La dorsale de Reykjanes est une structure topographique majeure de l’océan Atlantique Nord qui s’étend de l’Islande à la zone de fracture de Charlie Gibbs. Située entre le bassin d’Islande et la mer d’Irminger, la dorsale de Reykjanes influence fortement la circulation du gyre subpolaire et est une porte d’entrée vers les zones de convection profondes. Cependant, la circulation et la répartition des masses d’eau à travers la dorsale de Reykjanes n’ont jamais été directement quantifiées, de sorte que la caractérisation de la connexion entre le bassin d’Islande et la mer d’Irminger est encore incomplète. Dans le cadre du projet « Reykjanes Ridge Experiment », nous avons été capables d’analyser la circulation autour, au-dessus et à travers la dorsale de Reykjanes. Essentiellement à partir de sections hydrographiques perpendiculaires et le long de l’axe de la dorsale, l’objectif de cette thèse a été de quantifier et caractériser la circulation 3-D et les propriétés des courants qui longent et traversent la dorsale de Reykjanes. Nous avons commencé par quantifier précisément le transport géostrophique à travers les sections, ce qui a permis d’améliorer le traitement des données S-ADCP. A travers la dorsale de Reykjanes, l’intensité de la branche du gyre subpolaire qui rejoint la mer d’Irminger a été estimée à 21.9 + 2.5 Sv en Juin – Juillet, avec des intensifications dans la zone de fracture Bight (BFZ) et à 59 – 62°N. Dans la BFZ, les masses d’eau profondes sont influencées par la bathymétrie, de sorte que leurs propriétés hydrologiques se modifient lorsqu’elles traversent la dorsale de Reykjanes. Enfin, la bathymétrie et la circulation horizontale cyclonique du bassin d’Islande contrôlent les courants qui longent la dorsale en bloquant certaines masses d’eau, et donc sont à l’origine de la répartition de ces masses d’eau le long de la dorsale. En plus des masses d’eau du Bassin d’Islande, le Courant d’Irminger comprend également des masses d’eau qui proviennent de la mer d’Irminger. / The Reykjanes Ridge is a major topographic feature of the North-Atlantic Ocean that extends from Iceland to the Charlie Gibbs Fracture Zone. Located between the Iceland Basin and the Irminger Sea, the Reykjanes Ridge strongly influences the subpolar gyre circulation and is a gate toward the deep convection areas. However, the circulation and distribution across the Reykjanes Ridge has never been directly quantified such that the characterization of the connection between the Iceland Basin and the Irminger Sea is still incomplete. As part of the Reykjanes Ridge Experiment project, we were able to analyze the circulation around, above and across the Reykjanes Ridge. Mainly based on hydrographic sections along and perpendicular to the ridge axis, the aim of this PhD thesis was thus to characterize the 3-D circulation and properties of the flow along and across the Reykjanes Ridge.We started by accurately quantifying geostrophic transports across the sections, which led to improvements in the treatment of S-ADCP data. Across the Reykjanes Ridge, the intensity of the wesward branch of the subpolar gyre was estimated at21.9 + 2.5 Sv in June – July 2015 with intensifications at the Bight Fracture Zone (BFZ) and at 59 – 62°N. At the BFZ, overflow waters are influenced by the bathymetry such as their hydrological properties evolve as they cross the Reykjanes Ridge. Finally, both the bathymetry and the cyclonic horizontal circulation of the Iceland Basin regulate the evoluton of the along-ridge flows by blocking water masses, and thus shaping the water mass distribution over the Reykjanes Ridge. In addition to waters from the crossridge flow, the Irminger Current incorporates waters from the center of the Irminger Sea.

