FROM THE GUEST EDITORS • Introduction to the Special Issue on Ocean Remote Sensing with Synthetic Aperture Radar
By Hans C. Graber and Jochen Horstmann

An Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging
By Thomas P. Ager

Seasat to RADARSAT-2: Research to Operations
By Frank M. Monaldo, Christopher R. Jackson, and William G. Pichel

Tropical Cyclone Winds Retrieved from Synthetic Aperture Radar
By Jochen Horstmann, Christopher Wackerman, Silvia Falchetti , and Salvatore Maresca

Signature of Large Aspect Ratio Roll Vortices in Synthetic Aperture Radar Images of Tropical Cyclones
By Ralph Foster

Nonlinear Internal Waves in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery
By Christopher R. Jackson, José C.B. da Silva , Gus Jeans , Werner Alpers , and Michael J. Caruso

Meteo-Marine Parameters and Their Variability Observed by High Resolution Satellite Radar Images
By Susanne Lehner, Andrey Pleskachevsky, Domenico Velotto, and Sven Jacobsen

The Future of SAR-Based Oceanography: High-Resolution Current Measurements by Along-Track Interferometry
By Roland Romeiser

Sea Ice Monitoring by Synthetic Aperture Radar
By Wolfgang Dierking

Oil Spills and Slicks Imaged by Synthetic Aperture Radar
By Michael J. Caruso, Maurizio Migliaccio, John T. Hargrove, Oscar Garcia-Pineda, and Hans C. Graber

Detection of Floating Oil Anomalies from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill with Synthetic Aperture Radar
By Oscar Garcia-Pineda , Ian MacDonald , Chuanmin Hu, Jan Svejkovsky, Mark Hess , Dmitry Dukhovskoy, and Steven L. Morey

Slicks as Indicators for Marine Processes
By Martin Gade , Valborg Byfield , Stanislav Ermakov, Olga Lavrova , and Leonid Mitnik

Imaging Ships from Satellites
By Paul A. Mallas and Hans C. Graber

Using Scientific Meetings to Enhance the Development of Early Career Scientists
Urban, E.R. Jr., and R. Boscolo. 2013. Using scientific meetings to enhance the development of early career scientists. Oceanography 26(2):164–170, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2013.16.

The Extended Ellett Line: Discoveries from 65 Years of Marine Observations West of the UK
By N. Penny Holliday and Stuart A. Cunningham

Melting Ice: What is Happening to Arctic Sea Ice, and What Does It Mean for Us?
By John E. Walsh

QUARTERDECK • Rip Current: Getting Your Oceanography News Posted Quickly
By Ellen S. Kappel

FROM THE PRESIDENT • Science and Society: Broadening Our Outlook
By Mark R. Abbott

RIP CURRENT – NEWS IN OCEANOGRAPHY • Hurricane Sandy Storm Surge Measured by Satellite Altimetry
By John Lillibridge, Mingsen Lin, and C.K. Shum

RIP CURRENT – NEWS IN OCEANOGRAPHY • Life and Death Sounds of Iceberg A53a
By Robert P. Dziak , Matthew J. Fowler, Haruyoshi Matsumoto , DelWayne R. Bohnenstiehl , Minkyu Park, Kyle Warren, and Won Sang Lee

RIPPLE MARKS • Stingray City: Underwater Free-for-All? | Hanging by a Thread On Rocky Shores | Where's the Sunscreen? Look on a Coral Reef
By Cheryl Lyn Dybas

THE OCEANOGRAPHY CLASSROOM • Time for Time Series
By Simon Boxall

BOOK REVIEW • The Biology and Ecology of Tintinnid Ciliates: Models for Marine Plankton
By Evelyn Sherr

BOOK REVIEW • Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Introduction to Marine Science
By Lisa Campbell

CAREER PROFILES • Options and Insights
Career profiles—Options and insights. 2013. Oceanography 26(2):188–190.

OCEAN POLICY • Fisheries Management in a Changing Climate: Lessons from the 2012 Ocean Heat Wave in the Northwest Atlantic
By Katherine E. Mills, Andrew J. Pershing, Curtis J. Brown, Yong Chen, Fu-Sung Chiang, Daniel S. Holland, Sigrid Lehuta, Janet A. Nye, Jenny C. Sun, Andrew C. Thomas, and Richard A. Wahle

Hans Graber, University of Miami
Jochen Horseman, Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholz Center Geesthacht

Production of this issue of Oceanography was supported by the Office of Naval Research.