Ospina Álvarez, Natalia (Date of defense: 2012-06-27)
This doctoral thesis deals with the biogeochemical processes taking place in estuarine systems known as 'rias', located at the NW of the Iberian Peninsula. Its realization has been possible thanks to ...
Audí Miró, Carme (Date of defense: 2014-04-25)
Chloroform (CF), tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE) are dense chloro-aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAH) extensively used as industrial solvents. These compounds have been largely released to ...
Falgàs Parra, Ester (Date of defense: 2007-10-26)
The shallow subsurface of the earth is an extremely important geological zone that yields much of our water resources, supports our agriculture and ecosystems. Safe and effective management of our natural ...
Moreno Mota, Ximena (Date of defense: 2011-07-28)
In the Southeastern Iberian Margin, the compression between the African and Eurasian Plates is characterized by a moderate seismicity and a slow NW-SE convergence (4.5-5.6 mm/yr). In southeastern Spain, ...
Ogaya Garcia, Xènia (Date of defense: 2014-09-30)
The electromagnetic methods are especially interesting for the characterisation and monitoring of geological storage of CO2 sites. The electrical resistivity is a physical parameter that depends on the ...
Portabella Arnús, Marcos (Date of defense: 2002-11-18)
Wind observations are essential for determining the atmospheric flow. In particular, sea-surface wind observations are very useful for many meteorological and oceanographic applications. In this respect, ...
García Pérez, Olaya (Date of defense: 2013-11-04)
The explosive events in Teide Pico Viejo (TPV) complex in Tenerife Island (Spain) have traditionally been restricted to the subplinian eruption of Montaña Blanca, which occurred about 2000 years ago. A ...
Martí i Castells, Anna (Date of defense: 2006-07-04)
The magnetotelluric (MT) method is a geophysical method that allows characterizing the electric properties of the Earth materials. Within the frame of this method, this thesis is divided in two ...
Lluveras Tenorio, Anna (Date of defense: 2009-06-30)
El estudio de muestras de pintura persigue diferentes objetivos. Por un lado, identificar los materiales y técnica de la pintura de una época y por lo tanto el know-how de un período histórico. Por otra ...
Guinea Maysounave, Ander (Date of defense: 2012-01-27)
Gypsum rocks are widely exploited in the world as industrial minerals. The purity of the gypsum rocks (percentage in gypsum mineral –CaSO4•2H2O- in the whole rock) is a critical factor to evaluate the ...