<p>Water and vapour flows from land to sea and the atmosphere are important for water resources, coastal ecosystems and climate. This thesis investigates possible methods for modelling these flows under often encountered unmonitored hydrological conditions and data limitations. Two contrasting types of drainage basin and associated data limitation/availability cases are considered: the Swedish unmonitored near-coastal catchment areas Forsmark and Simpevarp, for which detailed spatial but not much temporal variability data is available; and the much larger Aral Sea Drainage Basin (ASDB), for which spatial hydrological information is limited, while there is relatively well-known temporal change occurring in the Aral Sea itself and in the land and water use of the region over the last 50 years.</p><p>The hydrologic modelling for the Forsmark and Simpevarp catchment areas showed that the relatively large focused stream flows, and the mean values and total sums of the diffuse small stream-groundwater flow fields in between the large stream flows from land to sea are largely constrained by the catchment hydrological balances and relatively robust and certain to estimate. The ASDB hydrologic modelling indicated an evapotranspiration return flow to the atmosphere from the irrigation water input on irrigated land that is much higher than previous estimates in atmospheric modelling, implying possible considerably larger than previously estimated non-local water and climate effects of the world’s irrigated areas. The more detailed groundwater-seawater dynamics modelling carried out for the coastal parts of the ASDB showed that regional topography and bathymetry largely influence coastal water fluxes during sea level lowering, with the Aral Sea shrinkage decreasing the seawater intrusion risk into the coastal groundwater considerably more for steeper than for flatter coastal topography parts of the region.</p>

Water and vapour flows from land to sea and the atmosphere are important for water resources, coastal ecosystems and climate. This thesis investigates possible methods for modelling these flows under often encountered unmonitored hydrological conditions and data limitations. Two contrasting types of drainage basin and associated data limitation/availability cases are considered: the Swedish unmonitored near-coastal catchment areas Forsmark and Simpevarp, for which detailed spatial but not much temporal variability data is available; and the much larger Aral Sea Drainage Basin (ASDB), for which spatial hydrological information is limited, while there is relatively well-known temporal change occurring in the Aral Sea itself and in the land and water use of the region over the last 50 years. The hydrologic modelling for the Forsmark and Simpevarp catchment areas showed that the relatively large focused stream flows, and the mean values and total sums of the diffuse small stream-groundwater flow fields in between the large stream flows from land to sea are largely constrained by the catchment hydrological balances and relatively robust and certain to estimate. The ASDB hydrologic modelling indicated an evapotranspiration return flow to the atmosphere from the irrigation water input on irrigated land that is much higher than previous estimates in atmospheric modelling, implying possible considerably larger than previously estimated non-local water and climate effects of the world’s irrigated areas. The more detailed groundwater-seawater dynamics modelling carried out for the coastal parts of the ASDB showed that regional topography and bathymetry largely influence coastal water fluxes during sea level lowering, with the Aral Sea shrinkage decreasing the seawater intrusion risk into the coastal groundwater considerably more for steeper than for flatter coastal topography parts of the region.

In 2011 Manitoba experienced an extreme flood. The operation of the Assiniboine River Diversion resulted in the addition of approximately 1.72 million cubic decameters of water to Lake Manitoba and an increase in water levels to 1.5 m above normal. Although this event resulted damage to farmland and many local homes, it also provided me the unique opportunity to utilize previously impractical methods of bathymetric and substrata distribution analysis in the adjoining Delta Marsh. Combined with satellite imagery taken in 2011 I was able to classify the vegetation classes within the study area and explore the relationship between vegetation distributions and water depth as well as those between water depth and substrata distribution. A seed bank study was carried out to explore the diversity of viable seeds in the area. In addition, satellite imagery taken in 2009 was used to evaluate the effects of the flood event experienced in 2011. / October 2015

