Sandra Plecha
Profile
Research Group: RG1 – Climate variability processes and extremes
Position at IDL: Grant Researcher/Postdoctoral Researcher
Job: Grant Researcher
Email: smplecha@fc.ul.pt
Extension: 28332
Room: 8.3.32
Academic Degree and field of specialization:
2011 PhD in Physics (Oceanography), University of Aveiro
2005 Master of Science in Computational Methods in Science and Engineering, University of Oporto
2004 Degree in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, University of Aveiro (15/20)
Scientific Informations
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9364-2090
Scientific Interests
Main Interests:
Regional, coastal and estuarine physical oceanography;
Ocean and atmosphere numerical modelling;
Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction;
Extreme events in sea level (storm surge) and in temperature;
Coastal and estuarine systems morphodynamics and wave regimes;
Northeastern Atlantic
Top 10 Publications:
10. Laiz I, Plecha S, Teles-Machado A, González-Ortegón E, Sánchez-Quiles D, Cobelo A, Roque-Atienza D, Peliz A, Sánchez-Leal RF, Tovar-Sánchez (2019) A. The role of the Gulf of Cadiz circulation in the redistribution of trace metals between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Science of the Total Environment (accepted)
9. Vaz N, Mateus M, Plecha S, Sousa MC, Leitão PC, Neves R, Dias JM (2015). Modelling SST and chlorophyll patterns in a coupled estuary-coastal system of Portugal: The Tagus case study. Journal of Marine Systems, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.05.022
8. Plecha S, Picado A, Chambel-Leitão P, Dias JM, Vaz N (2014). Study of suspended sediment dynamics in a temperate coastal lagoon: Ria de Aveiro (Portugal). Journal of Coastal Research, 70, 604-609, DOI: 10.2112/SI70-102.1
7. Lopes CL, Plecha S, Silva PA, Dias JM (2013). Influence of morphological changes in a lagoon flooding extension: case study of Ria de Aveiro (Portugal). Journal of Coastal Research, 65, 1158-1163, DOI: 10.2112/SI65-196.1
6. Vaz L, Plecha S, Dias JM (2013). Coastal wave regime influence on Ria de Aveiro inlet dynamics. Journal of Coastal Research, SI65, 1605-1610, DOI: 10.2112/SI65-271.1;
5. Plecha S, Silva PA, Oliveira A, Dias JM (2012). Establishing the Wave Climate Influence on the Morphodynamics of a Coastal Lagoon Inlet. Ocean Dynamics, 62, 799-814, DOI 10.1007/s10236-012-0530-z
4. Lopes CL, Silva PA, Dias JM, Picado A, Plecha S, Fortunato AB (2011). Local sea level change scenarios for the end of the 21st century and potential physical impacts in the lower Ria de Aveiro (Portugal). Continental Shelf Research, 31, 1515-1526, DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2011.06.015
3. Plecha S, Silva PA, Oliveira A, Dias JM (2011). Evaluation of Single Waves Effects on the Morphology Evolution of a Coastal Lagoon Inlet, Journal of Coastal Research, 64, 1155 – 1159, ISSN 0749-0208
2. Plecha S, Vaz N, Bertin X, Silva PA, Oliveira A, Fortunato AB, Dias JM (2010). Sensitivity analysis of a morphodynamic modeling system applied to a coastal lagoon inlet. Ocean Dynamics, 60, 275-284, DOI 10.1007/s10236-010-0267-5
1. Plecha S, Sancho F, Silva PA, Dias JM (2007). Representative waves for morphological simulations, Journal of Coastal Research, 50(21-24), 995-999, ISSN 0749.0208
Projects (10 most relevant):
9. 2014-2015 ASTARTE: Assessment, Strategy And Risk reduction for Tsunamis in Europe (EU project) http://www.astarte-project.eu/
8. 2013-2014 BioChangeR – Processos Biogeoquímicos Induzidos por Mudanças Climáticas e Antropogénicas na Circulação da Ria de Aveiro (PTDC/AAC-AMB/121191/2010 – FEDER – 019485) http://www.cesam.ua.pt/index.php?menu=87&language=pt&tabela=projectosdetail&projectid=523
7. 2012-2013 DyEPlume Estuarine Dynamics and Plume Propagation in the Portuguese Coast Impacts of Climate Change (PTDC/MAR/107939/2008) http://climetua.fis.ua.pt/legacy/dyeplume/index.html
6. 2011 POOC – Plano de Ordenamento da Orla Costeira Ovar – Marinha Grande
5. 2011 Elaboração de Estudos da Evolução e da Dinâmica Costeira e Estuarina da Ria de Aveiro performed for SENER – Ingeniería y Sistemas, S.A., in the scope of the study required by POLIS LITORAL Ria de Aveiro – Sociedade para a Requalificação e Valorização da Ria de Aveiro, S.A.
