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Alejandro Orfila is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily falls within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Climate variability and models, and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

Among their recent publications are notable papers such as:

  • Coastal sea levels and wind-waves in the Mediterranean Sea since 1950 from a high-resolution ocean reanalysis (2022), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Coastal Hazards of Tropical-Like Cyclones Over the Mediterranean Sea (2022), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Coastal high-frequency radars in the Mediterranean - Part 1: Status of operations and a framework for future development (2022), published in Ocean science
  • On the Impact of the Caribbean Counter Current in the Guajira Upwelling System (2021), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Extreme waves and climatic patterns of variability in the eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean basins (2020), published in Ocean science

Alejandro Orfila collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Ismael Hernández-Carrasco (31 joint publications)
  • Marta Marcos (16 joint publications)
  • Verónica Morales-Márquez (15 joint publications)
  • Tim Toomey (13 joint publications)
  • Ángel Amores (11 joint publications)

The scientist's work is published in various venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 11 publications
  • Ocean science - 6 publications
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) - 6 publications
  • Frontiers in Marine Science - 5 publications
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans - 4 publications

Best Publications

  • Effect of a seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) meadow on wave propagation

    Eduardo Infantes;Alejandro Orfila;Gonzalo Simarro;Jorge Terrados

  • Effectiveness of protection of seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) populations in Cabrera National Park (Spain)

    Núria Marbà;Carlos M. Duarte;Marianne Holmer;Regino Martínez

  • Wave energy and the upper depth limit distribution of Posidonia oceanica

    Eduardo Infantes;Jorge Terrados;Alejandro Orfila;Bartomeu Cañellas

  • Mapping Posidonia oceanica from IKONOS

    A. Fornes;G. Basterretxea;A. Orfila;A. Jordi

  • SOCIB: The Balearic Islands Coastal Ocean Observing and Forecasting System Responding to Science, Technology and Society Needs

    Joaquín Tintoré;Guillermo Vizoso;Benjamín Casas;Emma Heslop

  • Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 4

    Karina von Schuckmann;Pierre-Yves Le Traon;Neville Smith;Ananda Pascual

  • Changes in beach shoreline due to sea level rise and waves under climate change scenarios: application to the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean)

    Alejandra R. Enríquez;Marta Marcos;Amaya Álvarez-Ellacuría;Alejandro Orfila

  • Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa seedling tolerance to wave exposure

    Eduardo Infantes;Alejandro Orfila;Tjeerd J. Bouma;Gonzalo Simarro

  • Experimental and numerical investigation of viscous effects on solitary wave propagation in a wave tank

    P.L.-F. Liu;G. Simarro;J. Vandever;A. Orfila

  • An open source, low cost video-based coastal monitoring system

    Miguel Angel Nieto;Bartolomé Garau;Salvador Balle;Gonzalo Simarro

  • DARWIN: An evolutionary program for nonlinear modeling of chaotic time series

    A. Alvarez;A. Orfila;J. Tintore

  • Morphodynamic classification of sandy beaches in low energetic marine environment

    Lluís Gómez-Pujol;Alejandro Orfila;Bartomeu Cañellas;Amaya Álvarez-Ellacuria

  • Challenges for Sustained Observing and Forecasting Systems in the Mediterranean Sea

    Joaquín Tintoré;Nadia Pinardi;Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul;Eva Aguiar

  • Application of a POT model to estimate the extreme significant wave height levels around the Balearic Sea (Western Mediterranean)

    Bartomeu Cañellas;Alejandro Orfila;Fernando J. Méndez;Melisa Menéndez

  • Response of sulfate-reducing bacteria to an artificial oil-spill in a coastal marine sediment

    Ana Suárez-Suárez;Arantxa López-López;Antonio Tovar-Sánchez;Pablo Yarza

  • Toward an integrated HF radar network in the Mediterranean Sea to improve search and rescue and oil spill response: the TOSCA project experience

    L. Bellomo;A. Griffa;S. Cosoli;P. Falco

  • Field Observations of Wave-Induced Streaming through a Submerged Seagrass (Posidonia Oceanica) Meadow

    Mitul Luhar;Eduardo Infantes;Alejandro Orfila;Jorge Terrados

  • Residence time and Posidonia oceanica in Cabrera Archipelago National Park, Spain

    Alejandro Orfila;Antoni Jordi;Gotzon Basterretxea;Guillermo Vizoso

  • Scientific management of Mediterranean coastal zone: A hybrid ocean forecasting system for oil spill and search and rescue operations

    A. Jordi;M.I. Ferrer;G. Vizoso;A. Orfila

  • Effect of small scale transport processes on phytoplankton distribution in coastal seas

    Ismael Hernández-Carrasco;Alejandro Orfila;Vincent Rossi;Veronique Garçon

  • Seasonal Dynamics of a Microtidal Pocket Beach with Posidonia oceanica Seabeds (Mallorca, Spain)

    Gotzon Basterretxea;Alejandro Orfila;Antoni Jordi;Benjamín Casas

  • NEARSHORE SANDBAR MIGRATION

    Gonzalo Simarro;Alejandro Orfila;Phillip L.-F. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Joaquín Tintoré
Joaquín Tintoré Spanish National Research Council
Marta Marcos
Marta Marcos International Space Science Institute
Ananda Pascual
Ananda Pascual National Research Council (CNR)
Jorge Terrados
Jorge Terrados Spanish National Research Council
Raúl Medina
Raúl Medina University of Cantabria
Lionel Renault
Lionel Renault University of California, Los Angeles
Simón Ruiz
Simón Ruiz Spanish National Research Council
Philip L.-F. Liu
Philip L.-F. Liu National University of Singapore
Ramon Rosselló-Móra
Ramon Rosselló-Móra Spanish National Research Council
Fernando J. Méndez
Fernando J. Méndez University of Cantabria

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