Luis Quaresma

OS Ocean Sciences

The 2005 Young Scientist Outstanding Poster Paper (YSOPP) Award is awarded to Luis Quaresma for the poster/PICO entitled:

Non-linear internal waves generated at Nazaré canyon: observations over the W Portuguese inner shelf (Quaresma, L.S.; Vitorino, J.; da Silva, J.C.B.)

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Luis Quaresma works at the Portuguese Navy Hydrographic Institute, Department of Physical Oceanography. He graduated in Environmental Sciences from University of Évora and the present work is the result of his MSc thesis in Physical Oceanography (Sciences Faculty – University of Lisbon). His main area of interest is related with the internal tide and high frequency non-linear internal wave dynamics, as well as their role in bottom sediment movements and turbulent mixing, with special focus to submarine canyon systems.