Increase of the research capabilities in oceanography and related sciences in São Paulo State, Brazil

• Grant number: 10/06147-5
• Support Opportunities: Research Program on Global Climate Change - Regular Grants
• Duration: December 01, 2010 - October 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Oceanography - Geological Oceanography
• Principal Investigator: Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques
• Grantee: Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques
• Host Institution: Instituto Oceanográfico (IO). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Alvaro Esteves Migotto ; Belmiro Mendes de Castro Filho ; Colombo Celso Gaeta Tassinari ; Ilson Carlos Almeida da SIlveira ; José Roberto Machado Cunha da Silva ; Márcia Caruso Bícego ; Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida ; Tercio Ambrizzi

Abstract

A ship in condition for almost immediate use would be purchased to replace the current vessel. We should note that this option has been adopted by the Brazilian Navy in recent cases of acquisition of their ships. The advantage of this option is that the vessel can be used in about six months. The disadvantages are the need for an upfront cash payment and the need to transfer funds abroad. For the second option, an offer has been made for the immediate purchase of the RV Moana Wave. This vessel, with larger dimensions than that the RV Prof. W. Besnard, has been offered at an approximate price of US$ 7,050,000.The Moana Wave is an oceanographic research vessel that was originally built for the University of Hawaii and was acquired and remodelled by the Stabbert Maritime Company in 2000. It has been maintained in excellent condition since then. It presents a displacement of 972 tons, length of 210 feet and beam of 36 feet. The vessel is already equipped with oceanographic research labs, requiring only a refurbishment in the cabins and installation of equipment to become the most modern oceanographic Brazilian civil vessel, with a capacity of twenty-one researchers. The ship has been offered with a set of spare parts and would be subjected to a five-year inspection by the Classification Society before its sale to the University of São Paulo. The ship would come with a set of scientific equipment that will elevate Brazilian oceanographic research to levels equivalent to those obtained by the most important institutions worldwide, namely: 1. Single-beam echo sounders: Scientific echo sounder, with echo integrator, frequencies from 38/120/200 kHz, Simrad EK-60 or similar; Hydrographic echo sounder, 12/38 kHz, Kongsberg EA-600 or similar; Net-sounder, Furuno CN-24 or similar 2. Multi-beam echo sounder Reson Seabat 8160 or 71113. Thermosalinograph Seabird SBE-45 and temperature remote sensor SBE-384. ADCPs RDI Ocean Surveyor 75 kHz RDI Ocean Surveyor 150 kHz5. Motion sensor Kongsberg MRU-2 or similar 6. Meteorological station (wind sensors, temperature, moisture, atmospheric pressure and solar radiation), Coastal Environment Weather Pack or similar7. Sub-bottom profiling Knudsen Chirp 3204 or 3260, with transducers of 3.5 and 12 kHz8. Dynamic positioning system L3 NMS6000 or equivalent9. Mechanical winch, with 5000 m of cable10. Electromechanical winch, with 5000 m of cable11. Different types of laboratories: wet, electronic, and chemical. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

YAMASHITA, CINTIA; OMACHI, CLAUDIA; AOKI SANTAROSA, ANA CLAUDIA; IWAI, FABIANE SAYURI; ARAUJO, BEATRIZ DIAS; DISARO, SIBELLE TREVISAN; ALVES MARTINS, MARIA VIRGINIA; VICENTE, THAISA MARQUES; TANIGUCHI, NANCY; BURONES, LETICIA; et al. Living benthic foraminifera of Santos continental shelf, southeastern Brazilian continental margin (SW Atlantic): chlorophyll-a and particulate organic matter approach. JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS, v. 5, n. 1, JAN 2020. (17/00427-5, 15/17763-2, 10/06147-5)

DE MAHIQUES, MICHEL MICHAELOVITCH; HANEBUTH, TILL J. J.; MARTINS, CESAR C.; MONTOYA-MONTES, ISABEL; ALCANTARA-CARRIO, JAVIER; FIGUEIRA, RUBENS C. L.; BICEGO, MARCIA C.. Mud depocentres on the continental shelf: a neglected sink for anthropogenic contaminants from the coastal zone. ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES, v. 75, n. 1, JAN 2016. (10/06147-5, 03/09932-1)

BERGO, NATASCHA M.; SIGNORI, CAMILA N.; AMADO, ANDRE M.; BRANDINI, FREDERICO P.; PELLIZARI, VIVIAN H.. The Partitioning of Carbon Biomass among the Pico- and Nano-plankton Community in the South Brazilian Bight during a Strong Summer Intrusion of South Atlantic Central Water. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, v. 4, 2017. (10/06147-5)

