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Magma water content of Pico Volcano (Azores Islands, Portugal): a clinopyroxene perspective
Clinopyroxenes from the Pico Volcano (Pico Island, Azores Archipelago) have been used as a proxy to define the water content of primitive magmas and...
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The evolution of Santa Maria Island in the context of the Azores Triple Junction
Santa Maria is the oldest island in the Azores, formerly belonging to the Eurasia plate and currently the only one sitting on the Nubia Plate, thus...
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Insight on the Crustal Stress State in Faial and Pico Islands (Azores), from Analysis of Aftershocks of the 1998 Earthquake
The seismicity in the Azores plateau can be of volcanic or tectonic origin, the latter usually more destructive, especially in the central group of...
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Rainfall variability and its teleconnection with atmospheric circulation anomalies over southern and southeastern region, Ethiopia
Factors related to rainfall variabilities in southern and southeastern Ethiopia have not yet been addressed. The extreme wet and dry events caused by...
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Tsunamis Along the Azores Gibraltar Plate Boundary
The Eurasia–Nubia plate boundary between the Azores and the Strait of Gibraltar has been the place of large tsunamigenic earthquakes. The tectonic...
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Generation of Tholeiitic Magmas in the Interaction Zone of Evolving Ridge, Fracture Zone, and Plume: Evidence from Basalts in 332В Hole, DSDP Leg 37, North Atlantic
New petrogeochemical data (lithophile element contents and Sr, Nd and Pb isotope composition) on basalts recovered in the DSDP hole 332B in the 37° N...
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Azores Assessment and Management of Flood Risks
The European Directive on the assessment and management of flood risks, which entered into force in November 2007, establishes the regulatory...
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Landslide Processes on Volcanic Edifices in the Northeastern Part of the Atlantic Ocean
AbstractIn the northeastern Atlantic (from south to north) the archipelagoes of the volcanic islands of Cape Verde, Canary, Selvagens, Madeira, and...
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The Variety of the Relief of the Northeastern Atlantic Volcanic Seamounts
AbstractThe structures of the volcanic seamounts of the Atlantis-Great Meteor group, as well as areas of the archipelagos of the Cape Verde Islands,...
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The Loss of a Unique Palaeobotanical Site in Terceira Island Within the Azores UNESCO Global Geopark (Portugal)
Terceira Island (Azores archipelago, central Atlantic Ocean) presents a unique but poorly studied Quaternary palaeobotanical record. Among the sites...
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Geology and Volcanology of Pico Island (Azores, Portugal): A Field Guide
Pico is the biggest island of the Central Group, the second-largest (445 km2) of the Azores archipelago and exhibits the highest point of Portugal...
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Monitoring System Implemented to Evaluate the Kinematics of an Instability Zone at Flores Island
Taking into account its geology, morphology and hydrology, the island of Flores (Azores archipelago) is susceptible to the occurrence of slow slope...
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Human Losses and Damage Expected in Future Earthquakes on Faial Island–Azores
Since the 15th century, the death toll due to large earthquakes has reached approximately 6300 in the Azores and 17 for Faial Island. The likely...
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Near-surface atmospheric electric field changes through magnetic clouds via coronal mass ejections
The Earth’s electrical environment is influenced by both external and internal driving factors. Internal driving factors include the global charging...
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Impact of Sea-Level Rise in the Azores Islands. Prospective Analysis Based on Current Projections
Scientific projections point to an increase n the average sea-level rise from 0.25 to 2 m up to the end of this century. This increase will result in...
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Ocean Observing Systems on Board Fishing and Cargo Vessels
The Portuguese Ocean Observing Program (OBSERVA.PT) under development at IPMA is presented. The activities started to be funded under two main...
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The Use of Total Station for Monitoring Mass Movements: Application to Fajãzinha Landslide at Flores Island (Azores Archipelago)
The present work has as study area a deep-seated landslide, which affects a significant part of Fajãzinha parish, on Flores Island (Azores...
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Pico Volcano Flank Landslides and Hazard Implications: Preliminary Results
In the Pico volcano (Pico Island, Azores) flank, there is evidence of 8 major landslides that were the object of back analysis using the Generalized...
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Earthquake early warning for Portugal: part 1 - Where does it matter?
In the last five centuries, Portugal was affected by several earthquakes of strong magnitude (M > 7) that caused widespread destruction and a...
