Brisas de lago e de terra em Alqueva. Novo estudo do ICT sobre o impacto de Alqueva no clima regional

Os investigadores do Instituto de Ciências da Terra (ICT) e da Universidade de Évora, Carolina Purificação, Miguel Potes, Gonçalo Rodrigues, Rui Salgado e Maria João Costa publicaram recentemente o artigo científico “Lake and Land Breezes at a Mediterranean Artificial Lake: Observations in Alqueva Reservoir, Portugal” na revista “Atmosphere”. Carolina e os seus co-autores, confirmaram que […]

Earth Sciences Webinares or Not

11 de maio, terça-feira, 14:30h Who dares to make weather forecasts without observing? Nuno Moreira, Meteorologista, Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera – IPMA Link zoom: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkdeGuqD4pG9cjSsDldEKGe6qhfgzMjAhv Abstract: In this lecture, the theme of meteorological forecasting will be discussed, detailing the activities of the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) in this field. The importance […]

Guidelines for Management of Geoheritage: an Approach in the Sertão Central, Brazilian Northeastern Semiarid

Moura, P., da Glória Motta Garcia, M. & Brilha, J. Guidelines for Management of Geoheritage: an Approach in the Sertão Central, Brazilian Northeastern Semiarid. Geoheritage 13, 42 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-021-00566-8   The characterisation of geoheritage and the understanding of the physical and socio-cultural features of a territory are essential to achieve the major geoconservation goals: protection and sustainable use […]

Investigadores dos centros ICT e MED da Universidade de Évora desenvolvem abordagem com recurso a dados de satélite para prever o potencial de pequenos focos de incêndio gerarem grandes incêndios.

Um estudo levado a cabo pelos investigadores Sérgio Godinho e Nuno Guiomar no âmbito do projeto “Centro Ibérico para a Investigação e o Combate aos Incêndios Florestais” (CILIFO), analisou um conjunto de 2120 incêndios ocorridos em Portugal Continental entre junho e outubro de 2017, para compreender as razões pelas quais algumas ignições dão origem a grandes […]

Universidade de Évora na Cerimónia Final: Startup Europe Accelerathon Euroregion Alentejo-Algarve-Andaluzia para os desafios Covid -19 e alterações climáticas

Nuno Guiomar, investigador na Universidade de Évora (MED e projeto CILIFO) e júri do concurso, participará na cerimónia final deste programa aberto de inovação (www.accelerathon.eu) para impulsionar a inovação na Euro-região Alentejo-Algarve-Andaluzia na luta contra o Coronavírus e as alterações climáticas. A cerimónia final realizar-se-á na próxima quinta-feira, dia 06 de maio, às 16:00 horas […]

5 de maio, 14:30h: The 1755 earthquake, the supercontinent Aurica and other curiosities about the Earth system

Day – May, 5 Hour – 2:30 PM         Link – https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/84256098540?pwd=Y3JieEp3QjJGVTUxL0F3L2hHNmhMZz09   Abstract – The 1755 earthquake was a major event in history with repercussions that continue to this day. Studies carried out in recent years have revealed that something unique may be happening off the Portuguese margin. The Atlantic Ocean may […]

4 de maio, 14:30h: Seminário The role of BSRN (Baseline Surface Radiation Network) in the Earth energy balance study

The role of BSRN (Baseline Surface Radiation Network) in the Earth energy balance study Terça-feira, 4 de Maio, 14:30 Christian Lanconelli, (Baseline Surface Radiation Project Manager), European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy Link zoom: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtcOGpqDguGNOXeLgs1Pd186wqxjiWa1YS

Atmospheric boundary layer height estimation from aerosol lidar: a new approach based on morphological image processing techniques

Vivone, G., D’Amico, G., Summa, D., Lolli, S., Amodeo, A., Bortoli, D., and Pappalardo, G. The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) represents the lowermost part of the atmosphere directly in contact with the Earth’s surface. The estimation of its depth is of crucial importance in meteorology and for anthropogenic pollution studies. ABL height (ABLH) measurements are […]

First validation of GOME-2/MetOp absorbing aerosol height using EARLINET lidar observations

Michailidis, K., Koukouli, M.-E., Siomos, N., Balis, D., Tuinder, O., Tilstra, L. G., Mona, L., Pappalardo, G., and Bortoli, D. The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) instruments, aboard the Meteorological Operational (MetOp)-A, MetOp-B and MetOp-C satellite programme platforms, to deliver accurate geometrical features of […]