Rui Fernandes

 
 

Profile

Research Group: RG3 – 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. “A kinematic model for the East African Rift”. Geophysical Research Letters 35 (5). 10.1029/2007GL032781

Bos, M.S.; Fernandes, R.M.S.; Williams, S.D.P.; Bastos, L.. 2008. “Fast error analysis of continuous GPS observations”. 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. “The relative motion between Africa and Eurasia as derived from ITRF2000 and GPS data”. Geophysical Research Letters 30 (16): 1-1. 10.1029/2003GL017089

Bos, M.S.; Fernandes, R.M.S.; Williams, S.D.P.; Bastos, L.. 2013. “Fast error analysis of continuous GNSS observations with missing data”. 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. “Angular velocities of Nubia and Somalia from continuous GPS data: Implications on present-day relative kinematics”. 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. “Surface velocity field of the Ibero-Maghrebian segment of the Eurasia-Nubia plate boundary”. 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. “The influence of seasonal signals on the estimation of the tectonic motion in short continuous GPS time-series”. Journal of Geodynamics 49 (3-4): 205-209. 10.1016/j.jog.2009.10.005

Fernandes, R.M.S.; Bastos, L.; Miranda, J.M.; Lourenço, N.; Ambrosius, B.A.C.; Noomen, R.; Simons, W.. 2006. “Defining the plate boundaries in the Azores region”. 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. “Neotectonics of the SW Iberia margin, Gulf of Cadiz and Alboran Sea: A reassessment including recent structural, seismic and geodetic data”. 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. “A dense GNSS meteorological network for observing deep convection in the Amazon”. 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 – Current, Principal investigator, FCT

Supporting Optimized GNSS Research in Africa (SOGRA), 2009/08/01 – Current, Principal investigator, US Air Force Research Laboratory, United States, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

European Plate Observing System (EPOS) – Implementation Phase, 2015/10/01 – 2019/10/01, Portuguese Coordinator, ESFRI (European Union)

SUpportinG GEoSciences To develop Africa (SUGGEST-AFRICA), 2018/10/01 – 2021/09/30, Principal investigator, FCT, Fundação Aga Khan.

Fogo Island volcano: multi disciplinary Research on 2014 Eruption (FIRE), PTDC/GEO-GEO/1123/2014, 2016/01/07 – 2019/01/07, Principal investigator, FCT

ReAl-TIme geodetic data for Natural HAzard monitoring (RATINHA), 2010/01/01 – 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 – 2021/12/30, Co- Principal investigator, FCT

KINEmatics of Margins of Africa (KINEMA), PTDC/CTE-GIN/82681/2006, 2007/10/01 – 2011/11/30, Principal investigator, FCT

Seismotectonics and Seismic Hazards of Africa, IGCP Project 601, 2011/01/01 – 2016/12/31, Researcher, UNESCO/SIDA

Books & Chapters (up to 10): 

Miranda, J.M.; Luis, J.F.; Lourenço, N.; Fernandes, R.M.S.. 2015. The structure of the Azores Triple Junction: Implications for São 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. “Introduction to Geodetic Time Series Analysis”. http://dx. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21718-1_2.

Fernandes, Rui M. S.; Catalão, João; Trota, António N.. 2018. “The Contribution of Space-Geodetic Techniques to the Understanding of the Present-Day Geodynamics of the Azores Triple Junction”. 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. Apolinário, 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 – 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 – 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. D’Agostino, J. Dousa, A. Ganas, M. Lidberg, J-M. Nocquet, Current status of the EPOS WG4 – GNSS and Other Geodetic Data, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-7064, 2014.

  • Apolinário, 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. D’Agostino, 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. Sá, 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 – Status and Roadmap for Future Work, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 15, EGU2013-8181, 2013

  • Fernandes, R.M.S., L.C. Bastos, C. Bruyninx, N. D’Agostino, J. Dousa, A. Ganas, M. Lidberg, J.-M. Nocquet, and the WG4 Members Team, Current status of the EPOS WG4 – GNSS and Other Geodetic Data, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 15, EGU2013-11751, 2013

  • Mora-Paez, H., Fernandes, R.M.S., N. Acero-Patiño, 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 – Vening Meinesz Research School of Geodynamics, The Netherlands, 2000