Rui Fernandes
Profile
Research Group: RG3 โ Solid Earth dynamics
Position at IDL: Researcher
Job: Assistant Professor
Email: rui@segal.ubi.pt
Academic Degree and field of specialization:
Ph.D. in Earth and Space Sciences
Scientific Informations
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9733-284X
SCOPUS ID: https://www2.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35112892700
Researcher ID: https://publons.com/researcher/1756398/rui-fernandes/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=oRJcB3YAAAAJ
Website: http://segal.ubi.pt/
Scientific Interests
Main Interests:
Accurate Positioning
Computer Sciences
Geodynamics
Gnss
Plate Tectonics
Top 10 Publications:
Stamps, D.S.; Calais, E.; Saria, E.; Hartnady, C.; Nocquet, J.-M.; Ebinger, C.J.; Fernandes, R.M.. 2008. โA kinematic model for the East African Riftโ. Geophysical Research Letters 35 (5). 10.1029/2007GL032781
Bos, M.S.; Fernandes, R.M.S.; Williams, S.D.P.; Bastos, L.. 2008. โFast error analysis of continuous GPS observationsโ. Journal of Geodesy 82 (3): 157-166. 10.1007/s00190-007-0165-x
Fernandes, R.M.S.; Ambrosius, B.A.C; Noomen, R.; Bastos, L.; Wortel, M.J.R.; Spakman, W.; Govers, R.. 2003. โThe relative motion between Africa and Eurasia as derived from ITRF2000 and GPS dataโ. Geophysical Research Letters 30 (16): 1-1. 10.1029/2003GL017089
Bos, M.S.; Fernandes, R.M.S.; Williams, S.D.P.; Bastos, L.. 2013. โFast error analysis of continuous GNSS observations with missing dataโ. Journal of Geodesy 87 (4): 351-360. 10.1007/s00190-012-0605-0
Fernandes, R.M.S.; Ambrosius, B.A.C.; Noomen, R.; Bastos, L.; Combrinck, L.; Miranda, J.M.; Spakman, W.. 2004. โAngular velocities of Nubia and Somalia from continuous GPS data: Implications on present-day relative kinematicsโ. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 222 (1): 197-208. 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.02.008
Fernandes, R.M.S.; Miranda, J.M.; Meijninger, B.M.L.; Bos, M.S.; Noomen, R.; Bastos, L.; Ambrosius, B.A.C.; Riva, R.E.M.. 2007. โSurface velocity field of the Ibero-Maghrebian segment of the Eurasia-Nubia plate boundaryโ. Geophysical Journal International 169 (1): 315-324. 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03252.x
Bos, M.S.; Bastos, L.; Fernandes, R.M.S.. 2010. โThe influence of seasonal signals on the estimation of the tectonic motion in short continuous GPS time-seriesโ. Journal of Geodynamics 49 (3-4): 205-209. 10.1016/j.jog.2009.10.005
Fernandes, R.M.S.; Bastos, L.; Miranda, J.M.; Lourenรงo, N.; Ambrosius, B.A.C.; Noomen, R.; Simons, W.. 2006. โDefining the plate boundaries in the Azores regionโ. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 156 (1-2): 1-9. 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.03.019
Cunha, T.A.; Matias, L.M.; Terrinha, P.; Negredo, A.M.; Rosas, F.; Fernandes, R.M.S.; Pinheiro, L.M.. 2012. โNeotectonics of the SW Iberia margin, Gulf of Cadiz and Alboran Sea: A reassessment including recent structural, seismic and geodetic dataโ. Geophysical Journal International 188 (3): 850-872. 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05328.x
Adams, D.K.; Fernandes, R.M.S.; Kursinski, E.R.; Maia, J.M.; Sapucci, L.F.; Machado, L.A.T.; Vitorello, I.; et al. 2011. โA dense GNSS meteorological network for observing deep convection in the Amazonโ. Atmospheric Science Letters 12 (2): 207-212. 10.1002/asl.312
Projects (10 most relevant):
Collaboratory for Geosciences (C4G), PINFRA/22151/2016, 2017/06/19 โ Current, Principal investigator, FCT
Supporting Optimized GNSS Research in Africa (SOGRA), 2009/08/01 โ Current, Principal investigator, US Air Force Research Laboratory, United States, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
European Plate Observing System (EPOS) โ Implementation Phase, 2015/10/01 โ 2019/10/01, Portuguese Coordinator, ESFRI (European Union)
SUpportinG GEoSciences To develop Africa (SUGGEST-AFRICA), 2018/10/01 โ 2021/09/30, Principal investigator, FCT, Fundaรงรฃo Aga Khan.
