Echo character and sedimentary processes on the upper continental margin of the São Paulo state

• Grant number: 16/24251-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Start date: March 06, 2017
• End date: June 02, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Oceanography - Geological Oceanography
• Principal Investigator: Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques
• Grantee: Lígia Dias de Araujo
• Supervisor: Francisco José Lobo Sánchez
• Host Institution: Instituto Oceanográfico (IO). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), Spain
• Associated to the scholarship: 16/08029-6 - Echo character and sedimentary processes on the upper continental margin of the São Paulo Bight, BP.MS

Abstract

Sedimentary processes are important geological phenomena in evolutional history of continental margins. These processes are controlled by environmental forces from various temporal and spatial scales. Due to the fast increase of anthropogenic activities in marine environments, these studies on sedimentary processes and their consequent deposits are becoming increasingly necessary. Geophysical data, such as seismic reflection, are efficient tools to characterize these deposits. In this context, this study aimed to carry out a research internship at the Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT) with Dr. Francisco José Lobo Sánchez to give additional support on data interpretation of the types of echo character on the upper continental margin of the São Paulo state. (AU)