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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João F B D Fonseca

Citation names

  • Fonseca, João
  • Fonseca, J.F.B.D.
  • Fonseca, João F.B.D.
  • Fonseca, Joao F.B.D.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4E1B-59FA-A960
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0371-3682
Researcher Id
A-2905-2013
Education
Degree Classification
1990/07/01
Concluded
 Geological Sciences (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Geophysics
Durham University, United Kingdom
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Superior Técnico Departamento de Física, Portugal
Instituto Superior Técnico Departamento de Física, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
1992 - 2017 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/05 - 2020/04 Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Research Infrastructure Alliance for Europe
730900
 European Commission
2013/01 - 2015/12 SEICHE - Challenges of intraplate seismic hazard assessment
EXCL/GEO-FIQ/ 0411/2012
 FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
2010/01 - 2014/12 EPOS-PP - European Plate Observing System, Preparatory Phase
FP7-262229
 Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
2010/01 - 2013/12 MOZART – Tomographic study of the East African Rift System in Mozambique
PTDC/CTE-GIX/ 103249/2008
 FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
2009/01 - 2013/12 SHARE - seismic hazard harmonization for Europe
FP7-226967
 Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
2009/01 - 2012/12 RETURN- Investigation of very long return period earthquakes in Portugal
PTDC/CTE-GIN/ 67367/2006
 FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
2008/01 - 2012/12 MIAVITA – Volcanic risk assessment and mitigation
FP7-211393
 Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
2007/01 - 2008/12 NAVIGATORS
CONC-REEQ/ CTA/2001
 FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
2004/01 - 2008/12 TAGUS II - Seismotectonics of the Lower Tagus Valey
POCTI/ CTA/48252/2002
 FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
2000/01 - 2003/01 ALERT - Design of an alert level table for Fogo Volcano,Cape Verde
POCTI/ CTA/32730/2000
 FCT-Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
1999/01 - 2001/12 TAGUS
PRAXIS/CTE/11022/98
 FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
1998/01 - 2001/12 VIGIL- Geophysical Monitoring of Fogo Volcano
PCNA/P/CTE/25/96
 FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2013/05/02 - 2016/05/01 SEICHE - Sismicidade do interior das placas - desafios para a avaliação da perigosidade
EXCL/GEO-FIQ/0411/2012
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/03/01 - 2013/08/31 Tomografia Sísmica do Rifte Africano em Moçambique
PTDC/CTE-GIX/103249/2008
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2011/12/31 RETURN - Recorrência de Sismos e Tsunamis Raros
PTDC/CTE-GIN/67367/2006
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/03/01 - 2008/05/31 TAGUS II - CARACTERIZAÇÃO DA FALHA ACTIVA DO VALE INFERIOR DO TEJO
POCTI/CTA/48252/2002
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2000/11/01 - 2003/10/31 ESTUDO INSTRUMENTAL DAS FALHAS ACTIVAS DO VALE INFERIOR DO TEJO
POCTI/CTA/32720/2000
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2000/09/26 - 2003/09/25 DESENVOLVIMENTO DE UMA TABELA DE NIVEIS DE ALERTA PRE_ERUPTIVO PARA O VULCÃO DO FOGO, CABO VERDE
POCTI/CTA/32730/2000
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Fonseca, J.F.B.D.. 1755 – The Lisbon Earthquake. Argumentum. 2004.
Book chapter
  1. Fonseca, J.F.B.D.. "O terramoto de 1755 à luz da sismologia moderna". In Testemunhas do Caos. Lisboa, Portugal: Academis das Ciências de Lisboa, 2017.
    Published
  2. Fonseca, J.F.B.D.. "Handbook for Volcanic Risk Management: Prevention, Crisis Management and Resilience". In Handbook for Volcanic Risk Management: Prevention, Crisis Management and Resilience. Rome, Italy: DPC - Dipartamento di Protezione Civile, 2012.
