Scientific Results from Autonomous and Lagrangian Platforms and Sensors
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR a Limnology and Oceanography Special Issue
Limnology and Oceanography is soliciting papers from all disciplines in aquatic sciences which are centered on scientific results obtained from autonomous and Lagrangian platforms and sensors (ALPS). This is an “open” call to the community for submission of papers for inclusion in this Special Issue of L&O.
Recent advances in ALPS have been applied to physical, chemical, and biological studies on a wide range of scales. This class of instruments facilitates sampling at relevant temporal and spatial scales while providing the continuous presence needed to capture multiple realizations of episodic events and characterize longer-term seasonal and inter-annual changes. Profiling floats, drifters, and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) including gliders, offer a combination of high-resolution spatial coverage, vertical sampling through the water column and extended (days to years) deployments that cannot be easily achieved with other technologies. Novel applications of these new observational capabilities exploit the combination of spatial coverage and continuous presence to advance understanding of physical, chemical, and biological processes. As ALPS technologies mature they have transitioned from specialized engineering/science teams to mainstream applications supporting the larger scientific community. Results from early science missions are now becoming available, making this an excellent time to review how ALPS technologies have been applied to address compelling science questions and present advances in understanding that have resulted from these efforts.
Contributions are welcome in all disciplines in the aquatic sciences, including topics such as current structures, heat/salt flux, ocean-atmosphere interaction, shelf exchange, geophysics, biogeochemistry, particle flux, nutrient distribution, eutrophication, productivity, deep sea geochemistry, biological dynamics, plankton structure and interaction, harmful algae, bio-acoustics, animal migration, and deep sea biota. Interdisciplinary studies enabled by ALPS and numerical modeling studies using ALPS are also welcome.
PROCESS and SUBMISSION DEADLINES
We anticipate publication of 20-25 papers in this Special Issue. The first step for being included in this number is to submit a 1-page abstract (double-spaced, 12 point font) of your proposed manuscript to the L&O Editor in Chief by MARCH 15, 2007. Submitters will be notified of the outcome of the selection process by APRIL 15, 2007 and final manuscripts will be due no later than SEPTEMBER 1, 2007. An invitation to submit a manuscript in no way guarantees acceptance; all submissions will be subject to the same rigorous peer review process as manuscripts submitted for publication in regular issues of Limnology and Oceanography.
All publication costs for this Special Issue will be covered, including Free Access Publication (the entire issue will be freely available online to maximize dissemination).
Anyone having questions about this Special Issue is urged to contact one of the Special Issue organizers (Mark Moline and Mary Jane Perry) or the guest editors (Tommy Dickey and Eric C. Itsweire).