Joana Gafeira’s biography
- 2010: PhD University of Edinburgh Dissertation: Submarine mass movement processes on the North Sea Fan as interpreted from 3D seismic data
- 2009 – ongoing: Marine geologist
- 2004 : MSc University of Évora. Dissertation: Morpho-structural Mapping of the Marqués de Pombal Fault Area (off SW Portugal)
- 2002 – 2004: MATESPRO Young Researcher Fellow at DGM (Lisbon)
- 2001: BSc University of Lisbon, Geology
Research interests
- 3D Seismic Geomorphology
- Glacially-influenced sedimentation on continental margins
- Pockmarks development
- Submarine Mass Movements
Current projects and collaboration
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MAREMAP: Marine Environmental Mapping Programme. MAREMAP is an initiative of the British Geological Survey (BGS), the National Oceanographic Centre (NOC) and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS). It has the following main aims:
Mapping the offshore seabed substrate, geomorphology and Quaternary Geology utilising shallow seismic, sidescan sonar, multibeam echosounder and sample data.
Development/promotion of new and novel techniques for acoustic data interpretation.
Key papers
Gafeira, J, Dolan, M F J, and Monteys, X. 2018. Geomorphometric Characterization of Pockmarks by Using a GIS-Based Semi-Automated Toolbox. Geosciences 8 (5), 154.
Gafeira, J, Long, D, and Diaz-Doce, D. 2012. Semi-automated characterisation of seabed pockmarks in the central North Sea. Near Surface Geophysics 10 (4), 303-314.
Gafeira, J, Long, D, Scrutton, R, and Evans, D. 2010. 3D seismic evidence of internal structure within Tampen Slide deposits on the North Sea Fan : are chaotic deposits that chaotic? Journal of the Geological Society, 167 (3). 605-616.
Published outputs
NERC Open Research Archive — Joana Gafeira
Gafeira, J, Dolan, M F J, and Monteys, X. 2018. Geomorphometric Characterization of Pockmarks by Using a GIS-Based Semi-Automated Toolbox. Geosciences 8 (5), 154.
Picard, K, et al. 2018. Origin of High Density Seabed Pockmark Fields and Their Use in Inferring Bottom Currents. Geosciences 8 (6), 195.
De Clippele, L H, Gafeira, J, Robert, K, Hennige, S, Lavaleye, M S, Duineveld, G C A, Huvenne, V A I, and Roberts, J M. 2017. Using novel acoustic and visual mapping tools to predict the small-scale spatial distribution of live biogenic reef framework in cold-water coral habitats. Coral Reefs 36 (1), 255-268.
Geldof, J B, Gafeira, J, Contet, J, and Marquet S. 2014. GIS Analysis of Pockmarks From 3D Seismic Exploration Surveys, Offshore Technology Conference, Society of Petroleum Enginers, OTC-25088-MS
Gafeira, J, Long, D, and Diaz-Doce, D. 2012. Semi-automated characterisation of seabed pockmarks in the central North Sea. Near Surface Geophysics 10 (4), 303-314.
Howe, J A, Dove, D, Bradwell, T, and Gafeira, J. 2012. Submarine geomorphology and glacial history of the Sea of the Hebrides, UK. Marine Geology, 315-318, 64-76
Howe, J A, Dove, D, Stuart, N, and Gafeira, J. 2011. MAREMAP: Filling in the gaps,Hydro International,15, 3.
Gafeira, J, Long, D, Scrutton, R, and Evans, D. 2010. 3D seismic evidence of internal structure within Tampen Slide deposits on the North Sea Fan : are chaotic deposits that chaotic? Journal of the Geological Society, 167,3, 605-616
Gafeira, J, Bulat, J, and Evans, D. 2007. The southern flank of the Storegga Slide: imaging and geomorphological analyses using 3d Seismic. In: Lykousis, V., Sakellariou, D. & Locat, J. (eds.). Submarine mass movements and their consequences: 3rd international symposium, (Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 27). Springer, 57-65, 424pp.
Terrinha, P, Rocha, R, and Rey, J, et al. 2006. A Bacia do Algarve: Estratigrafia, Paleogeografia e Tectónica. In: Dias, R, Araújo, A, Terrinha, P, and Kulberg, C. (eds.) Geologia de Portugal no Contexto da Ibéria. Universidade de Évora., 247-316, 418pp.
Skills
- 3D seismic Interpretation
- Fluent in Portuguese (Native), French and Spanish
- GIS and semi-automated mapping
- Seabed mapping