    Published
  3. Fonseca, J.F.B.D.. "Os Sismos". In Sismos e Edifícios. Orion, 2009.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Fonseca, Joao F. B. D.. "A Reassessment of the Magnitude of the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120190198.
    10.1785/0120190198
  2. Jenkins, S. F.; Day, S. J.; Faria, B. V. E.; Fonseca, J. F. B. D.. "Damage from lava flows: insights from the 2014–2015 eruption of Fogo, Cape Verde". Journal of Applied Volcanology 6 1 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13617-017-0057-6.
    10.1186/s13617-017-0057-6
  3. Fonseca, Joao F. B. D.. "Comment on Omira, Baptista and Matias (2015), “Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard in the Northeast Atlantic from Near- and Far-Field Tectonic Sources”". Pure and Applied Geophysics 174 3 (2016): 1121-1125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00024-016-1425-6.
    10.1007/s00024-016-1425-6
  4. Attanayake, Januka; Fonseca, João F.B.D.. "The intraplate Mw 7 Machaze earthquake in Mozambique: Improved point source model, stress drop, and geodynamic implications". Journal of African Earth Sciences 117 (2016): 252-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2016.01.027.
    10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2016.01.027
  5. Domingues, Ana; Silveira, Graça; Ferreira, Ana M. G.; Chang, Sung-Joon; Custódio, Susana; Fonseca, João F. B. D.. "Ambient noise tomography of the East African Rift in Mozambique". (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/5965.
    10.1093/gji/ggv538
  6. Canora, Carolina; Vilanova, Susana P.; Besana-Ostman, Glenda M.; Carvalho, João P. G.; Heleno, Sandra; Fonseca, João F. B. D.. "The Eastern Lower Tagus Valley Fault Zone in central Portugal : active faulting in a low-deformation region within a major river environment". (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/2940.
    http://dx.doi.org./10.1016/j.tecto.2015.08.026
  7. Fonseca, Joao F.B.D.. "Comment on “The earthquakes of 29 July 2003, 12 February 2007, and 17 December 2009 in the region of Cape Saint Vincent (SW Iberia) and their relation with the 1755 Lisbon earthquake” by C. Pro, E. Buforn, M. Bezzeghoud and A. Udías". Tectonophysics 628 (2014): 244-245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2014.04.048.
    10.1016/j.tecto.2014.04.048
  8. Jenkins, S.F.; Spence, R.J.S.; Fonseca, J.F.B.D.; Solidum, R.U.; Wilson, T.M.. "Volcanic risk assessment: Quantifying physical vulnerability in the built environment". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 276 (2014): 105-120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.03.002.
    10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.03.002
  9. Faria, B.; Fonseca, J. F. B. D.. "Investigating volcanic hazard in Cape Verde Islands through geophysical monitoring: network description and first results". Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 14 2 (2014): 485-499. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-485-2014.
    10.5194/nhess-14-485-2014
  10. Fonseca, J. F. B. D.; Chamussa, J.; Domingues, A.; Helffrich, G.; Antunes, E.; van Aswegen, G.; Pinto, L. V.; Custodio, S.; Manhica, V. J.. "MOZART: A Seismological Investigation of the East African Rift in Central Mozambique". Seismological Research Letters 85 1 (2014): 108-116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0220130082.
    10.1785/0220130082
  11. Vilanova, Susana P.; Nemser, Eliza S.; Besana-Ostman, Glenda M.; Bezzeghoud, Mourad; Borges, José Fernando; Silveira, António Brum da; Cabral, João; et al. "Incorporating descriptive metadata into seismic source zone models for seismic-hazard assessment : a case study of the Azores-West Iberian Region". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/2625.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120130210
  12. Fonseca, J. F. B. D.; Faria, B. V. E.; Trindade, J.; Cruz, G.; Chambel, A.; Silva, F. M.; Pereira, R. L.; Vazão, T.. ""Last mile" challenges to in situ volcanic data transmission". Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 13 12 (2013): 3419-3428. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-3419-2013.