SCHATTNER, URI; JOSE LOBO, FRANCISCO; GARCIA, MARGA; KANARI, MOR; RAMOS, RAISSA BASTI; DE MAHIQUES, MICHEL MICHAELOVITCH. A detailed look at diapir piercement onto the ocean floor: New evidence from Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. MARINE GEOLOGY, v. 406, p. 98-108, DEC 1 2018. (14/08266-2, 17/50191-8, 10/06147-5)

DE MAHIQUES, M. M.; LOBO, F. J.; SCHATTNER, U.; LOPEZ-QUIROS, A.; ROCHA, C. B.; DIAS, R. J. S.; MONTOYA-MONTES, I; VIEIRA, A. C. B.. Geomorphological imprint of opposing ocean bottom currents, a case study from the southeastern Brazilian Atlantic margin. MARINE GEOLOGY, v. 444, FEB 2022. (14/08266-2, 10/06147-5, 19/06250-5, 15/17763-2, 20/03363-0)

DE MAHIQUES, MICHEL MICHAELOVITCH; CAZZOLI Y GOYA, SAMARA; DA SILVA NOGUEIRA DE MATOS, MARIA CAROLINA; UDENAL DE OLIVEIRA, RODRIGO AUGUSTO; MI KIM, BIANCA SUNG; DE LIMA FERREIRA, PAULO ALVES; LOPES FIGUEIRA, RUBENS CESAR; BICEGO, MARCIA CARUSO. Grain-size end-members and environmentally sensitive grain-size components: A comparative study in the mud shelf depocenters off southern Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SEDIMENT RESEARCH, v. 36, n. 2, p. 317-327, APR 2021. (15/17763-2, 10/06147-5)

DE MAHIQUES, MICHEL MICHAELOVITCH; NAGAI, RENATA HANAE; DIAS, GILBERTO PEREIRA; FIGUEIRA, RUBENS CESAR LOPES. An 80 kyr record of intermediate-depth water flow on the western South Atlantic margin. SEDIMENTOLOGY, v. N/A, p. 13-pg., 2022-06-10. (10/06147-5, 14/08266-2, 20/14356-5)

CAMPOS, EDMO J. D.; FRANCA, CARLOS A. S.; NONNATO, LUIZ V.; NETO, FRANCISCO VICENTINI; BARREIRA, LEONARDO; COLE, RICK; IEEE. Atlas-B: The Development and Mooring of a Brazilian Prototype of the Atlas Buoy. 2013 OCEANS - SAN DIEGO, v. N/A, p. 4-pg., 2013-01-01. (08/58101-9, 10/06147-5)

YAMASHITA, CINTIA; OMACHI, CLAUDIA; AOKI SANTAROSA, ANA CLAUDIA; IWAI, FABIANE SAYURI; ARAUJO, BEATRIZ DIAS; DISARO, SIBELLE TREVISAN; ALVES MARTINS, MARIA VIRGINIA; VICENTE, THAISA MARQUES; TANIGUCHI, NANCY; BURONES, LETICIA; et al. Living benthic foraminifera of Santos continental shelf, southeastern Brazilian continental margin (SW Atlantic): chlorophyll-a and particulate organic matter approach. JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS, v. 5, n. 1, p. 18-pg., 2020-01-30. (15/17763-2, 10/06147-5, 17/00427-5)

VIEIRA, IVO; JOSE LOBO, FRANCISCO; MONTOYA-MONTES, ISABEL; SIEGLE, EDUARDO; PASSOS, JORGE LUIZ; DE MAHIQUES, MICHEL MICHAELOVITCH. A non-deltaic clinoform wedge fed by multiple sources off So Sebastio Island, southeastern Brazilian Shelf. GEO-MARINE LETTERS, v. 38, n. 1, p. 19-pg., 2018-02-01. (15/06884-3, 10/06147-5)

VIEIRA, IVO; JOSE LOBO, FRANCISCO; MONTOYA-MONTES, ISABEL; SIEGLE, EDUARDO; PASSOS, JORGE LUIZ; DE MAHIQUES, MICHEL MICHAELOVITCH. A non-deltaic clinoform wedge fed by multiple sources off So Sebastio Island, southeastern Brazilian Shelf. GEO-MARINE LETTERS, v. 38, n. 1, SI, p. 63-81, FEB 2018. (10/06147-5, 15/06884-3)

DAUNER, ANA LUCIA L.; MOLLENHAUER, GESINE; BICEGO, MARCIA CARUSO; DE SOUZA, MIHAEL MACHADO; NAGAI, RENATA HANAE; LOPES FIGUEIRA, RUBENS CESAR; DE MAHIQUES, MICHEL MICHAELOVITCH; DE MELLO E SOUSA, SILVIA HELENA; MARTINS, CESAR C.. Multi-proxy reconstruction of sea surface and subsurface temperatures in the western South Atlantic over the last similar to 75 kyr. QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS, v. 215, p. 22-34, JUL 1 2019. (15/21834-2, 10/06147-5)

