Special Issue “Remote Sensing of Cloud and Aerosol Effects on Solar Radiation”

Special Issue “Remote Sensing of Cloud and Aerosol Effects on Solar Radiation”   Prof. Dr. Maria João Costa Guest Editor Department of Physics, Institute of Earth Sciences, School of Science and Technology, University of Évora, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal Prof. Michaël Sicard Guest Editor CommSensLab, Dept. of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 […]

The Geomorphological Landscape of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

  Diamantino Insua Pereira, Paulo Pereira The Geomorphological Landscape of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro The main geomorphological features of the eastern part of the Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro region are presented, namely the Iberian Meseta, the residual ridges, the Serra de Montesinho, the tectonic landforms and the Douro River incision. The Iberian Meseta is represented by […]

17 de Junho, 9h – Jornada online Romper barreiras perante situações de emergência no contexto de incêndios florestais

17 de junho, quarta-feira, 9h, Zoom – Jornada online de sensibilização social O Centro Ibérico para a Investigação e Combate aos Incêndios Florestais (CILIFO), projeto cofinanciado pelo Programa de Cooperação Transfronteiriça entre Espanha e Portugal (POCTEP), convida-o a participar numa jornada online de sensibilização com o tema: Romper barreiras perante situações de emergência no contexto […]

The Granite and Glacial Landscapes of the Peneda-Gerês National Park

Paulo Pereira, Diamantino Insua Pereira The Granite and Glacial Landscapes of the Peneda-Gerês National Park Granite and glacial landforms are presented as the main geomorphological landscape features of the Peneda-Gerês National Park. The park was established in 1971 and it is the only national park and most important protected area in Portugal. The aesthetic attractiveness is supported mainly […]

Characterization of an Intraplate Seismogenic Zone Using Geophysical and Borehole Data: The Vila Franca de Xira Fault, Portugal

João Carvalho; Daniela Alves; João Cabral; Ranajit Ghose; José Borges; Ruben Dias; Elsa Ramalho; Bento Caldeira; João Casacão; Jaime Leote   The Vila Franca de Xira (VFX) fault is a regional fault zone located about 25 km northeast of Lisbon, affecting Neogene sediments. Recent shear‐wave seismic studies show that this complex fault zone is buried beneath […]

Development of a clear-sky model to determine circumsolar irradiance using widely available solar radiation data

Edgar F. M. Abreu, Paulo Canhoto, Maria João Costa Accurate assessment of the solar irradiance reaching the absorber of concentrating solar power (CSP) systems is crucial for accurate energy generation estimates as well as for power plants design and operation. Due to a larger aperture angle, direct normal irradiance (DNI) measurements taken by pyrheliometers include […]