Numerical study of the hydrodynamic variability of coastal and oceanic regions, with a time scale and spatial resolution adequate to the environment to be described.
Numerical study of the hydrodynamic variability in estuaries, bays and harbors, with adequate time scale and spatial resolution to the representation of the processes inherent to these environments.
Numerical study and prediction of waves and tides in coastal and oceanic environments for planning of coastal infrastructures.
Numerical prediction of the trajectory and dispersion of oil, sewage plumes and other pollutants in coastal and off-shore marine environment, with applications to the activities of Oil & Gas industry…
Numerical study of sediment dispersion in marine coastal environments.
Numerical study of sediment erosion, deposition and transport in coastal and estuarine regions, harbors and bays, to assist activities like disposal and dedging.
Numerical prediction of the trajectory of passive tracers and particles in the marine environment, for tracking of buoys, floaters, drifters and plastic, and for search and rescue operations.
Study of physical, chemical and biological processes in the marine environment, supporting the decision making through the assessment of environmental impacts.
Numerical study of the deep sea dynamics as a support to mining activities and to assess possible impacts on the marine environment.
Numerical modelling to guide the assessment of: the impacts of dredging activities and opening of new channels; the dynamical influence of jetties and piers; The influence of ocean dynamics and…
Stochastic modelling of monthly stream; Rain-flow hidrological modelling for drainage studies; Water quality modelling and studies of water body self-purification for effluent discharge granting.
High-resolution local area atmospheric modelling; Coupled modelling in regions where the ocean-atmosphere interactions process are not well resolved by a decoupled configuration.
Evaluation of atmospheric dispersion of pollutants an aerosols for studies of accidents mitigation and environmental impacts associated with industrial activities, excavations, deforestation, etc.
Studies of the ocean/atmosphere energetic potential for the evaluation of renewable energy extraction sites; Prediction of energetic production in regions with energy harvesting equipment already in operation.
Long-term oceanic and atmospheric modelling for the evaluation of local impacts of the climate change.
Modelling and data analysis of the ocean and atmosphere for the indentification of extreme events and their probability of occurence.