Current projects
2017 - 2021 | NUNATARYUK - Permafrost thaw and the changing Arctic coast. H2020.
2019 – 2020 | PERMANTAR 2019-20. Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Peninsula. PROPOLAR-FCT.
2018 – 2021 | NUNANTAR - Analysis of nunataks of the Antarctic Peninsula as multiproxy data sources on environmental change and climate dynamics. FCT.
2019 - 2020 | THAWPOND. Remote sensing analysis of vegetation and thaw pond colour dynamics at the tundra-forest zone: from local to regional scale (Whapmagoostui - Kuujjuarapik, Hudson Bay, sub-Arctic Canada), FCT/PROPOLAR.
2019 – 2020 | VEGETANTAR. Multitemporal vegetation mapping in the Antarctic Peninsula through multiscale remote sensing. Team member.
2019 – 2020 | LICHENEARLYMETER - Development of an ecological indicators to monitor the effects of climate change in polar regions based on lichen functional traits.
2018 – 2021 | PLANTA II - Role of salt-marsh plants in the mercury cycle under climate change scenarios: tracking the fate in light of toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic data, FCT.
2018 – 2021 | ALTITUD3 – Assessment of low-cost aerial intelligent systems for natural terrain 3D mapping. FCT.
2015 – 2020 | EU-POLARNET - Connecting science with society. CSA H2020.
2019 – 2020 | PERMANTAR 2019-20. Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Peninsula. PROPOLAR-FCT.
2018 – 2021 | NUNANTAR - Analysis of nunataks of the Antarctic Peninsula as multiproxy data sources on environmental change and climate dynamics. FCT.
2019 - 2020 | THAWPOND. Remote sensing analysis of vegetation and thaw pond colour dynamics at the tundra-forest zone: from local to regional scale (Whapmagoostui - Kuujjuarapik, Hudson Bay, sub-Arctic Canada), FCT/PROPOLAR.
2019 – 2020 | VEGETANTAR. Multitemporal vegetation mapping in the Antarctic Peninsula through multiscale remote sensing. Team member.
2019 – 2020 | LICHENEARLYMETER - Development of an ecological indicators to monitor the effects of climate change in polar regions based on lichen functional traits.
2018 – 2021 | PLANTA II - Role of salt-marsh plants in the mercury cycle under climate change scenarios: tracking the fate in light of toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic data, FCT.
2018 – 2021 | ALTITUD3 – Assessment of low-cost aerial intelligent systems for natural terrain 3D mapping. FCT.
2015 – 2020 | EU-POLARNET - Connecting science with society. CSA H2020.
Past projects
2018 - 2019 | THAWPOND. Remote sensing analysis of vegetaon and thaw pond colour dynamics at the tundra-forest zone: from local to regional scale (Whapmagoostui - Kuujjuarapik, Hudson Bay, sub-Arctic Canada), FCT/PROPOLAR.
2018 – 2019 | VEGETANTAR. Multitemporal vegetation mapping in the Antarctic Peninsula through multiscale remote sensing. Team member.
2018 – 2019 | LICHENEARLYMETER - Development of an ecological indicators to monitor the effects of climate change in polar regions based on lichen functional traits.
2016 – 2019 | FIRE - Fogo Island volcano: multi disciplinary Research on 2014 Eruption. FCT. PTDC/GEOGEO/1123/2014.
2018 – 2019 | PERMANTAR 2018-19. Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Penin-sula. PROPOLAR-FCT.
2016 – 2018 | GLOBPERMAFROST. A service for permafrost monitoring. European Space Agency. sub-contractor.
2017 – 2018 | PERMANTAR 2017-18. Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Peninsula. PROPOLAR-FCT.
2016 – 2017 | SHRUBIFLY – Remote sensing characterization of vegetation formation changes in thaw lake catchments (Whapmagoostui - Kuujjuarapik, Hudson Bay, sub-Arctic Canada).
2016 – 2017 | PERMANTAR 2016-17. Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Penin-sula. PROPOLAR-FCT.
2015 – 2017 | Reaction of permafrost and landforms to climate in the Maritime Antarctic and risk for the infrastructure and environment. FCT - MINCyT.