DOS SANTOS, ROSANGELA FELICIO; NAGAOKA, DORIS; RAMOS, RAISSA BASTI; SALAROLI, ALEXANDRE BARBOSA; TANIGUCHI, SATIE; LOPES FIGUEIRA, RUBENS CESAR; BICEGO, MARCIA CARUSO; LOBO, FRANCISCO JOSE; SCHATTNER, URI; DE MAHIQUES, MICHEL MICHAELOVITCH. Metal/Ca ratios in pockmarks and adjacent sediments on the SW Atlantic slope: Implications for redox potential and modern seepage. JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION, v. 192, p. 163-173, SEP 2018. (16/22194-0, 16/24379-7, 17/50191-8, 14/08266-2, 10/06147-5)

MEINEN, CHRISTOPHER S.; SPEICH, SABRINA; PEREZ, RENELLYS C.; DONG, SHENFU; PIOLA, ALBERTO R.; GARZOLI, SILVIA L.; BARINGER, MOLLY O.; GLADYSHEV, SERGEY; CAMPOS, EDMO J. D.. Temporal variability of the meridional overturning circulation at 34.5 degrees S: Results from two pilot boundary arrays in the South Atlantic. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS, v. 118, n. 12, p. 6461-6478, DEC 2013. (10/06147-5, 11/50552-4)

DAUNER, ANA LUCIA LINDROTH; MOLLENHAUER, GESINE; HEFTER, JENS; BICEGO, MARCIA CARUSO; DE MAHIQUES, MICHEL MICHAELOVITCH; MARTINS, CESAR DE CASTRO. Late Pleistocene to Holocene variations in marine productivity and terrestrial material delivery to the western South Atlantic. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, v. 9, p. 15-pg., 2022-08-22. (10/06147-5, 15/21834-2)

ALVARENGA, AISLYN; PALADINO, ITALO M.; GEROTTO, AMANDA; DEMENOCAL, PETER; IWAI, FABIANA S.; SOUSA, SILVIA H. M.; FIGUEIRA, RUBENS C. L.; MAHIQUES, MICHEL M.; NAGAI, RENATA H.. S/SE Brazilian continental margin sea surface temperature and productivity changes over the last 50 kyr. PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY, v. 601, p. 10-pg., 2022-07-18. (10/06147-5, 13/06965-8, 14/08266-2)

DAUNER, ANA LUCIA L.; MOLLENHAUER, GESINE; BICEGO, MARCIA C.; MARTINS, CESAR C.. Cluster analysis for time series based on organic geochemical proxies. Organic Geochemistry, v. 145, JUL 2020. (15/21834-2, 10/06147-5)

PERES, FRANCIELLI V.; PAULA, FABIANA S.; BENDIA, AMANDA G.; GONTIJO, JULIA B.; DE MAHIQUES, MICHEL M.; PELLIZARI, VIVIAN H.. Assessment of prokaryotic communities in Southwestern Atlantic deep-sea sediments reveals prevalent methanol-oxidising Methylomirabilales. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 13, n. 1, p. 12-pg., 2023-08-07. (20/14356-5, 10/06147-5, 14/08266-2)

ROSANGELA FELICIO DOS SANTOS; BIANCA SUNG MI KIM; TAILISI HOPPE TREVIZANI; RODRIGO UDENAL DE OLIVEIRA; MASCIMILIANO MALY; RAISSA BASTI RAMOS; RUBENS CESAR LOPES FIGUEIRA; MICHEL MICHAELOVITCH DE MAHIQUES. Sedimentation in the adjacencies of a southwestern Atlantic giant carbonate ridge. Ocean and Coastal Research, v. 70, 2022-10-03. (10/06147-5, 14/08266-2)

FERNANDA MANCINI NAKAMURA; RAFAEL ANDRE LOURENÇO; CAIO AUGUSTO MAGALHÃES; AMANDA GONÇALVES BENDIA; ANA CAROLINA DE ARAÚJO BUTARELLI; JULIA GASPARINI PASSOS; LUIZA FERREIRA SOARES; RAISSA BASTI RAMOS; TAILISI HOPPE TREVIZANI; CAMILA NEGRÃO SIGNORI; et al. Methane-related community of a carbonate-enriched pockmark, Brazilian Southeastern continental slope. Ocean and Coastal Research, v. 70, 2022-12-05. (10/06147-5)