PLATMAR
Title: Development of volcanic island shelves: insights from Sta. Maria Island and implications on hazard assessment, habitat mapping and marine aggregates management
Funding: PTDC/GEO-GEO/0051/2014, funded by FCT
Project Coordinator: Rui Quartau
Address: rui.quartau@hidrografico.pt
Scientific Coordinator: Rui Quartau
Abstract: The project PLATMAR "Development of volcanic island shelves: insights from Sta. Maria Island and implications on hazard assessment, habitat mapping and marine aggregates management" aims to answer three main questions:
- How do the different geological processes shape the present-day morphology of the insular shelf.
- Which factors control the formation, distribution and thicknesses of the sedimentary bodies on the insular shelf
- What triggers submarine landslides on the edge of the insular shelves of the Azores and how frequent are them
Total Financing: 199 934,00€ (Hydrographic Institute (IH): 35 555,00€)
IH Team: Rui Quartau, Hydrographic Brigade Members, Aurora Rodrigues, Catarina Fradique, André Vinhas, Sandra Moreira, Sandra Silva
Status: Completed.
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Platmar
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Partners
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon
- Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores • Department of Biology, University of the Azores
- Regional Directorate for Maritime Affairs, Regional Government of the Azores
- University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
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