    10.5194/nhess-13-3419-2013
  13. Vilanova, S. P.; Fonseca, J. F. B. D.; Oliveira, C. S.. "Ground-Motion Models for Seismic-Hazard Assessment in Western Iberia: Constraints from Instrumental Data and Intensity Observations". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 102 1 (2012): 169-184. http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120110097.
    10.1785/0120110097
  14. Besana-Ostman, G. M.; Vilanova, S. P.; Nemser, E. S.; Falcao-Flor, A.; Heleno, S.; Ferreira, H.; Fonseca, J. D.. "Large Holocene Earthquakes in the Lower Tagus Valley Fault Zone, Central Portugal". Seismological Research Letters 83 1 (2012): 67-76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.83.1.67.
    10.1785/gssrl.83.1.67
  15. Heleno, Sandra I.N.; Oliveira, Luís G.S.; Henriques, Maria J.; Falcão, Ana P.; Lima, José N.P.; Cooksley, Geraint; Ferretti, Alessandro; et al. "Persistent Scatterers Interferometry detects and measures ground subsidence in Lisbon". Remote Sensing of Environment 115 8 (2011): 2152-2167. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2011.04.021.
    10.1016/j.rse.2011.04.021
  16. Fonseca, João F. B. D.; Vilanova, Susana P.. "Comment on Sousa, M. L. and Costa, A. C., “Ground motion scenarios consistent with probabilistic seismic hazard disaggregation analysis. Application to Mainland Portugal”". Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 9 4 (2011): 1289-1295. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10518-011-9275-1.
    10.1007/s10518-011-9275-1
  17. Salah, Mohamed K.; Chang, S.-J.; Fonseca, J. F. B. D.. "Crustal structure beneath the Lower Tagus Valley, southwestern Iberia using joint analysis of teleseismic receiver functions and surface-wave dispersion". Geophysical Journal International 184 2 (2011): 919-933. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246x.2010.04891.x.
    10.1111/j.1365-246x.2010.04891.x
  18. Fonseca, J. F. B. D.; Vilanova, S. P.. "The 23 April 23 1909 Benavente (Portugal) M 6.3 Earthquake". Seismological Research Letters 81 3 (2010): 534-536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.81.3.534.
    10.1785/gssrl.81.3.534
  19. Helffrich, George; Heleno, Sandra I. N.; Faria, Bruno; Fonseca, João F. B. D.. "Hydroacoustic detection of volcanic ocean-island earthquakes". Geophysical Journal International 167 3 (2006): 1529-1536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246x.2006.03228.x.
    10.1111/j.1365-246x.2006.03228.x
  20. Heleno, Sandra I.N.; Faria, Bruno V.E.; Bandomo, Zuleyka; Fonseca, João F.B.D.. "Observations of high-frequency harmonic tremor in Fogo, Cape Verde Islands". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 158 3-4 (2006): 361-379. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.06.018.
    10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.06.018
  21. Fonseca, J. F. B. D.. "Reply to "Comment on 'Lisbon 1755: A Case of Triggered Onshore Rupture?' by Susana P. Vilanova, Catarina F. Nunes, and Joao F. B. D. Fonseca," by L. Matias, A. Ribeiro, M. A. Baptista, N. Zitellini, J. Cabral, P. Terrinha, P. Teves-Costa, and J. M. Miranda". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 95 6 (2005): 2539-2542. http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120050092.
    10.1785/0120050092
  22. B. D. Fonseca;, J. F.. "The Source of the Lisbon Earthquake". Science 308 5718 (2005): 50b-50b. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.308.5718.50b.
    10.1126/science.308.5718.50b
  23. Vilanova, Susana P.; Fonseca, Joao F.B.D.. "Seismic hazard impact of the Lower Tagus Valley Fault Zone (SW Iberia)". Journal of Seismology 8 3 (2004): 331-345. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/b:jose.0000038457.01879.b0.
    10.1023/b:jose.0000038457.01879.b0
  24. Vilanova, S. P.. "Lisbon 1755: A Case of Triggered Onshore Rupture?". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 93 5 (2003): 2056-2068. http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120020245.
