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Quaternary Evolution of the Mondego River Valley, Central Portugal

This project was my dissertation research. It investigates the Quaternary evolution and fluvial geomorphology of the Mondego River Basin in Central Portugal. This research relies heavily on the use of fluvial sedimentology (gravel pit exposures description and sampling, grain size and paleocurrents analysis etc.) and digital elevation models.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Cunha, L., Santos, J.A. and Ramos, A., 2020. The Mondego River and Its Valley. In: Vieira G., Zêzere J., Mora C. (eds) Landscapes and Landforms of Portugal. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Cham. p. 175 – 184.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-03641-0_14

Conference Proceedings and Published Abstracts

Santos, J.A. and Cunha, L.J., 2010. Alluvial Terraces of the Lower Mondego River Valley: Product of Late Quaternary Eustatic and Climatic Fluctuations in Central Portugal. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Rocky Mountain Section (62nd) Annual Meeting, April 2010; Vol. 42, No. 3, p. 62.

Santos, J.A. and Cunha, L.J., 2007. Late Quaternary Alluvial History of the Mondego River, Central Portugal. Association of American Geographers Programs and Abstracts, Great Plains - Rocky Mountain Division Annual Meeting, September 2007; p. 32.

Santos, J.A. and Cunha, L.J., 2006. Quaternary Fluvial Geomorphology and History of the Lower Mondego River Valley, Portugal. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Rocky Mountain Section (58th) Annual Meeting, May 2006; Vol. 38, No. 6, p. 35.

Doctoral Degree Dissertation

Fluvial Geomorphology and Quaternary Evolution of the Mondego River Basin, Central Portugal (2009). 307 p.
https://estudogeral.sib.uc.pt/handle/10316/12068