Pedro J. M. Costa
Profile
Research Group: RG2 – Ocean, coastal and land surface processes
Position at IDL: Researcher
Job: Assistant Professor
Email: ppcosta@dct.uc.pt
Academic Degree and field of specialization:
Current position – Lecturer – Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2012 PhD in Geology Departamento de Geologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2006 Master in Geography and Earth Sciences (Sedimentology) Dep. of Geography and Earth Sciences, School for the Environment, Brunel University, London, UK
2002 BSc in Geology, “Licenciatura pré-Bolonha” (5-year degree) Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Scientific Informations
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6573-0539
SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35589428000
Researcher ID: https://publons.com/researcher/1315289/pedro-costa/
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pedro_Costa10
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.pt/citations?hl=en&user=ACEzJQ8AAAAJ
Website: https://ciencias.ulisboa.pt/pt/perfil/ppcosta
Scientific Interests
Main Interests:
My research focus on the study of coastal processes using geomorphological and sedimentological data coupled with physical and numerical modeling to understand morphological and sediment changes caused by natural hazards (e.g. tsunamis and storms) and their impacts on the environment.
I also work on the establishment of provenance relationships in siliciclastic sediments, aspects of aeolian sediment transport, Antarctic soils, Mars geology and geoarchaeological studies.
Top 10 Publications:
2019 Dawson, A.G., Dawson, S., Bondevik, S., Costa, P.J.M., Hill, J., Stewart, I. Reconciling Storegga tsunami sedimentation patterns with modelled wave heights: A discussion from the Shetland Isles field laboratory (2019) Sedimentology. DOI: 10.1111/sed.12643
2019 Říha, K., Křupka, A., Costa, P.J.M. Image analysis applied to quartz grain microtextural provenance studies (2019) Computers and Geosciences, 125, pp. 98-108. DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2019.01.007
2018 Costa, P.J. M., Gelfenbaum, G., Dawson, S., La Selle, S., Milne, F., Cascalho, J., Ponte Lira, C., Andrade, C. Freitas, M.C. and Jaffe, B., (2018). The application of microtextural and heavy mineral analysis to discriminate between storm and tsunami deposits. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, Volume 456, Tsunamis: Geology, Hazards and Risks. Scourse, E. M., Chapman, N. A., Tappin, D. R. and Wallis, S. R. (eds), p. 167-190. doi:10.1144/SP456.7
2017 Costa, P.J. M., Kim, Y. D., Park, Y. S., Quintela, M., Mahaney, W. C., Dourado, F. and Dawson, S. (2017). Imprints in silica grains induced during a wave flume experiment: approach to determine microtextural signatures during aqueous transport. Journal of Sedimentary Research, Volume 87 (7), 677-687 doi: 10.2110/jsr.2017.39
2016 Costa, P.J. M., Costas, S., Oliveira, M.A., González-Villanueva, R., Roelvink, D., Andrade, C., Freitas, M.C., Cunha, P.P., Martins, A., Buylaert, J.P. and Murray, A. (2016). How did the AD 1755 tsunami impact on sand barriers across the southern coast of Portugal? Geomorphology, Volume 268, 296-311 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.06.019
2015 Costa, P.J. M., Andrade, C., Cascalho, J., Dawson, A. G., Freitas, M. C., Paris, R. and Dawson, S., (2015). Onshore tsunami sediment transport mechanisms inferred from heavy mineral assemblages. The Holocene, Volume 25, no. 5, 795-809. doi: 10.1177/0959683615569322
2013 Costa, P.J. M., Andrade, C., Mahaney, W. C., da Silva, F. M., Freire, P., Freitas, M. C., Janardo, C., Oliveira, M. A., Silva, T. and Lopes, V., (2013). Aeolian microtextures in silica spheres induced in a wind tunnel experiment: Comparison with aeolian quartz. Geomorphology, 180, 120-129. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.09.011. issn: 0169-555X