Resolving diversity patterns and their underlying drivers has application for both ecological theory and ocean management. Because seafloor characteristics are often used to assess bottom habitat, I examined the relationship between deep-sea benthic (bottom-living) diversity and multi-scale topographic heterogeneity. Most work occurred on the Canadian Pacific continental shelf at Learmonth Bank with additional sites in Strait of Georgia (BC) and Gulf of Maine (Atlantic shelf). High-resolution species distribution and seafloor data were annotated from remotely operated vehicle benthic imagery surveys while large-scale seafloor data were derived from multibeam sonar. New method development to address problems of current methods and to facilitate comparison among ecosystems is a major outcome. My new MiLS method (microtopographic laser scanning) can profile the deep seafloor at a resolution of ~1-2 cm with high accuracy and precision. I also developed a new ACR (arc-chord ratio) rugosity index as a measure of 3-D topographic heterogeneity that is simple, accurate and highly versatile. Model systems and scales vary among my studies but results consistently yield a positive relationship between diversity and topographic heterogeneity and identify bottom hydrodynamics as an important underlying driver. Rockfish Sebastes spp. associate with higher seafloor rugosity non-randomly and select for deep-sea corals and sponges over inert substrata alone. Data indicate that degradation of biogenic structures is a long-term detriment to rockfish species. Gorgonian coral- and sponge-dominant biotopes strongly associate with a single substratum type. These relationships were used to map coral and sponge distributions. This work, which collectively adds new information on the ecological relevance and distribution of corals and sponges, is pertinent to the conservation and management of fish stocks and vulnerable marine ecosystems. Epibenthic community variables abundance, richness, and Shannon diversity positively correlated with both the local microtopographic heterogeneity on a scale of 10 m2 and with the surrounding regional large-scale topographic heterogeneity on scales of 25 to 250,000 m2. Relationships were strongest between epibenthic community variables and the largest scale rugosity and were used to generate and test predictive diversity models. Where management strategies rely on surrogate measures in data-poor areas, mapping benthic diversity using ACR rugosity will provide good indicators. Although bottom hydrodynamics is consistently identified as an underlying driver of epibenthic patterns related to topographic heterogeneity, data suggest the nature of the relationship varies across spatial scales. At small scales, high topographic heterogeneity likely increases diversity by increasing the number of available niches (including hydrodynamic gradients; e.g., the abrupt vertical rugosity created by tall corals and sponges provides rockfish refuge from currents) while at large scales, high topographic heterogeneity increases local diversity less directly through distant hydraulic events that alter bottom flow hydrodynamics. / Graduate / 0329 / 0416 / 0799 / cdupreez@uvic.ca

Up to 59 small tundra lakes were sampled in the uplands east of the Mackenzie Delta, NWT, Canada, in order to assess the impact of permafrost thaw on pelagic nutrient concentrations and biota. Permafrost thaw did not affect the concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus or organic carbon in the water column of the study lakes. Instead, nitrogen and organic carbon concentrations were positively related to relative catchment size, and phosphorus concentrations were negatively related to maximum lake depth. Lakes affected by permafrost thaw did have lower water colour. In lakes not affected by thaw, where plankton production could have been light limited due to high water colour, the TP-chlorophyll a relationship was weaker than in lakes affected by thaw, where light limitation was probably weaker. A model selection analysis for chlorophyll a concentration indicated water colour as the best predictor variable in unaffected lakes, but nitrogen and phosphorus as the best predictors in thaw-affected lakes. This result, in particular, suggested a significant shift in the processes governing productivity in thaw-affected lakes. In a smaller subset of lakes, chlorophyll a concentrations were lower in lakes affected by actively degrading permafrost than in lakes affected by stabilized thaw scars or in unaffected lakes. In contrast, zooplankton abundance was lowest in lakes with stabilized thaw scars. Bacterioplankton abundance was not different across the gradient of permafrost thaw. The differences in phytoplankton and zooplankton abundance between active and stable thaw scar lakes did not display a gradient of response that mirrored the degree of permafrost thaw activity. Because sampling did not include higher trophic levels, including macroinvertebrates and fish, it was difficult to determine how these biomass patterns arose. However, detectable differences existed in the morphometry of the lakes that might have affected habitat conditions for several species. Deep, near-shore lake-bottom pits occurred in lakes affected by permafrost thaw, while unaffected lakes were generally deepest at their centre. The pits increased the effective depth of the thaw-affected lakes, and allowed for thermal stratification where it might not have otherwise occurred. Future research should explore the habitat-related impacts of permafrost thaw on adjacent and higher trophic levels in order to better understand the fundamental shifts in trophic structures that appear in lakes affected by permafrost thaw.

