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Review article |
| 10 Apr 2026
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Distributed optical fibre sensing in physical oceanography: emergence and future prospects
Alberto C. Naveira Garabato
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Carl P. Spingys
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Andrew J. Lucas
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Tiago S. Dotto
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Christian T. Wild
University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Scott W. Tyler
University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA
Ted A. Scambos
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Christopher B. Kratt
University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA
Giuseppe Cappelli
Geo-Ocean, CNRS, University of Brest, Ifremer, Plouzané, France
IDIL Fibre Optics, Lannion, France
Ethan F. Williams
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Mariona Claret
NorthWest Research Associates, Seattle, WA, USA
Hannah E. Glover
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
Meagan E. Wengrove
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
Madison M. Smith
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Michael G. Baker
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Giuseppe Marra
National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK
Max Tamussino
National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK
Zitong Feng
National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK
David Lloyd
EXA Infrastructure, Dublin, Ireland
Liam Taylor
EXA Infrastructure, Dublin, Ireland
Mikael Mazur
Nokia Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Maria-Daphne Mangriotis
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Aaron Micallef
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, USA
Jennifer Ward Neale
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Oleg A. Godin
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA
Matthew H. Alford
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Emma P. M. Gregory
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Michael A. Clare
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Hamid Shiri
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Angel Ruiz Angulo
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Kathryn L. Gunn
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Ben I. Moat
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Isobel A. Yeo
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Afonso Loureiro
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação, Funchal, Portugal
Instituto Dom Luiz, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Alessandro Silvano
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Arthur Hartog
FOSINA, Nanterre, France
Mohammad Belal
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
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Short summary
Distributed optical fibre sensing (DOFS) is a technology that enables continuous, real-time measurements of environmental parameters along a fibre optic cable. Here, we review the recently emerged applications of DOFS in physical oceanography, and offer a perspective on the technology’s potential for future growth in the field.
Distributed optical fibre sensing (DOFS) is a technology that enables continuous, real-time...
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