2015 – 2016 | PERMANTAR 2015-16. Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Penin-sula. PROPOLAR-FCT.
2015 – 2017 | COLDATLAS - Does permafrost occur in North Africa? FCT-CNRST. 2015 - 2016.
2014 – 2017 | Long-Term Ecological Researches on King George Island to Predict Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change, PE14020, Korean Polar Research Institute.
2013-2015 | HOLOANTAR - Late Holocene Evolution of the South Shetlands Permafrost Environment - Maritime Antarctic. PI: Marc Oliva
2013-2015 | PERMANTAR-3 - Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Peninsula. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2014-2017 | TERRANTAR - Rede de estudos avançados em solos epermafrost na Antártica e alta montanha Sulamericana: monitoramento climático, teleconexões e dinâmica de carbono. MCTI/CNPq/FNDCT – Ação Transversal nº 64/2013. Brasil. PI: Carlos Schaeffer, Federal University of Viçosa.
2014-2016 | Balanço da energia superficial e seu controle no permafrost e camada ativa da península Fildes e Antártica Marítima. MCTI/CNPq/FNDCT – Ação Transversal nº 64/2013. Brasil. PI: Ulisses Bremer, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
2014-2016 | Climate change impacts on vegetation and permafrost, their interactions and feedbacks for biodiversity along a latitudinal transect between 60º and 67ºS in maritime Antarctic. Programa Nazionale di Ricerca in Antartida. Italy. PI: Nicoletta Cannone, University of Insubria, Varese.
2014-2015 | ADAPT-PT. Arctic Development and Adaptation to Permafrost in Transition – Portuguese Branch. PROPOLAR. PI: João Canário, CQE-IST, University of Lisbon.
2014-2015 | 3D ANTÁRTIDA. Monitoring of Antarctic Permafrost Environments. PPL Crowdfunding. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2013-2014 | HISURF-2. Very high resolution imaging for detailed surface mapping in ice-free areas of Maritime Antarctic - 2. PROPOLAR. PI: Pedro Pina, CERENA-IST, University of Lisbon
2013-2014 | Portuguese Polar Program – PROPOLAR 2013-14. Principal Investigator. FCT-FACC. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2011-2014 | INFIELD - InSAR versus field observations of mass wasting in the South Shetland islands, Antarctic Peninsula. LAN1276 – DLR – German Space Agency. PI: Gonçalo Vieira.
2012-2013 | Portuguese Antarctic Campaign – Propolar 2011. FCT. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2010-2013 | ANAPOLIS - Analysis of polygonal terrains on Mars based on Earth analogues. PI: Pedro Pina (CERENA-IST).
2010-2013 | Impact of Recent Climate Warming on Active-Layer Dynamics, Permafrost, and Soil Properties on the Western Antarctic Peninsula. ANT-6900673. National Science Foundation (USA).
2012 - 2013 | PERMACHANGE. Permafrost monitoring and mapping in the South Shetlands. PROPOLAR
2012 - 2013 | HISURF. Very high resolution imaging for detailed surface mapping in ice-free areas of Maritime Antarctic. PROPOLAR.
2008-2012 | SNOWANTAR - Snow cover characteristics and regime in the South Shetlands (Maritime Antarctic). ESA Category-1 Project (Proposal C1P.6202) PI: Carla Mora
2010-2012 | PERMANTAR-2 - Permafrost and Climate in the Maritime Antarctic. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2011-2012 | Portuguese Antarctic Campaign – Propolar 2011. FCT. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2010-2012 | PERMAPLANET - Thermal state of permafrost and active layer dynamics at the TSP and CALM-S sites in Livingston and Deception Islands (Antarctic). Programa Nacional de Investigaciones Antartidas (Spain). PI: Miguel Ramos (UAH)
2008-2010 | PERMANTAR - Permafrost and Climate Change in the Maritime Antarctic. PTDC/CLI/70020/2006. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2007-2009 | PERMAMODEL-IPY - Permafrost and Active Layer Monitoring and Modelling in Livingston and Deception Islands, Antarctic. A contribution to the IPY projects ANTPAS and TSP, PNIA. PI: Miguel Ramos (UAH).
