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Evidence of earthquake seasonality in the Azores Triple Junction
This work presents evidence of seasonal and inter-annual variations of the earthquake occurrence rate in the Azores Triple Junction, on the...
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Geochemical processes in the roots of the Azores magmatic systems
The Azores archipelago, situated east of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, comprises volcanic islands arranged along sub-parallel spreading systems and rests...
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Twentieth-century Azores High expansion unprecedented in the past 1,200 years
The Azores High is a persistent atmospheric high-pressure ridge over the North Atlantic surrounded by anticyclonic winds that steer rain-bearing...
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The use of a low-cost, small-aperture array as an auxiliary tool to improve infrasound monitoring in the Azores region
The 2022’s seismo-volcanic crisis on São Jorge Island of the Azores archipelago has provided an opportunity to deploy a portable infrasound array as...
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Spatial distribution, temporal trends and impact of landslides on São Miguel Island from 1900 to 2020 based on an analysis of the Azores historical natural hazards database
Landslides are the most frequent type of natural hazard in the Azores archipelago, primarily due to the volcanic nature and geomorphologic features...
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The crust-mantle transition beneath the Azores region (central-north Atlantic Ocean)
The Azores region straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and comprises volcanic islands and seamounts interspersed with non-magmatic oceanic basins...
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Volcanic Geology of Terceira Island, Azores: A Field Guide to Geodiversity
Terceira in the Azores archipelago is one of the most geologically diverse islands of the Atlantic Ocean and its geodiversity is due to the close...
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Crustal structure across the São Miguel Island (Azores, North Atlantic) and tectonic implications
The crustal and uppermost lithospheric mantle of the São Miguel Island in the Azores Plateau was investigated using one 160 km long refraction and...
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Deep sourced magma and ore-metal mobility in the D. João de Castro submarine volcano (Azores): a mineral chemistry and melt inclusion study
The D. João de Castro is a submarine volcano with known hydrothermal activity located in the Terceira ultra-slow spreading rift within the Azores...
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Historical Volcanism as a Source of Knowledge to Assess the Vulnerability of Population Settlements in the Azores: Some Thoughts
There are records of more than two dozen volcanic eruptions since the settlement of the islands of the Archipelago of the Azores, some submarine, but...
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Relationship between Azores High and Indian summer monsoon
A dominant mode of interannual variability of Indian summer monsoon rainfall shows west-east dipole pattern with above normal rainfall towards west...
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Iberian hydroclimate variability and the Azores High during the last 1200 years: evidence from proxy records and climate model simulations
The state of the atmospheric circulation and the associated hydroclimate in the North Atlantic during the last millennium remain the subject of...
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Structure of the Ocean Floor in the Junction Area of King’s Trough and the Azores–Biscay Rise (North Atlantic)
AbstractThe structure of King’s Trough and its surroundings (King’s mesostructural cluster), located on the eastern flank of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
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The Role of the Individual in Successful Disaster Management in Pre-industrial Societies: The Cases of Southern Italy and the Azores
We contend that the leader was often the key actor in determining whether responses to disasters were successful in the pre-industrial societies of...
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Oceanic Crust Formation in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Segment between Azores and Icelandic Plumes: Results of Geological and Petrogeochemical Studies
AbstractThe structure of the ocean floor and the composition of basalts and dolerites of the MAR segment between the Maxwell and Charlie Gibbs FZs...
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Volcanological Features of Terceira Island (Azores): A Field Approach Around Hazards
Terceira Island (400 km2 area and the second most inhabited of the archipelago) comprises four polygenetic volcanoes with caldera (Cinco Picos,...
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Quantification of diffuse CO2 flux emission from the crater lagoon of Vila Franca do Campo Islet (São Miguel, Azores)
To investigate unexplored areas and apply methodologies suitable for monitoring volcanic activity, a pioneer study was undertaken in the crater...
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Model Validation of Passive Gas Dispersion: Examples from La Solfatara (Campi Flegrei, Italy) and Caldeiras Da Ribeira Grande (São Miguel Island, Azores)
The emission of volcanic gases can occur during both eruptive and quiescent stages of volcanic activity, affecting air quality in the surrounding...
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Radon (222Rn) occurrence in groundwater bodies on São Miguel Island (Azores archipelago, Portugal)
A set of springs were sampled along São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal) to proceed to the characterization of the major-ion and radon ( 222 Rn)...
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Passages in the East Azores Ridge
The structure of northerly overflow of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) in the East Atlantic through passages in the East Azores Ridge (37° N) from the...