    10.1785/0120020245
  25. Custodio, Susana I. S.; Fonseca, Joao F. B. D.; d'Oreye, Nicolas F.; Faria, Bruno V. E.; Bandomo, Zuleyka. "Tidal modulation of seismic noise and volcanic tremor". Geophysical Research Letters 30 15 (2003): http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2003gl016991.
    10.1029/2003gl016991
  26. Fonseca, Joao F.B.D.; Faria, Bruno V.E.; Lima, Nuno P.; Heleno, Sandra I.N.; Lazaro, Clara; d’Oreye, Nicolas F.; Ferreira, Ana M.G.; et al. "Multiparameter monitoring of Fogo Island, Cape Verde, for volcanic risk mitigation". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 125 1-2 (2003): 39-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0377-0273(03)00088-x.
    10.1016/s0377-0273(03)00088-x
  27. Day, S. J.; Carracedo, J. C.; Guillou, H.; Pais Pais, F. J.; Badiola, E. Rodriguez; Fonseca, J. F. B. D.; Heleno, S. I. N.. "Comparison and cross-checking of historical, archaeological and geological evidence for the location and type of historical and sub-historical eruptions of multiple-vent oceanic island volcanoes". Geological Society, London, Special Publications 171 1 (2000): 281-306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.2000.171.01.21.
    10.1144/gsl.sp.2000.171.01.21
  28. Fonseca, Joao F. B. D.; Bosi, Vittorio; Vilanova, Susana P.; Meghraoui, Mustapha. "Investigations unveil Holocene thrusting for onshore Portugal". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union 81 36 (2000): 412. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/00eo00310.
    10.1029/00eo00310
  29. Day, S.J.; Heleno da Silva, S.I.N.; Fonseca, J.F.B.D.. "A past giant lateral collapse and present-day flank instability of Fogo, Cape Verde Islands". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 94 1-4 (1999): 191-218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0377-0273(99)00103-1.
    10.1016/s0377-0273(99)00103-1
  30. Heleno da Silva, S.I.N.; Day, S.J.; Fonseca, J.F.B.D.. "Fogo Volcano, Cape Verde Islands: seismicity-derived constraints on the mechanism of the 1995 eruption". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 94 1-4 (1999): 219-231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0377-0273(99)00104-3.
    10.1016/s0377-0273(99)00104-3
  31. Pereira, J. L.; Rapalini, A.; Tarling, D. H.; Fonseca, J.. "Palaeomagnetic dating and determination of tectonic tilting: a study of Mesozoic-Cenozoic igneous rocks in central West Portugal". Geological Society, London, Special Publications 105 1 (1996): 111-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.1996.105.01.10.
    10.1144/gsl.sp.1996.105.01.10
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2016 - 2016 Tomography of the East African Rift System in Mozambique
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física Tecnológica (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Kinematic Waveform Inversion - Study of Regional Earthquakes in Southern Iberia
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física Tecnológica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2004 - 2004 Monitorização Geofísica e Níveis de Alerta do Vulcão do Fogo
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física Tecnológica (PhD)
2004 - 2004 Sismicidade e Perigosidade Sísmica do Vale Inferior do Tejo
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física Tecnológica (PhD)
2001 - 2001 Estudo Sismológico do Vulcão do Fogo
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física Tecnológica (PhD)

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2016/01/01 - 2019/11/08 Chairman of the Board on National Scientific Representatives, ESFRI Research Infrastructure EPOS
President / Vice-president
2004/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Member of the Board of Directors of ORFEUS (Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology), deBilt, Netherlands
Member

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2013/06/01 - 2014/01/01 “Comprehensive Hazard Assessment and Mapping in Cape Verde ”, PNUD (Cape Verde Office), 2013-2014.
Distinctions

Other distinction

1994 Alfred Slater Fellow
the University of Durham, United Kingdom
1990 Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (UK)
Royal Astronomical Society, United Kingdom