2007-2008 | SHALLOWDRILL-2007 - mais informação . Colaboração com a HILTI. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2007-2008 | PERMADRILL-2007 - mais informação. Programa Agir-Ambiente - Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2007-2008 | LATITUDE60! Educação para o Planeta no Ano Polar Internacional 2007-08. Agência Ciência Viva - mais informação
2006-2007 | PERMAMODEL2006-07 (CGL2005-25112-E/ANT)
2004-2005 | PERMAMODEL – Permafrost and Active Layer Monitoring and Modelling in Livingston and Deception Islands, Antarctic, Accion Complementaria. PNIA.
2003-2004 | CAPA2003/04 - Capa activa del permafrost en la Antártida (Isla Livingston) campaña 2003-04. Programa Nacional de Investigación en la Antártida. PNIA (REN2002-1150-E/ANT).
2002-2003 | CAPA - Capa Activa y permafrost en la Antártida (Isla Livingston. Shetlands del Sur), Programa Nacional de Investigación en la Antártida. PNIA (REN2001-5082-E/ANT).
1999-2001 | RADIANTAR 2001 - "Evolución Anual de la Capa Activa Hielo/Deshielo y Mecanismos Físicos de Interacción Suelo-Atmósfera en Presencia de Permafrost. Islas Decepción y Livingston (Shetland del Sur, Antártida)", PNIA - ANT98-0571.
2018 – 2019 | VEGETANTAR. Multitemporal vegetation mapping in the Antarctic Peninsula through multiscale remote sensing. Team member.
2018 – 2019 | LICHENEARLYMETER - Development of an ecological indicators to monitor the effects of climate change in polar regions based on lichen functional traits.
2016 – 2019 | FIRE - Fogo Island volcano: multi disciplinary Research on 2014 Eruption. FCT. PTDC/GEOGEO/1123/2014.
2018 – 2019 | PERMANTAR 2018-19. Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Penin-sula. PROPOLAR-FCT.
2016 – 2018 | GLOBPERMAFROST. A service for permafrost monitoring. European Space Agency. sub-contractor.
2017 – 2018 | PERMANTAR 2017-18. Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Peninsula. PROPOLAR-FCT.
2016 – 2017 | SHRUBIFLY – Remote sensing characterization of vegetation formation changes in thaw lake catchments (Whapmagoostui - Kuujjuarapik, Hudson Bay, sub-Arctic Canada).
2016 – 2017 | PERMANTAR 2016-17. Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Penin-sula. PROPOLAR-FCT.
2015 – 2017 | Reaction of permafrost and landforms to climate in the Maritime Antarctic and risk for the infrastructure and environment. FCT - MINCyT.
2015 – 2016 | PERMANTAR 2015-16. Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Penin-sula. PROPOLAR-FCT.
2015 – 2017 | COLDATLAS - Does permafrost occur in North Africa? FCT-CNRST. 2015 - 2016.
2014 – 2017 | Long-Term Ecological Researches on King George Island to Predict Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change, PE14020, Korean Polar Research Institute.
2013-2015 | HOLOANTAR - Late Holocene Evolution of the South Shetlands Permafrost Environment - Maritime Antarctic. PI: Marc Oliva
2013-2015 | PERMANTAR-3 - Permafrost and Climate Change in the Antarctic Peninsula. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2014-2017 | TERRANTAR - Rede de estudos avançados em solos epermafrost na Antártica e alta montanha Sulamericana: monitoramento climático, teleconexões e dinâmica de carbono. MCTI/CNPq/FNDCT – Ação Transversal nº 64/2013. Brasil. PI: Carlos Schaeffer, Federal University of Viçosa.
2014-2016 | Balanço da energia superficial e seu controle no permafrost e camada ativa da península Fildes e Antártica Marítima. MCTI/CNPq/FNDCT – Ação Transversal nº 64/2013. Brasil. PI: Ulisses Bremer, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
2014-2016 | Climate change impacts on vegetation and permafrost, their interactions and feedbacks for biodiversity along a latitudinal transect between 60º and 67ºS in maritime Antarctic. Programa Nazionale di Ricerca in Antartida. Italy. PI: Nicoletta Cannone, University of Insubria, Varese.
