Mysterious oil spill on the Brazilian coast–part 2: a probabilistic approach to fill gaps of uncertainties

DC Zacharias, CM Gama, J Harari, RP da Rocha… - Marine pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over 5000 tons of spilled oil reached the northeast coast of Brazil in 2019. The Laboratory
for Computational Methods in Engineering (LAMCE/COPPE/UFRJ) employed time-reverse …

Oil and plastic spill: 2021 as another challenging year for marine conservation in the South Atlantic Ocean

KM Magalhães, JS Rosa Filho, CEP Teixeira… - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
After two years of the most extensive (2890 km of coastline affected) oil spill on the Brazilian
coast (2019), a new event of unknown origin brought about 1.3 tons of plastics and oil to the …

End-member modeling and sediment trend analysis as tools for sedimentary processes inference in a subtropical estuary

ÍM Paladino, MF Mengatto, MM Mahiques… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mathematical models based on grain size data enable identifying sediment transport
sources and processes in coastal regions, helping to understand the relationship between …

Performance analysis of global HYCOM flow field using Argo profiles

Y Zhang, S Yue, K Xu, Z Zhang, L Zhou… - … Journal of Digital …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Flow field data generated by ocean models are important for simulating ocean currents and
circulation patterns, which are essential components in digital Earth construction. To …

[HTML][HTML] Scientific diving in Brazil: history, present and perspectives

TS Leite, IE Pinheiro, F Berchez… - Ocean and Coastal …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Scientific diving (SD) is defined as any diving activity that applies scientific procedures to
produce subsidies for studies and technical works in underwater environments. The first …

Maximum angular multiscale entropy: Characterization of the angular self-similarity patterns in two types of SAR images: Oil spills and low-wind conditions images

JGV Miranda, RN Vasconcelos, CAD Lentini… - Physica D: Nonlinear …, 2023 - Elsevier
The characterization of irregular patterns in images has become a focal point in numerous
studies due to its relevance in various applications. In particular, images depicting natural …

Operational wind forecast over the offshore Campos basin and adjacent coastal region in Brazil: support for the oil and gas industry toward renewable energy …

M Soares da Silva, ICDAV Dragaud… - Journal of Ocean …, 2024 - Springer
In the context of the energy transition, the Campos Basin region is one of the most important
and strategic areas in Brazil, given its relevance in oil and gas production, great wind …

[HTML][HTML] A new empirical estimation scheme for daily net radiation at the ocean surface

J Peng, B Jiang, H Chen, S Liang, H Liang, S Li, J Han… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ocean surface net radiation (Rn) is significant in research on the Earth's heat balance
systems, air–sea interactions, and other applications. However, there have been few studies …

[HTML][HTML] Sediment transport trend in an erosive sandy beach: the case of Matinhos Beach, south coast of Brazil

DM Luersen, AB Lopes, GAS Franz… - Ocean and Coastal …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Sandy beaches have different shoreline change rates (ie, erosion/accretion rates). An
erosive process on beaches poses risks for human-occupied areas. One example is …

Coastal ocean acidification in Brazil: a brief overview and perspective

LC Cotovicz Júnior, RV Marins, G Abril - 2022 - repositorio.ufc.br
This perspective paper aims at presenting the current knowledge on the processes of ocean
acidification (OA) and coastal acidification (CA) in the Brazilian coastal ocean. We define …