Rúben Santos

 
 

Profile

Research Group: RG2 – Ocean, coastal and land surface processes
Position at IDL: Researcher
Job: Assistant Researcher 
Email: ruben.santos@hidrografico.pt 
Academic Degree and field of specialization: 

PhD in Earth and Space Sciences with specialization in internal geophysics

Scientific Informations

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1288-4678

SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56816253800

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=hqK_z80AAAAJ&hl=pt-PT

Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruben_Santos7


Scientific Interests

Main Interests: 

  • Seabed characterization;

  • Sediment classification;

  • Acoustic Backscatter Strength processing

  • Remote Sensing techniques

  • Derived Bathymetry through Satellite and AUV data

Top 10 Publications: 

Casalbore, D., Clare, M.A., Pope, E.L., Quartau, R., Bosman, A., Chiocci, F.L., Romagnoli, C. and Santos, R. (2020). Bedforms on the submarine flanks of insular volcanoes: New insights gained from high resolution seafloor surveys. Sedimentology

Santos, R., Quartau, R., Brum da Silveira, A., Ramalho, R., Rodrigues, A., 2019. Gravitational, erosional, sedimentary and volcanic processes on the submarine environment of Selvagens Islands (Madeira Archipelago, Portugal). Marine Geology, 415, 105945.

Santos, R., Quartau, R., da Silveira, A.B., Ramalho, R. and Rodrigues, A. (2019). Gravitational, erosional, sedimentary and volcanic processes on the submarine environment of Selvagens Islands (Madeira Archipelago, Portugal). Marine Geology, 415, p.105945.

Santos, R., Rodrigues, A., Quartau, R. (2018). Acoustic remote characterization of seafloor sediments through the Angular Range Analysis (ARA) technique in the inlet channel of Tagus River estuary (Portugal). Marine Geology 400 (2018) 60—75. doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2018.03.005.

Quartau, R., Ramalho, R. S., Madeira, J., Silveira, A. B., Santos, R., Rodrigues, A., Roque, C., Carrara, G (2018). Erosional and sedimentary processes on the submarine flanks of Madeira archipelago. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 482 (2018) 288-299. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2017.11.003

Projects (10 most relevant): 

2020 – 2023. Satellite Seafloor Survey Suite. DT-SPACE-01-EO-2018-2020. Proposal number: 101004221. Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme funding with total budget of 2.2M€.

2013 – present. SEDimentary cover of the Madeira Archipelago.  Instituto Hidrografico (Portugal) funding as internal project of Instituto Hidrográfico.

2021 – 2024 PTDC/CTA-GEO/0798/2020 – Evaluating HAZARDs related to the formation and development of detrital and lavic “fajãs” in the pOrtugUese volcanic archipelagoS. FCT (Portugal) funding with total budget of 250k€.

2016 – 2019: PTDC/GEO-GEO/0051/2014 – Development of volcanic island shelves: insights from Sta. Maria Island and implications on hazard assessment, habitat mapping and marine aggregates management. FCT (Portugal) funding with total budget of 200k€.

2015-2019. POCTEP INTERREG V-A 2014-2020. Guadiana: Património Natural Navegável. FEDER funding witn total budget 1.7M€.

Conferences (last 15 presentations): 

Santos, R., Taranto, G.H., Dominguez-Carrió, C., Rodrigues, L., Quartau, Morato., T. (2020). Acoustic remote seabed characterization for habitat suitability modelling – Gigante Seamount complex, Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Azores, Portugal). 6.as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica / 1.as Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Hidrografia.

Santos, R., Quartau, R. (2020). Mapping the shallow water of the Atlantic coastal regions through multispectral data. 6.as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica / 1.as Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Hidrografia.

Moreira, S., Costa, A., Rodrigues, A., Quartau, R., Santos, R. (2020). CONTRIBUTO PARA A CARTOGRAFIA SEDIMENTAR DA PLATAFORMA DA ILHA DE SANTA MARIA (ARQUIPÉLAGO DOS AÇORES). 6.as Jornadas de Engenharia Hidrográfica / 1.as Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Hidrografia.

Santos, R., Rodrigues, A., Quartau, R. (2018). Mapping the Portuguese seafloor through acoustic methods (Madeira Archipelago). AGU 2018 Fall Meeting. Doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.22645.42722

Santos, R., Quartau, R., Rodrigues, A. (2018). Seafloor morphologies of the Selvagens islands (Madeira Archipelago) caused by sedimentary, erosional, gravitational and volcanic processes. IX Symposium on the Iberian Atlantic Margin. Coimbra, Portugal.

Santos, R., Rodrigues, A., Quartau. R.  (2018). Acoustic remote characterization of grain-size on the seabed of the inlet channel of the Tagus River estuary (Portugal).  Vienna, Austria. Geophysical Research Abstracts.

Santos, R., Rodrigues, A. (2017). Mapping the sedimentary deposit on seafloor through acoustic methods. International Hydrographic Organization. Mónaco.