%0 editorial %@ 1616-7341 %A De Mey, P., Stanev, E., Kourafalou, V. %D 2017 %J Ocean Dynamics %P 665-668 %R doi:10.1007/s10236-017-1048-1 %T Science in support of coastal ocean forecasting - part 1 %U https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-017-1048-1 %X Papers in this collection have been gathered in themes which cut across those boundaries: (1) coastal monitoring and array design, (2) coastal modeling, integration, and model-data synergy, (3) coastal data assimilation and prediction, and (4) coastal applications. A summary of all contributions is included below.