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Probabilistic seismic hazards maps have been prepared either for the archipelago of the Azores in general terms, or for the islands of the Central Group using updated seismic information for the region, including a revision of the earthquake catalogue for the period 1522-1998. Two different approaches were used: (i) a standard seismic source model and (ii) a semi-zonified source model based on spatially smoothed seismicity where no delineation of seismic sources is needed. Preliminary data point out that high PGA values were obtained for an area located to the west of the Central Group and for an area between Terceira and the São Miguel Islands. Deaggregation of hazard for some counties was evaluated and results are presented in terms of mean and modal values of magnitude and distance, showing that the main contributions to hazard in all counties are from close-in and not very severe earthquakes.

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Barotropic tides in the Iberian Atlantic shelf were simulated using a finite element model. The model was validated with data from twelve coastal gauges. The model reproduces the known behavior of semi-diurnal tides, which propagate northward as Kelvin waves, and predicts the existence of amphidromes in the Strait of Gibraltar for the diurnal waves. Model results were then used to specify boundary conditions for a tidal model of the Guadiana estuary. Results show that the spatial variability of tidal boundary conditions in estuarine models can be necessary for the accurate representation of the mixing between estuarine and ocean waters.

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Na actual configuração do reforço de potência de Venda Nova II, a implantação da caverna da central situa-se no maciço granítico da Borralha a uma profundidade de 350 metros. A partir da superfície foram executadas 4 sondagens verticais, profundas, com recuperação contínua de amostra. Entre esses furos foram seguidamente realizados leques sísmicos para obtenção de tomografias sísmicas de velocidade das ondas longitudinais em várias secções entre furos. As tomografias sísmicas contribuíram, em conjunto com a geologia de superfície e os resultados da prospecção mecânica, para a definição do modelo geológico-geotécnico do maciço rochoso e para a localização da caverna da central.

An improvement on the simulation of outgoing waves on a time dependent numerical model for water wave propagation in the nearshore region is presented. The governing equations consist of a system of first order partial differential equations (PDEs), the equation of continuity and the equation of motion. A comparative study of first order radiation boundary conditions (BCs) and first order radiation BCs combined with sponge layers is presented for cases where outgoing waves leave the numerical domain of calculation through the open boundary. A reduction of spurious reflections from the numerical open boundaries can be obtained with an irrelevant increase in terms of computational cost.

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