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Research Projects

Methane hydrates and mud vulcanoes in the Portuguese Southern Margin and the Gulf of Cadiz.

Deep crustal structure of the Portuguese W. Margin and Rifting mechanisms. 

Underwater geology and structural control of the "Ria de Aveiro" and the adjacent continental shelf.

Projects underway

MVSEIS: Tectonic control, deep crustal structure and fluid escape pathways in the Gulf of Cadiz Mud Volcano Field. (Projecto EUROCORES EUROMARGINS LEC-EMA24F, European Science Foundation). Project Coordinator. Started June 2003.

STELIS: Structure, Tectonics and Seismicity of the Lisbon Region: (Contract POCTI/CTA/41754/2001)

MATESPRO: Major Tectonic and Sedimentary Processes in the Portuguese Margins (Contract PDCTM/P/MAR/15 264/1999)

ERSA: Assesssment of Seismic Hazard in the Algarve Region (Serviço Nacional de Protecção Civil).

GEOSTES: Geological structure and tectonic evolution of the Estremadura Spur  (Contract PRAXIS XXI/011052).

Projects completed in 2003

INGMAR: Strengthning of the Research Capacity in Marine Geology, Dep. Marine Geology, Geological and Mining Institute (FCT-PLE/4/98).

 

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