Hydrographic Institute participates in international congress

The Hydrographic Institute participated in the 2nd International Conference on Seafloor Landforms, Processes, and Evolution, which took place from 30 June to 4 July in Lipari, Italy.

This international scientific meeting, organized by the University of Milano-Bicocca, MBARI, University of Kiel, University of Malta and the Working Group on Submarine Geomorphology of the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG), aimed to:

• serve as a forum for sharing current knowledge of marine processes;
• describe the research trends worldwide in the area of marine geomorphology;
• Promote communication and collaboration between researchers, students, industry professionals, government agencies and NGOs.

The Hydrographic Institute was represented by two oral communications from the Marine Geology Division, entitled “Textural and compositional cross-shore changes along clinoform architectures - NE Madeira Island shelf” and “Morphological expression of erosion, depositional, volcanic and tectonic processes on volcanic island shelves: insights from analysis of multibeam lipstick” presented by Superior Technique Sandra Moreira and Investigator Rui Quartau.