Dados de gravimetria e de altimetria por satélite foram usados como subsídio à análise morfoestrutural na região da Bacia de Pelotas-RS. Na abordagem gravimétrica foi usado o modelo geopotencial EGM2008 através das anomalias Bouguer e na abordagem batimétrica foi usado o modelo global DTU10BAT. Através dos mapas de anomalias Bouguer e perfis gravimétricos gerados, verificou-se que as anomalias Bouguer aumentam positivamente da costa em direção às maiores profundidades oceânicas, o que caracteriza um progressivo afinamento crustal associado à deriva continental. O comportamento das anomalias Bouguer obtidas por dados satelitais evidenciaram a presença de uma ruptura conhecida como Charneira Albo-aptiana na plataforma continental. A incidência de valores de anomalias significativamente positivas na região do Baixo de Mostardas sugere a presença de uma massa de maior densidade nesta região. A resolução dos dados gravimétricos utilizados não permitiu evidenciar a presença de paleocanais na região, sendo necessária uma maior resolução espacial, associada a outros métodos de investigação. O uso de dados de altimetria por satélite (modelo DTU10BAT) permitiu a análise batimétrica da plataforma continental e a investigação da configuração morfológica da região, que foi dividida em três faixas: Torres- Farol Solidão, Farol Solidão-Farol da Conceição e Farol da Conceição-Farol Sarita. Foi gerado um modelo teórico e comparado com o modelo DTU10BAT na geração do mapa de anomalias batimétricas. Os eixos de anomalias batimétricas negativas identificados estão frequentemente associados à direção de paleodrenagens, assim como as anomalias positivas tem relação com linhas de paleoestabilizações do nível do mar ou altos estruturais. Foi definida uma sequência de descontinuidades na altura do Farol da Conceição que apresentou expressiva coincidência com paleocanais delineados na mesma região através de outros estudos. Todos os dados foram processados e integrados em um sistema de informações geográficas. Os dados gravimétricos e batimétricos oriundos de missões satelitais são uma grande ferramenta nos estudos regionais para áreas que envolvam aplicações geológicas e mesmo oceanográficas. / Data from satellite altimetry and gravity were used to the morphostructural analysis in the Pelotas Basin-RS region. The EGM2008 geopotential model through the Bouguer anomalies was used in the gravimetric approach and the DTU10BAT global model was used in the bathymetric approach. Through the Bouguer anomalies maps and the gravimetric profiles that were generated, it was observed that Bouguer anomalies increase positively from coast towards to the major ocean depths, what characterizes a progressive crustal thinning associated with the continental drift. The behavior of the Bouguer anomalies obtained from satellite data showed the presence of a rupture, known as Charneira Albo-Aptiana, on the continental shelf. The incidence of significant positive anomalies values on the Baixo de Mostardas region suggests the presence of a higher-density mass in this region. Because of the resolution of the gravimetric data used in this research was not enough, it was not possible to show the presence of paleochannels in the region, requiring a greater spatial resolution data, associated with other methods of investigation. The use of satellite altimetric data (model DTU10BAT) allowed the bathymetric analysis of the continental shelf and the research of morphological configuration of the region, which was divided into three areas: Torres- Solidão Lighthouse, Solidão Lighthouse-Conceição Lighthouse and Conceição Lighthouse-Sarita Lighthouse. A theoretical model was generated and it was compared with the DTU10BAT model in the generation of the bathymetric anomalies map. The axes of negative bathymetric anomalies identified are often associated with the direction of paleochannels, as well as the positive anomalies are related to lines of sea level paleostabilizations or structural highs. It was defined a sequence of discontinuities at the Conceição Lighthouse proximities which presented a significant coincidence with paleochannels that were delineated in the same region through other studies. The data were processed and integrated in a geographic information system. Gravimetric and bathymetric data from satellite missions are an important tool in regional studies for areas that involve geological and oceanographic applications.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-13T17:08:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LinoPAF_DISSERT.pdf: 3570938 bytes, checksum: 9f6e2a321c5dc93388c87d95193a12d6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-28 / Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte / This work focuses the geomorphological characterization and spatial data modeling in the shallow continental shelf within the Folha Touros limits (SB-25-CV-II), based on bathymetric data analysis and remote sensing products interpretation. The Rio Grande do Norte state is located in northeastern Brazil and the work area is located at the transition region between the eastern and northern portions of their coast. The bathymetric surveys were conduced between march and may 2009, using a 