.

I am really glad to announce the launch of the Research Topic entitled "Climate Change impacts on Mediterranean Coastal and Transitional Areas: Assessment, Projection, and Adaptation" in Frontiers in Marine Science (Publisher: Frontiers), with Dr. Davide Bonaldo (CNR, Italy), Prof. Agustin Sanchez-Arcilla (UPC, Spain), Prof. Maria Snoussi (UM5, Morocco) and myself as Topic Editors.

This Research Topic invites original scientific contributions on topics including:

• Assessment of recent trends of hydrological, hydrodynamic, morphodynamic, and ecological processes in coastal and transitional areas.
• Physical and statistical downscaling of meteo-oceanic processes in climate change scenarios.
• Adaptation, protection, and re-alignment under climate change for coastal and transitional areas
• Coastal structural design and classical interventions (e.g. nourishment) in a climate change context.
• Innovative “Nature-based Solutions” for adaptation to climate change in a climate change context.
• Policy frameworks for adaptation of coastal and transitional areas under climate change.
• EU Directives and agreements for the sustainability of coastal and transitional areas under climate change.
• Maintenance of “Nature-based Solutions” under climate change and economic crises.
• Coastal social-ecological synergies to facilitate adaptation under climate change.
• Healthy coastal areas and transitional ecosystems to provide climate regulation service (e.g. Blue Carbon)

More information are available at: Link.

I am really glad to be joining a group of esteemed colleagues in the Editorial Board of Acta Geophysica (Publisher: Springer), in the Hydrology Section (Link).

Acta Geophysica has an Impact Factor of 1.395 and a CiteScore of 1.90 for 2019, ranking #68/116 in the Category “Geophysics".

Feel free to visit the Journal Homepage, explore published articles and submit your work to the Section best suiting your work.

Paper [J.20] "Numerical simulation of ship-borne waves using a 2DH post-Boussinesq model" by Samaras and Karambas published in Applied Mathematical Modelling (Publisher: Elsevier).

The paper is now accessible at: Link*.

*The final version of the article is available to read and download for free for the next 50 days (until October 26, 2020) via: Link.

I am really glad to be joining a group of esteemed colleagues in the Editorial Board of the Journal of Marine Science & Engineering (Publisher: MDPI), in the Coastal Engineering Section (Link).

JMSE has an Impact Factor of 2.033 and a CiteScore of 1.80 for 2019, ranking #43/91 in the Category “Ocean Engineering” and #165/310 in "Civil and Structural Engineering".

JMSE is a fully open access journal. So, feel free to visit the Journal Homepage, explore published articles and submit your work to the Section best suiting your work.

For researchers interested in Coastal Engineering, I should bring to your attention the Special Issue "Modelling of Harbour and Coastal Structures", Guest Edited by myself and Prof. Th.V. Karambas, which is still open for submissions.

Paper [J.18] "Numerical investigation of thermal discharge to coastal areas: a case study in South Italy." by Gaeta, Samaras and Archetti published in Environmental Modelling & Software (Publisher: Elsevier)

The paper is now accessible at: Link*.

*The final version of the article is available to read and download for free for the next 50 days (until January 18, 2020) via: Link.