2012 Costa, P.J. M., Andrade, C., Dawson, A. G., Mahaney, W. C., Freitas, M. C., Paris, R. and Taborda, R., (2012). Microtextural characteristics of quartz grains transported and deposited by tsunamis and storms. Sedimentary Geology, 275, 55-69. doi: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.07.013. issn: 0037-0738
2012 Costa, P.J. M., Andrade, C., Freitas, M. C., Oliveira, M. A., Lopes, V., Dawson, A. G., Moreno, J., Fatela, F. and Jouanneau, J. M., (2012). A tsunami record in the sedimentary archive of the central Algarve coast, Portugal: Characterizing sediment, reconstructing sources and inundation paths. The Holocene, 22, 8, 899-914. doi: 10.1177/0959683611434227. issn: 0959-6836
2011 Costa, P.J. M., Andrade, C., Freitas, M. C., Oliveira, M. A., da Silva, C. M., Omira, R., Taborda, R., Baptista, M. A. and Dawson, A. G., (2011). Boulder deposition during major tsunami events. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 36, 15, 2054-2068. issn: 0197-9337
2017 Wang, G., Li, J., Ravi, S., Van Pelt, S.,Costa, P.J. M., and David, D., (2017). Tracer techniques in aeolian research: Approaches, applications, and challenges. Earth-Science Reviews, Volume 170, 1-16 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.05.001
Projects (10 most relevant):
• Set 2018 – August 2021 – PI- OnOff – Coupling onshore and offshore tsunami record: complementary tools for a broader perspective on tsunami events. Budget: 236 520 euros. Participating institutions: Instituto D.Luiz (FCUL), Instituto Hidrográfico, Universidade do Algarve, Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, Aachen University (Alemanha) and United States Geological Survey. Funded by FCT- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. Project website http://onoff.rd.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/
• August 2018 – July 2021 – Research team member – UNTIeD: UNlocking the megaTsunamI Deadlock: using the near-source impacts to constrain tsunami generation by volcanic flank collapses. Budget: 239 800 euros. Participating institutions: Instituto D.Luiz (FCUL), Instituto Hidrográfico, etc. (PI – Ricardo Ramalho). Funded by FCT- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.
• Novembro 2017 – Co-chief Scientist – “Geological and geophysical data offshore the Algarve – Oceanographic campaign on board of Navio Research Vessel METEOR – Mission M152″. Funded Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaf (DFG; German Research Foundation (PI – Klaus Reicherter).
• September 2017 to present – Task leader- “Die offshore Ablagerungen des Lissabon-Tsunamis von 1755 (Algarve, Portugal): Erhaltung, sedimentgeochemische Charakterisierung und palökologische Auswirkungen eines extremen Naturereignisses” Financiado pela Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaf (DFG; German Research Foundation (PI – Klaus Reicherter).
• September 2016 to present – Task leader – “Desastres Naturais: Tsunamis no Rio de Janeiro: Pensando o impensável” Financiado pelo Governo do Estado do Rio de Janeiro e a Secretaria de Ciência e Tecnologia e Inovação (Secti), por meio da FAPERJ, Brazil (PI – Francisco Dourado). Budget: 273 000 reais
• September 2016 to present – – “Protocolo de Colaboração com Câmara Municipal de Vila do Bispo” Colaborating in sedimentological and archeological studies and member of the local museum scientific board
• October 2014 to present – Collaboration with the United States Geological Survey in the sedimentological and geomorphological characterization of Hurricane Sandy Washover in Fire Island (New Jersey)
• October 2012 to present – Research team member – “Will climate change in the Arctic increase the landslide-tsunami risk to the UK?” Funded by Natural Environment Research Council – UK. (PI – Pete Talling, Task leader – Sue Dawson). Budget: £2.3 million
• September 2007 to present – Collaboration in scientific projects in the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa. Projectos including: coastal monitoring programs, tracer experiments, holocene paleoenvironmental studies (Projects funded by FCT, Câmaras Municipais, Direcções Gerais, etc.)