10 meters long vessel and 0.70 meters draught, equipped with global positioning system and echo sounder (dual beam, 200KHz , 14?). The fieldwork resulted in 44 bathymetric profiles espaced 1.5 km and 30 km average length. The bathymetric data amount were 111,200 points and were navigated 1395.7 km within na area about 1,850 km2. The bathymetric data were corrected for the tide level, vessel draught and were subsequently entered into a geographic information system for further processing. Analysis of remote sensing products was carried out using Landsat 7/ETM + band 1, from november 1999. The image was used for visualization and mapping submerged features. The results showed the presence of geomorphological features within the study area. Were observed, from the analysis of local bathymetry and satellite image, seven types of geomorphological features. The channels, with two longitudinals channels (e. g. San Roque and Cioba channels) and other perpendicular to the coast (e. g. Touros, Pititinga and Barretas). Coastal reef formations (Maracaja?, Rio do Fogo and Cioba). Longitudinal waves, described in the literature as longitudinal dunes. The occurrence of a transverse dune field. Another feature observed was the oceanic reefs, an rock alignment parallel to the coast. Were identified four riscas , from north to south: risca do Liso, Gameleira, Zumbi, Pititinga (the latter being described for the first time). Finally, an oceanic terrace was observed in the deepest area of study. Image interpretation corroborated with the in situ results, enabling visualization and description for all features in the region. The results were analysed in an integrating method (using the diferent methodologies applied in this work) and it was essential to describe all features in the area. This method allowed us to evaluate which methods generated better results to describe certain features. From these results was possible to prove the existence of submerged features in the eastern shallow continental shelf of Rio Grande do Norte. In this way, the conclusions was (1) this study contributed to the provision of new information about the area in question, particularly with regard to data collection in situ depths, (2) the method of data collection and interpretation proves to be effective because, through this, it was possible to visualize and interpret the features present in the study area and (3) the interpretation and discussion of results in an integrated method, using different methodologies, can provide better results / O objetivo deste trabalho ? apresentar uma caracteriza??o geomorfol?gica e a modelagem de dados espaciais na plataforma continental rasa nos limites da Folha Touros (SB-25-V-C-II), com base na an?lise/interpreta??o de dados batim?tricos e produtos de sensores remotos orbitais. O Estado do Rio Grande do Norte est? localizado na regi?o nordeste do Brasil e a ?rea de trabalho situa-se na regi?o de transi??o entre as por??es oriental e setentrional de sua plataforma. Para o desenvolvimento das an?lises foram realizados levantamentos batim?tricos entre os meses de mar?o e maio de 2009, utilizando-se uma embarca??o com 10 metros de comprimento e 0,70 metros de calado, equipada com sistema de posicionamento global e ecossonda (feixe duplo, 200KHz, 14?). A campanha resultou em 44 perfis batim?tricos com espa?amento de 1,5 km e extens?o m?dia de 30 km. O montante das campanhas foi de 111.200 pontos v?lidos de profundidade em 1.395,7 km navegados numa ?rea de 1.850 km2. Os dados batim?tricos foram corrigidos em rela??o ao n?vel de mar?, calado da embarca??o e posteriormente foram inseridos em um sistema de informa??es geogr?ficas para outros processamentos. Para o desenvolvimento das an?lises, a partir de produto de sensor remoto orbital, foi utilizada a banda 1 do Landsat 7/ETM+, de 19 de novembro de 1999. A imagem foi utilizada para visualiza??o e mapeamento de fei??es submersas. Os resultados obtidos evidenciaram, de forma muito expressiva, a presen?a de fei??es geomorfol?gicas caracter?sticas da regi?o em estudo. Foram observados, a partir da an?lise da batimetria local e imagem orbital sete tipos de fei??es geomorfol?gicas. Os canais, com a presen?a de canais longitudinais (e. g. canal de S?o Roque, Cioba de Dentro e Cioba de Fora) e outros perpendiculares a costa (e. g. Touros, Pititinga e Barretas). Os altos costeiros, caracterizados como forma??es recifais, sendo estes os altos de Maracaja?, Rio do Fogo e Cioba. As ondula??es longitudinais, descritas na literatura como sendo dunas longitudinais. Foi verificada a presen?a de um campo de dunas transversais. Outra fei??o observada foi o alto oce?nico, um alinhamento rochoso paralelo a costa. Foram identificadas quatro riscas, de norte para sul: risca do Liso, Gameleira, Zumbi, Pititinga (esta ?ltima sendo descrita pela primeira vez). Por fim, um terra?o oce?nico foi observado na regi?o mais profunda da ?rea de estudo. A interpreta??o das imagens corroboraram com os resultados in situ, sendo poss?vel vizualisar e descrever todas as fei??es existentes na regi?o. A integra??o dos resultados, das metodologias aplicadas neste trabalho, foi fundamental para que todas as fei??es existentes na ?rea fossem amplamente discutidas