4. 2011 G‐Cast: Application of GRID-computing in a coastal morphodynamics nowcast-forecast system (GRID/GRI/81733/2006
3. 2010-2013 ADAPTARIA – Climate Change modelling on Ria de Aveiro Littoral – Adaptation Strategy for Coastal and Fluvial Flooding (PTDC/AAC-CLI/100953/2008)
2. 2005-2006 EMERA –Study of the morphodynamics of the Ria de Aveiro lagoon inlet (POCI/ECM/59958/2004)
1. 2004-2005 Finite element methods for nonlinear and dispersive wave models (POCTI/ECM/41800/2001)
Books & Chapters (up to 10):
3. Plecha S, Lopes CL, Bruneau N, Ribeiro N, Silva PA, Fortunato AB, Dias JM (2012). Influence of the Wave Regime in Coastal Sediment Budget: Present and Future Scenarios. In: Coastal Engineering 2012, Editors: Patrick Lynett, Jane McKee Smith, 12 pp, DOI:10.9753/icce.v33.sediment.85
2. Plecha S, Silva PA, Oliveira A, Dias JM (2011). Sediment Transport Modeling and Morphological Trends at a Tidal Inlet. In: Sediment Transport / Book 1, Dr. Andrew Manning (ed), Chapter 8, 163-186, ISBN 978-953-307-327-9, DOI: 10.5772/24228
1. Plecha S, Rodrigues S, Silva PA, Dias JM, Oliveira A, Fortunato AB (2007). Trends of Bathymetric Variations at a Tidal Inlet. In: River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM2007. C.M. Dohmen-Janssen, S.J.M.H. Hulscher. (eds) Taylor & Francis., Vol 1, 19-23
Conferences (last 15 presentations):
Oral Communications
Plecha S, Soares PMM (2019) Trends of Marine HeatWaves in the Atlantic Ocean, Encontro de Oceanografia, 24th – 25th May 2019, Peniche, Portugal;
Teles-Machado A, Peliz A, Guerreiro C, Plecha S, Aguiar A (2016). Modeling circulation and mesoscale processes along the Iberian Margin, COST Action 1402 – Evaluation of Ocean Syntheses, April 2016;
Plecha S, Peliz A, Antunes C, Matias L (2016) Numerical simulation of sea level anomalies induced by atmospheric perturbations, Encontro de Oceanografia, 6th – 7th May 2016, S. Pedro de Moel, Portugal;
Plecha S, Picado A, Chambel-Leitão P, Dias JM, Vaz N (2014). Study of cohesive sediment dynamics in a temperate coastal lagoon: Ria de Aveiro (Portugal), in International Coastal Symposium ICS2014, 13th – 17th April 2014, Durban, South Africa;
Vaz N, Mateus M, Sousa MC, Plecha S, Leitão PC, Dias JM (2013). Modelling SST and chlorophyll patterns in an estuary-near coast system of Portugal: The Tagus case study, in 45th International Liège Colloquium, 13rd – 17th May 2013, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium;
Dias JM, Vaz L, Mendes R, Lopes CL, Plecha S, Picado A, Vaz N (2013).Tidal evolution in Ria de Aveiro: dependence on geomorphologic changes, in 2ª Conferência sobre morfodinâmica estuarina e costeira (MEC 2013), 9th -10th May 2013, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal;
Vargas C, Vaz N, Plecha S, Lopes CL, Dias JM (2013). Salinity patterns adjustment of a mesotidal lagoon induced by climate change, in Transboundary Water Management acress borders and interfaces (TWAM) International Conference & Workshops, 16th-20th March 2013, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal;
Plecha S, Lopes CL, Bruneau N, Ribeiro NA, Silva PA, Fortunato AB, Dias JM (2012). Influence of a wave regime in coastal sediment budget: present and future scenarios, in International Conference in Coastal Engineering ICCE2012, 1st – 6th July 2012, Santander, Spain;
Plecha S, Silva PA, Oliveira A, Dias JM (2011). Evaluation of single waves effects on the morphology evolution of a coastal lagoon inlet, in International Coastal Symposium ICS2011, 9th – 14th May 2011, Szczécin, Poland;
Plecha S, Lopes CL, Silva PA, Oliveira A, Dias JM (2011). Evolução morfodinâmica da embocadura da Ria de Aveiro, in Jornadas da Ria de Aveiro 2011, 2nd – 4th May 2011, pp.187-196, Aveiro, Portugal, ISBN 978-972-789-337-9;
Plecha S, Silva PA, Oliveira A, Dias JM (2011). Modelação morfodinâmica da embocadura da Ria de Aveiro, in Conferência sobre Morfodinâmica Estuarina e Costeira, 3rd – 4th February 2011, Lisbon, Portugal
Posters
Plecha S, Ezequiel J, Frankenbach S, Dias JM, Serôdio J, Vaz N (2014). Assessment of variations in light water penetration induced by geomorphologic and climate changes, in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science – ECSA 54, 12nd – 16th May 2014, Sesimbra, Portugal;
Ezequiel J, Plecha S, Frankenbach S, Laviale M, Dias JM, Vaz N, Serôdio J (2014). Estimating the primary productivity of phytoplankton and microphytobenthos in estuarine environment: upscaling from field measurements to ecosystem-level annual budgets, in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science – ECSA 54, 12nd – 16th May 2014, Sesimbra, Portugal;
Plecha S, Picado A, Chambel-Leitão P, Dias JM, Vaz N (2014). Análise da dinâmica de sedimentos coesivos na Ria de Aveiro, Encontro de Oceanografia, 21st – 22nd March 2014, Nazaré, Portugal;
Vaz L, Plecha S, Dias JM (2012). Coastal wave regime influence on Ria de Aveiro inlet dynamics, in 12th International Coastal Symposium, April 2013, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
Awards:
Best student poster presentation with Sensitivity analysis of a morphodynamic modeling system applied to a coastal lagoon inlet, Sandra Plecha, Nuno Vaz, Xavier Bertin, Paulo Silva, Anabela Oliveira, André Fortunato, João M. Dias, in Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas – PECS 2008, Liverpool, England UK, August 2008.