January 2015 to December 2018 – Task leader – “Eventos de oleaje extremo en el area atlantica ibero-magrebi: el registro geologico de tsunamis y ciclones durante el holoceno”. Funded by Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación of the Ministerio de Economía Y Competitividad (Spain) (PI – Javier Lario Gomez). Total amount funded: 45 000 euros
Books & Chapters (up to 10):
2017 Costa, P.J.M., and Andrade, C. (2017). 5th International Tsunami Field Symposium – Field Guide. 97 pages. isbn: 978-989-20-7817-5_2
2017 Costa, P.J.M., Andrade, C. and Freitas, M.C. – Editors – (2017). 5th International Tsunami Field Symposium – Volume of Abstracts. 131 pages
2016 Costa, P.J.M., Oliveira, M. A., González-Villanueva, R., Andrade, C. and Freitas, M. C., (2016). Imprints of the AD 1755 Tsunami in Algarve (South Portugal) Lowlands and Post-impact Recovery. In: V. Santiago-Fandiño, H. Tanaka, M. Spiske (Eds.), Tsunamis and Earthquakes in Coastal Environments: Significance and Restoration. Springer International Publishing, 17-30. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-28528-3_2
2016 Andrade, C., Freitas, M. C., Oliveira, M. A. and Costa, P.J.M., (2016). On the sedimentological and historical evidences of seismic-triggered tsunamis on the Algarve coast of Portugal. Natural Hazards and Plate Tectonics. 29 pp. Edited by Duarte, J. Published by AGU/Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-119-05397-2.
2015 Costa, P.J.M., (2015). Sediment transport. Encyclopedia of Estuaries, 8 pp. Editor Kennish, M. J. Published by Springer Science. ISBN: 978-94-017-8800-7
2014 Costa, P.J.M. and Dawson, S., (2014). Tsunami Sedimentology. In: A.R. Meyers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 1-17.
2014 Costa, P.J.M., Andrade, C. and Dawson, S., (2014). Geological recognition of onshore tsunami deposits. Series: Coastal Research Library, Vol. 8 Advances in Coastal and Marine Resources Environmental Management and Governance, 28 pp. Edited by Finkl, C. W., Makowski, Christopher Published by Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-06305-8_1
2013 Aarup, T., Baptista, M. A., Costa, P.J.M., Maas, L. M., Pires, P., Santini, M., Santoro, F., Soddu, P.L., (2013). Tsunami Preparedness Civil Protection – Good Practices Guide. 73 pp. Published by IOC/UNESCO.
Awards:
2018 • Projecto – OnOff – Coupling onshore and offshore tsunami record: complementary tools for a broader perspective on tsunami events – FCT – Portuguese Science Foundation.
2015 • Arthur Holmes Travel Grant – Geological Society of London.
2013 • Ranked 1st on the top 25 annual list of most downloaded articles (Sciencedirect) for Sedimentary Geology – January to December 2013 full year. – P. Costa et al. (2012) Microtextural characteristics of quartz grains transported and deposited by tsunamis and storms.
2013 • Ranked 20th on top 25 annual list of most downloaded articles (Sciencedirect) for Geomorphology – January to December 2013 full year. P. Costa et al. (2013) Aeolian microtextures in silica spheres induced in a wind tunnel experiment: comparison with aeolian quartz.
2013 • Post-Doctoral Fellowship (3+3 years). FCT.
2010 • 2nd prize Geography short-paper – Tsunamis: interpreting the past to inform the future. Looking at tsunami deposits to unravel catastrophic events. Atomium Culture – The permanent platform for European excellence. Brussels, Belgium
2008 • PhD Scholarship (4 anos). FCT.
2007 • Conference attendance Award. IUGG 2007 LOC Secretariat.