e possibilitou avaliar quais m?todos geraram melhores resultados para descrever certas fei??es. A partir dos resultados obtidos foi poss?vel comprovar a existencia de fei??es submersas na plataforma continental rasa do litoral oriental do Rio Grande do Norte. Desta forma, foi poss?vel destacar que (1) o presente trabalho contribuiu com a disponibiliza??o de novas informa??es a respeito da ?rea em quest?o, principalmente no que diz respeito a coleta de dados in situ de profundidades, (2) o m?todo de coleta e interpreta??o dos dados se mostrou eficiente visto que, por meio deste, foi poss?vel visualizar e interpretar as fei??es presentes na ?rea em estudo e (3) a interpreta??o e discuss?o dos resultados de forma integrada, entre diferentes metodologias, podem fornecer melhores resultados

Dados de gravimetria e de altimetria por satélite foram usados como subsídio à análise morfoestrutural na região da Bacia de Pelotas-RS. Na abordagem gravimétrica foi usado o modelo geopotencial EGM2008 através das anomalias Bouguer e na abordagem batimétrica foi usado o modelo global DTU10BAT. Através dos mapas de anomalias Bouguer e perfis gravimétricos gerados, verificou-se que as anomalias Bouguer aumentam positivamente da costa em direção às maiores profundidades oceânicas, o que caracteriza um progressivo afinamento crustal associado à deriva continental. O comportamento das anomalias Bouguer obtidas por dados satelitais evidenciaram a presença de uma ruptura conhecida como Charneira Albo-aptiana na plataforma continental. A incidência de valores de anomalias significativamente positivas na região do Baixo de Mostardas sugere a presença de uma massa de maior densidade nesta região. A resolução dos dados gravimétricos utilizados não permitiu evidenciar a presença de paleocanais na região, sendo necessária uma maior resolução espacial, associada a outros métodos de investigação. O uso de dados de altimetria por satélite (modelo DTU10BAT) permitiu a análise batimétrica da plataforma continental e a investigação da configuração morfológica da região, que foi dividida em três faixas: Torres- Farol Solidão, Farol Solidão-Farol da Conceição e Farol da Conceição-Farol Sarita. Foi gerado um modelo teórico e comparado com o modelo DTU10BAT na geração do mapa de anomalias batimétricas. Os eixos de anomalias batimétricas negativas identificados estão frequentemente associados à direção de paleodrenagens, assim como as anomalias positivas tem relação com linhas de paleoestabilizações do nível do mar ou altos estruturais. Foi definida uma sequência de descontinuidades na altura do Farol da Conceição que apresentou expressiva coincidência com paleocanais delineados na mesma região através de outros estudos. Todos os dados foram processados e integrados em um sistema de informações geográficas. Os dados gravimétricos e batimétricos oriundos de missões satelitais são uma grande ferramenta nos estudos regionais para áreas que envolvam aplicações geológicas e mesmo oceanográficas. / Data from satellite altimetry and gravity were used to the morphostructural analysis in the Pelotas Basin-RS region. The EGM2008 geopotential model through the Bouguer anomalies was used in the gravimetric approach and the DTU10BAT global model was used in the bathymetric approach. Through the Bouguer anomalies maps and the gravimetric profiles that were generated, it was observed that Bouguer anomalies increase positively from coast towards to the major ocean depths, what characterizes a progressive crustal thinning associated with the continental drift. The behavior of the Bouguer anomalies obtained from satellite data showed the presence of a rupture, known as Charneira Albo-Aptiana, on the continental shelf. The incidence of significant positive anomalies values on the Baixo de Mostardas region suggests the presence of a higher-density mass in this region. Because of the resolution of the gravimetric data used in this research was not enough, it was not possible to show the presence of paleochannels in the region, requiring a greater spatial resolution data, associated with other methods of investigation. The use of satellite altimetric data (model DTU10BAT) allowed the bathymetric analysis of the continental shelf and the research of morphological configuration of the region, which was divided into three areas: Torres- Solidão Lighthouse, Solidão Lighthouse-Conceição Lighthouse and Conceição Lighthouse-Sarita Lighthouse. A theoretical model was generated and it was compared with the DTU10BAT model in the generation of the bathymetric anomalies map. The axes of negative bathymetric anomalies identified are often associated with the direction of paleochannels, as well as the positive anomalies are related to lines of sea level paleostabilizations or structural highs. It was defined a sequence of discontinuities at the Conceição Lighthouse proximities which presented a significant coincidence with paleochannels that were delineated in the same region through other studies. The data were processed and integrated in a geographic information system. Gravimetric and bathymetric data from satellite missions are an important tool in regional studies for areas that involve geological and oceanographic applications.

