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Overview

André B. Fortunato is affiliated with the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering in Portugal and has contributed extensively to research in earth and environmental sciences. Their research primarily intersects Earth and Planetary Sciences with Environmental Science, featuring a focus on subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The research topics covered by André B. Fortunato include:

  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Coastal and Marine Management

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of interests within coastal and environmental science. These include:

  • The prediction of floods in Venice: methods, models and uncertainty (review article), 2021, Natural hazards and earth system sciences
  • Effects of climate change and anthropogenic pressures in the water quality of a coastal lagoon (Ria Formosa, Portugal), 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A coastal flooding database from 1980 to 2018 for the continental Portuguese coastal zone, 2021, Applied Geography
  • Sediment dynamics and morphological evolution in the Tagus Estuary inlet, 2021, Marine Geology
  • Forecasting contrasting coastal and estuarine hydrodynamics with OPENCoastS, 2021, Environmental Modelling & Software

Frequent collaboration is evident with coauthors such as P. Freire, Marta Rodrigues, A. Oliveira, Alberto Azevedo, and Ricardo Martins.

André B. Fortunato has published in various venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Natural hazards and earth system sciences
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Applied Geography

In addition to journal publications, André B. Fortunato has contributed to book publications, including a forthcoming book titled Public-Private Dialogs to Spur Export-led Growth, to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Importance of wave age and resonance in storm surges: The case Xynthia, Bay of Biscay

    Xavier Bertin;Nicolas Bruneau;Jean-François Breilh;André B. Fortunato

  • Storm-induced marine flooding: Lessons from a multidisciplinary approach

    Eric Chaumillon;Xavier Bertin;André B. Fortunato;Marco Bajo

  • Wave‐current interactions in a wave‐dominated tidal inlet

    Guillaume Dodet;Xavier Bertin;Nicolas Bruneau;André B. Fortunato

  • A modeling-based analysis of processes driving wave-dominated inlets

    Xavier Bertin;André B. Fortunato;Anabela Oliveira

  • On the effect of tidal flats on the hydrodynamics of the Tagus estuary

    André B. Fortunato;Anabela Oliveira;António M. Baptista

  • Numerical modeling of the impact of the Ancão Inlet relocation (Ria Formosa, Portugal)

    J. M. Dias;M. C. Sousa;X. Bertin;A. B. Fortunato

  • Effect of morphological changes on the hydrodynamics and flushing properties of the Obidos lagoon (Portugal)

    Anabela Oliveira;André B. Fortunato;João R.L. Rego

  • A cross-scale numerical modeling system for management support of oil spill accidents

    Alberto Azevedo;Anabela Oliveira;André B. Fortunato;Joseph Zhang

  • Development and validation of a three-dimensional morphodynamic modelling system for non-cohesive sediments

    L. Pinto;A.B. Fortunato;Y. Zhang;A. Oliveira

  • A three-dimensional model of tidal currents in the mouth of the Tagus estuary

    André B. Fortunato;António M. Baptista;Richard A. Luettich

  • Tidal changes in estuarine systems induced by local geomorphologic modifications

    Ana Picado;João M. Dias;André B. Fortunato

  • Influence of Intertidal Flats on Tidal Asymmetry

    André B. Fortunato;A. Oliveira

  • Tidally generated shelf waves off the western Iberian coast

    André B. Fortunato;Lı́gia Pinto;Anabela Oliveira;João S. Ferreira

  • Simulating morphodynamics with unstructured grids: Description and validation of a modeling system for coastal applications

    Xavier Bertin;Anabela Oliveira;André B. Fortunato

  • Sensitivity analysis of non-cohesive sediment transport formulae

    Lígia Pinto;André B. Fortunato;Paula Freire

  • Process-based 2DH morphodynamic modeling of tidal inlets: A comparison with empirical classifications and theories

    Alphonse Nahon;Xavier Bertin;André B. Fortunato;Anabela Oliveira

  • A Modeling System for Tidally Driven Long-term Morphodynamics

    André B. Fortunato;Anabela Oliveira

  • Generating inundation maps for a coastal lagoon: A case study in the Ria de Aveiro (Portugal)

    André B. Fortunato;Marta Rodrigues;João M. Dias;Carina Lopes

  • Local sea level change scenarios for the end of the 21st century and potential physical impacts in the lower Ria de Aveiro (Portugal)

    Carina L. Lopes;Paulo A. Silva;João M. Dias;Alfredo Rocha

  • Modelling the hydrodynamics and the fate of passive and active organisms in the Guadiana estuary

    Anabela Oliveira;André B. Fortunato;Lígia Pinto

  • A numerical study of the February 15, 1941 storm in the Tagus estuary

    André B. Fortunato;Paula Freire;Xavier Bertin;Marta Rodrigues

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Bertin
Xavier Bertin University of La Rochelle
João Miguel Dias
João Miguel Dias University of Aveiro
César Andrade
César Andrade University of Lisbon
Henrique Queiroga
Henrique Queiroga University of Aveiro
Georg Umgiesser
Georg Umgiesser National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Alfredo Rocha
Alfredo Rocha University of Aveiro
Joao P. S. Catalao
Joao P. S. Catalao University of Porto
Robert J. Nicholls
Robert J. Nicholls University of East Anglia
Margarida L. R. Liberato
Margarida L. R. Liberato University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Piero Lionello
Piero Lionello University of Salento

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