2014-2015 | ADAPT-PT. Arctic Development and Adaptation to Permafrost in Transition – Portuguese Branch. PROPOLAR. PI: João Canário, CQE-IST, University of Lisbon.
2014-2015 | 3D ANTÁRTIDA. Monitoring of Antarctic Permafrost Environments. PPL Crowdfunding. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2013-2014 | HISURF-2. Very high resolution imaging for detailed surface mapping in ice-free areas of Maritime Antarctic - 2. PROPOLAR. PI: Pedro Pina, CERENA-IST, University of Lisbon
2013-2014 | Portuguese Polar Program – PROPOLAR 2013-14. Principal Investigator. FCT-FACC. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2011-2014 | INFIELD - InSAR versus field observations of mass wasting in the South Shetland islands, Antarctic Peninsula. LAN1276 – DLR – German Space Agency. PI: Gonçalo Vieira.
2012-2013 | Portuguese Antarctic Campaign – Propolar 2011. FCT. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2010-2013 | ANAPOLIS - Analysis of polygonal terrains on Mars based on Earth analogues. PI: Pedro Pina (CERENA-IST).
2010-2013 | Impact of Recent Climate Warming on Active-Layer Dynamics, Permafrost, and Soil Properties on the Western Antarctic Peninsula. ANT-6900673. National Science Foundation (USA).
2012 - 2013 | PERMACHANGE. Permafrost monitoring and mapping in the South Shetlands. PROPOLAR
2012 - 2013 | HISURF. Very high resolution imaging for detailed surface mapping in ice-free areas of Maritime Antarctic. PROPOLAR.
2008-2012 | SNOWANTAR - Snow cover characteristics and regime in the South Shetlands (Maritime Antarctic). ESA Category-1 Project (Proposal C1P.6202) PI: Carla Mora
2010-2012 | PERMANTAR-2 - Permafrost and Climate in the Maritime Antarctic. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2011-2012 | Portuguese Antarctic Campaign – Propolar 2011. FCT. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2010-2012 | PERMAPLANET - Thermal state of permafrost and active layer dynamics at the TSP and CALM-S sites in Livingston and Deception Islands (Antarctic). Programa Nacional de Investigaciones Antartidas (Spain). PI: Miguel Ramos (UAH)
2008-2010 | PERMANTAR - Permafrost and Climate Change in the Maritime Antarctic. PTDC/CLI/70020/2006. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2007-2009 | PERMAMODEL-IPY - Permafrost and Active Layer Monitoring and Modelling in Livingston and Deception Islands, Antarctic. A contribution to the IPY projects ANTPAS and TSP, PNIA. PI: Miguel Ramos (UAH).
2007-2008 | SHALLOWDRILL-2007 - mais informação . Colaboração com a HILTI. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2007-2008 | PERMADRILL-2007 - mais informação. Programa Agir-Ambiente - Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. PI: Gonçalo Vieira
2007-2008 | LATITUDE60! Educação para o Planeta no Ano Polar Internacional 2007-08. Agência Ciência Viva - mais informação
2006-2007 | PERMAMODEL2006-07 (CGL2005-25112-E/ANT)
2004-2005 | PERMAMODEL – Permafrost and Active Layer Monitoring and Modelling in Livingston and Deception Islands, Antarctic, Accion Complementaria. PNIA.
2003-2004 | CAPA2003/04 - Capa activa del permafrost en la Antártida (Isla Livingston) campaña 2003-04. Programa Nacional de Investigación en la Antártida. PNIA (REN2002-1150-E/ANT).
2002-2003 | CAPA - Capa Activa y permafrost en la Antártida (Isla Livingston. Shetlands del Sur), Programa Nacional de Investigación en la Antártida. PNIA (REN2001-5082-E/ANT).
1999-2001 | RADIANTAR 2001 - "Evolución Anual de la Capa Activa Hielo/Deshielo y Mecanismos Físicos de Interacción Suelo-Atmósfera en Presencia de Permafrost. Islas Decepción y Livingston (Shetland del Sur, Antártida)", PNIA - ANT98-0571.