Peña Izquierdo, Jesús (Date of defense: 2015-02-20)
Regions isolated from the wind-driven circulation are found in the eastern margins of the world's tropical oceans. The weak and stagnant circulation of these so-called “shadow zones”, in combination ...
Campos, Bruno (Date of defense: 2014-01-10)
There is increasing evidence that the presence of many emerging pollutants in aquatic ecosystems may have detrimental effects on aquatic biota. Of special concern are those emerging pollutants that may ...
Bosom García, Eva (Date of defense: 2014-07-11)
Storm-induced impacts are known to cause important economic and environmental damages to coastal systems worldwide. Consequently, the relevance of including hazards and vulnerability assessments in ...
Llanillo del Río, Pedro José (Date of defense: 2014-10-29)
This dissertation aims at extending our knowledge of the ESP OMZ through two main approaches. The first approach is based on tracer analysis and inverse modeling techniques. Such techniques are applied ...
Galí Tàpias, Martí (Date of defense: 2012-12-18)
The production and subsequent emission of volatile compounds is one of the numerous ways by which microbial plankton participate in the cycling of elements and influence the Earth's climate. Dimethylsulfide ...