As lagoas de estabilização compõem sistemas de tratamento de águas residuárias sujeitos à variação de eficiência decorrente, dentre outros fatores, das variações climáticas. A variação de eficiência e da estratificação em lagoas de estabilização, localizadas em ambiente subtropical, em diferentes épocas do ano, foi o principal objetivo dessa pesquisa. Para essa finalidade, a eficiência de dois sistemas de lagoas de estabilização localizadas no Vale do Ribeira de Iguape (SP) - nas cidades de Jacupiranga e Pariquera-Açu - foi determinada, em período sazonal (quatro épocas do ano) e semanal (três dias consecutivos), assim como perfis de temperatura, condutividade elétrica, pH e oxigênio dissolvido e aspectos ambientais (temperatura do ar, radiação solar, direção e velocidade do vento e precipitação) foram mensurados. Além disso, aspectos operacionais, tais como, volume de lodo, de água, vazão e tempo de detenção teórico foram mensurados a fim de caracterizar apenas as lagoas facultativas. Alterações no comportamento sazonal destas variáveis e padrões de similaridade entre eficiência de cada lagoa e estratificação térmica foram analisadas através da ferramenta estatística análise do componente principal (PCA). Observou-se, principalmente, que a variação sazonal de eficiência foi relevante, sendo que, em julho/06 a qualidade do afluente e do efluente foi diferente das outras épocas do ano, ou seja, houve variação sazonal de variáveis físicas e químicas. Variação diária foi observada em janeiro/06, época de maiores precipitações e maior homogeneidade térmica. Na PCA, a estratificação térmica foi significativa, ou seja, esteve relacionada com outras variáveis. A vazão e tempo de detenção, nas lagoas facultativas, estiveram dentro de faixas observadas em outras lagoas de estabilização e o volume de lodo não ultrapassou 3% do volume das lagoas. / Stabilization ponds compose systems of wastewater treatment citizens to the variation of efficiency decurrent, amongst other factors, of the climatic variations. The variation of efficiency and stratification in stabilization ponds, located in subtropical environment, at different seasons, was the main objective. For this purpose, the efficiency of two stabilization ponds systems located in the Vale do Ribeira de Iguape (SP) - in cities as Jacupiranga and Pariquera-Açu - was determined, in sazonal period (four seasons) and weekly (three days consecutive), as well as temperature, electric condutivity, pH and dissolved oxygen profiles and environment aspects had been measured (air temperature, solar radiation, direction and speed of the wind and precipitation). Moreover, operational aspects, such as, volume of sludge, volume of water, outflow and theoretical detention times had been measured in order to characterize only the facultative ponds. Alterations in sazonal behavior of these variables and standards of similarity between efficiency and thermal stratification had been analyzed through the tool statistics análise do componente principal (PCA). It was observed, mainly, that the sazonal variation of efficiency was important, so, in July/06 the quality of the affluent and effluent was different to the other seasons, in other words, it was observed sazonal variation of physical and chemical variable. Daily variation happened in January/06, time of more precipitations and thermal homogeneity. In other analysis with PCA, the thermal stratification was significant and it was related with other variable. The outflow and detention times, in the facultative ponds, had been similar others facultatives ponds and the volume of sludge did not exceed 3% of the volume of water in the ponds.