The recent deployment of the ARM Mobile Facility at the Graciosa Island, Azores in the context of the Clouds, Aerosol and Precipitation in the Marine Boundary Layer (CAPMBL) field campaign added the most extensive and comprehensive dataset of MBL clouds to date (April 2009–December 2010). Cloud occurrence is high (60–80%) with a summertime minimum. Liquid precipitation, diagnosed as the detecti...

The Dom João de Castro seamount in the Hirondelle Basin (Azores) is a central volcano on ultraslow diverging Terceira Rift axis. combination of structural and geochemical data provides insights into evolution volcanoes oceanic rift systems above Azores melting anomaly. orientation fault scarps volcanic structures at D. adjacent fissure zone indicate that regional SW-NE extending stress field do...

Lithistid sponges are globally distributed in temperate and sub-tropical areas, constituting an important component of deep-sea benthic communities where they form structurally complex vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs). In this study, we assess the diversity investigate spatial bathymetric distribution lithistid Azores archipelago (North Atlantic) based on historical records examination sampl...

Tourism on the island of Santa Maria, Azores, has been increasing due to its characteristics in terms biodiversity and geodiversity. This several hiking trails; available information can be consulted pamphlets physical placards, whose maintenance updating is difficult expensive. Thus, need improve visitors’ experience arises, this case, by using technological means currently everyone: a smartph...

Mobulids are large migratory elasmobranchs, some of which appear to aggregate at specific locations and times. Due to their conservative life history traits, mobulids have low intrinsic capacity to sustain and recover from current threats globally, including directed fisheries, incidental capture, habitat destruction, pollution and unregulated tourism. Yet, although they are nowadays iconic spe...