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Overview

José Madeira is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal and has contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences through extensive research and numerous publications.

Their research primarily focuses on topics such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution

Main fields of study include Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant subfields in:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geophysics
  • Paleontology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Earth-Surface Processes

José Madeira has published extensively, including recent papers such as:

  • "Evidence for late Pleistocene volcanism at Santa Maria Island, Azores?" (2020) in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • "Physical volcanology and emplacement mechanism of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) lava flows from the Central High Atlas, Morocco" (2020) in Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • "Megatsunamis Induced by Volcanic Landslides in the Canary Islands: Age of the Tsunami Deposits and Source Landslides" (2021) in GeoHazards
  • "Diverse bioerosion structures in lower Pliocene deposits from a volcanic oceanic island: Baía de Nossa Senhora section, Santa Maria Island, Azores (central North Atlantic)" (2021) in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "Description and systematic affinity of flower and seed fossils of Erica sect. Chlorocodon (Ericaceae) from the early Pleistocene of Madeira Island, Portugal" (2023) in Taxon

Frequent publication venues where Madeira has contributed include:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • Quaternary Research

Collaborative work has been significant in Madeira's research career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • João Mata (6 publications)
  • Ricardo S. Ramalho (5 publications)
  • Nasrrddine Youbi (5 publications)
  • Carlos A. Góis-Marques (5 publications)
  • Miguel Menezes de Sequeira (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Morpho-tectonic analysis of the Azores Volcanic Plateau from a new bathymetric compilation of the area

    N. Lourenço;J.M. Miranda;J.F. Luis;A. Ribeiro

  • Emergence and evolution of Santa Maria Island (Azores)—The conundrum of uplifted islands revisited

    Ricardo Dos Santos Ramalho;Ricardo Dos Santos Ramalho;George Helffrich;José Madeira;Michael Cosca

  • Definition of the Portuguese frameworks with international relevance as an input for the European geological heritage characterisation

    J. B. Brilha;César Andrade;Ana Azerêdo;Fernando Barriga

  • Geodynamic models for the Azores triple junction: A contribution from tectonics

    José Madeira;António Ribeiro

  • Rift-related magmatism of the Central Atlantic magmatic province in Algarve, Southern Portugal

    L.T. Martins;J. Madeira;N. Youbi;J. Munhá

  • Hazard potential of volcanic flank collapses raised by new megatsunami evidence

    Ricardo Dos Santos Ramalho;Ricardo Dos Santos Ramalho;Gisela Winckler;José Madeira;George Helffrich;George Helffrich

  • Active tectonics and first paleoseismological results in Faial, Picoand S. Jorge islands (Azores, Portugal)

    J. Madeira;A. Brum da Silveira

  • The morphology of insular shelves as a key for understanding the geological evolution of volcanic islands: Insights from Terceira Island (Azores)

    R. Quartau;R. Quartau;A. Hipólito;C. Romagnoli;D. Casalbore

  • Volcano-stratigraphic and structural evolution of Brava Island (Cape Verde) based on 40Ar/39Ar, U-Th and field constraints

    José Madeira;João Mata;Cyntia Coquelet Pinto Mourão;António Pedro Valério Brum da Silveira

  • Mega-tsunami conglomerates and flank collapses of ocean island volcanoes

    Raphaël Paris;Ricardo S. Ramalho;José Madeira;Sérgio Ávila

  • The Late Triassic‐Early Jurassic Volcanism of Morocco and Portugal in the Framework of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province: An Overview

    Nasrrddine Youbi;Línia Tavares Martins;José Manuel Munhá;Hassan Ibouh

  • The 9th of July 1998 Faial Island (Azores, North Atlantic) seismic sequence

    L. Matias;N. A. Dias;N. A. Dias;I. Morais;I. Morais;D. Vales

  • Enriched mantle source for the Central Atlantic magmatic province: New supporting evidence from southwestern Europe

    Sara Callegaro;Cedric Rapaille;Andrea Marzoli;Hervé Bertrand

  • The emergence and evolution of Santa Maria Island (Azores) - the conundrum of uplifting islands revisited

    R. S. Ramalho;G. R. Helffrich;J. Madeira;M. A. Cosca

  • Crustal seismic velocity structure near Faial and Pico Islands (AZORES), from local earthquake tomography

    N.A. Dias;N.A. Dias;L. Matias;N. Lourenço;J. Madeira

  • Depositional processes on oceanic island shelves – Evidence from storm‐generated Neogene deposits from the mid‐North Atlantic

    Ricardo P. Meireles;Rui Quartau;Ricardo S. Ramalho;Ana C. Rebelo

  • Quaternary extrusive calciocarbonatite volcanism on Brava Island (Cape Verde): A nephelinite-carbonatite immiscibility product

    Cyntia Mourão;João Mata;Régis Doucelance;José Madeira

  • The emergence of volcanic oceanic islands on a slow‐moving plate: The example of Madeira Island, NE Atlantic

    Ricardo S. Ramalho;Ricardo S. Ramalho;António Brum da Silveira;Paulo E. Fonseca;José Madeira

  • The 2014--15 eruption and the short-term geochemical evolution of the Fogo volcano (Cape Verde): Evidence for small-scale mantle heterogeneity

    Joao Mata;Sofia Martins;Nadine Mattielli;José Madeira

  • The insular shelves of the Faial-Pico Ridge (Azores archipelago): A morphological record of its evolution

    Rui Quartau;Rui Quartau;J. F. A. Madeira;N. C. Mitchell;F. Tempera

  • Palaeoecology, taphonomy, and preservation of a lower Pliocene shell bed (coquina) from a volcanic oceanic island (Santa Maria Island, Azores)

    Sérgio P. Ávila;Ricardo S. Ramalho;Jörg M. Habermann;Rui Quartau;Rui Quartau

Frequent Co-Authors

Nasrrddine Youbi
Nasrrddine Youbi Cadi Ayyad University
George Helffrich
George Helffrich Tokyo Institute of Technology
Andrea Marzoli
Andrea Marzoli University of Padua
Giuliano Bellieni
Giuliano Bellieni University of Padua
Hervé Bertrand
Hervé Bertrand École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Mário Cachão
Mário Cachão University of Lisbon
Neil C. Mitchell
Neil C. Mitchell University of Manchester
Pedro Terrinha
Pedro Terrinha Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Christine Thomas
Christine Thomas University of Münster
César Andrade
César Andrade University of Lisbon

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