Fogo Island volcano: multi disciplinary Research on 2014 Eruption (FIRE), PTDC/GEO-GEO/1123/2014, 2016/01/07 โ 2019/01/07, Principal investigator, FCT
ReAl-TIme geodetic data for Natural HAzard monitoring (RATINHA), 2010/01/01 โ Current , Principal investigator, JPL/NASA (USA)
New methods to use GNSS Vapor Estimates for Meteorology of Portugal (NUVEM), EXPL/GEO-MET/0413/2013, 2014/01/04 -2015/01/04, Principal investigator, FCT
Seismicity and HAzards of the sub-saharian Atlantic Margin, PTDC/CTA-GEO/31475/2017, 2019/01/01 โ 2021/12/30, Co- Principal investigator, FCT
KINEmatics of Margins of Africa (KINEMA), PTDC/CTE-GIN/82681/2006, 2007/10/01 โ 2011/11/30, Principal investigator, FCT
Seismotectonics and Seismic Hazards of Africa, IGCP Project 601, 2011/01/01 โ 2016/12/31, Researcher, UNESCO/SIDA
Books & Chapters (up to 10):
Miranda, J.M.; Luis, J.F.; Lourenรงo, N.; Fernandes, R.M.S.. 2015. The structure of the Azores Triple Junction: Implications for Sรฃo Miguel Island. 10.1144/M44.2
Bastos, L.; Bos, M.; Fernandes, R.M.. 2010. Deformation and tectonics: Contribution of GPS measurements to plate tectonics-overview and recent developments. 10.1007/978-3-642-11741-1_5
Fernandes, Rui. 2020. โIntroduction to Geodetic Time Series Analysisโ. http://dx. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21718-1_2.
Fernandes, Rui M. S.; Catalรฃo, Joรฃo; Trota, Antรณnio N.. 2018. โThe Contribution of Space-Geodetic Techniques to the Understanding of the Present-Day Geodynamics of the Azores Triple Junctionโ. In Active Volcanoes of the World, 57-69. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32226-6_4.
Conferences (last 15 presentations):
Fernandes, R.M.S., B. Faria, C4G Team, FOGO-2014: Monitoring the Fogo 2014 Eruption, Cape Verde, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 17, EGU2015-12709, 2015.
Bos, M.S., R.M.S. Fernandes, J. Apolinรกrio, Vertical land motion observed with GNSS in Iberia, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 17, EGU2015-13635, 2015.
Alothman, A., M.S. Bos, R.M.S. Fernandes, M. Ayhan, Sea Level Rise in the northwestern part of the Arabian Gulf, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 17, EGU2015-46, 2015.
Delvaux D., A.S. Macheyeki, R.M.S. Fernandes, A. Ayele, M. Meghraoui, Neotectonic faults and stress field in the East African Rift System around the Tanzanian Craton โ A contribution to the seismotectonic map of Africa, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 17, EGU2015-6338, 2015.
Delvaux D., A.S. Macheyeki, R.M.S. Fernandes, A. Ayele, M. Meghraoui, Neotectonic faults and stress field in the East African Rift System around the Tanzanian Craton โ A contribution to the seismotectonic map of Africa, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 17, EGU2015-6338, 2015.
Meghraoui M., IGCP-601 Working Group Team, The Seismotectonic Map of Africa, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 17, EGU2015-5133, 2015.
Fernandes, R.M.S., L. Bastos, C. Bruyninx, N. DโAgostino, J. Dousa, A. Ganas, M. Lidberg, J-M. Nocquet, Current status of the EPOS WG4 โ GNSS and Other Geodetic Data, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-7064, 2014.
Apolinรกrio, J., R.M.S. Fernandes, M.S. Bos, Sensitivity analysis of the GNSS derived Victoria plate motion, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-16743, 2014.
LaFemina, P., H. Mora-Paez, D. Kobayashi, R. Fernandes, P. Mothes, Deformation of the Western Caribbean and Northwestern South America From GPS Geodesy, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-13436, 2014.
Boler F., S. Wier, N. DโAgostino, R.M. Fernandes, A. Ganas, C. Bruyninx, B. Ofeigsson, New Collaboration Among Geodesy Data Centers in Europe and the US Facilitates Data Discovery and Access, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-12385, 2014.
Silva, M., R. Fernandes, A. Nascimento, R. Petta, J. Matschullat, J. Monico, M. Bos, A. Sรก, M. Barbosa, Using GNSS observations to investigate variations of Pluviometry in the Semi-Arid Brazilian region, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-5956, 2014.
Lidberg M., H. Steffen, Z. Altamimi, C. Bruyninx, A. Caporali, J. Dousa, H. Habrich, A. Kenyeres, R.M.S. Fernandes, G. Stangl, Development of the EUREF Velocity Model โ Status and Roadmap for Future Work, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 15, EGU2013-8181, 2013
Fernandes, R.M.S., L.C. Bastos, C. Bruyninx, N. DโAgostino, J. Dousa, A. Ganas, M. Lidberg, J.-M. Nocquet, and the WG4 Members Team, Current status of the EPOS WG4 โ GNSS and Other Geodetic Data, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 15, EGU2013-11751, 2013
Mora-Paez, H., Fernandes, R.M.S., N. Acero-Patiรฑo, M.S. Bos, Present-Day Kinematics of the Tectonic Blocks around Colombia, South America, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 15, EGU2013-1001, 2013.
Bos, M.S., R.M.S. Fernandes, S. Williams, L. Bastos, The noise properties in GPS time-series at European stations revisited, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 15, EGU2013-12825, 2013
Awards:
Best Meeting Poster, VMSG โ Vening Meinesz Research School of Geodynamics, The Netherlands, 2000