Sumários

Sea level scenarios

11 Março 2025, 09:00 Rui Pires de Matos Taborda

Climate and non-climate driven processes that can influence global, regional, relative and extreme sea level events along
coasts. Discussion of scenarios based on the assessment presented in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.


Sea level changes

25 Fevereiro 2025, 11:00 Rui Pires de Matos Taborda

Processes associated with mean sea level variation (MMN): global variations (volume of ocean basins and volume of water in the ocean) and regional variations. Varying temporal scales. Variation of the NMM from the Late Cretaceous to the present. 
Anaysis of sea level record at Cascais tide-gauge: resolution of exercise TP2


The mainland coast of Portugal

25 Fevereiro 2025, 09:00 Rui Pires de Matos Taborda

Brief introduction to the coast of mainland Portugal. Morphosedimentary description of sedimentary cells: i) mouth of the river Minho - Nazaré; ii) Nazaré - Peniche, iii) Peniche - Cabo Raso; iv) Cabo Raso - Cabo Espichel; v) Cape Espichel – Sines; vi) Sines - Cape St. Vincent; vii) Cape St. Vincent - Olhos de Água; and viii) Olhos de Água - mouth of the Guadiana.


The Coastal System

18 Fevereiro 2025, 11:00 Rui Pires de Matos Taborda

Coastal system as an interface/transition zone. Temporal and spatial scales of analysis. Coastal risk - current situation and future scenarios in a context of climate change.


Course presentation

18 Fevereiro 2025, 09:00 Rui Pires de Matos Taborda

Presentation and structure of the course. Program, schedule, assessment methods.