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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR

1986 to present | Professor (Geography)
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Nelson Fernandes

Education and qualifications (3)

University of California Berkeley: Berkeley, CA, US

1990 to 1994 | PhD (Geology)
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Nelson Fernandes

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR

1990 | Master (Geology)
Education
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Nelson Fernandes

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR

1984 | Bachelor (Geology)
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Nelson Fernandes

Works (35)

Brazil: Environmentally Integrated Basin Experiments (EIBEX) Driven by Hydrological Change, Sustainable Practices, and Water Security in Brazil

2024 | Book chapter
Contributors: Otto Corrêa Rotunno Filho; Nilo de Oliveira Nascimento; Lígia Maria Nascimento de Araujo; Daniel Andrés Rodriguez; Afonso Augusto Magalhães de Araujo; Nelson Ferreira Fernandes; Alexandre Lima de Figueiredo Teixeira; Daniel Medeiros Moreira; Vanessa Lucena Cançado; Nívia Carla Rodrigues et al.
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Implementação de uma topografia pré-ruptura na predição estatística bivariada de escorregamentos

Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia
2023-09-26 | Journal article
Contributors: João Paulo de Carvalho Araújo; Cesar Falcão Barella; José Luís Gonsalves Moreira Zêzere; Nelson Ferreira Fernandes
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Terrestrial and aquatic ecotoxicity of iron ore tailings after the failure of VALE S.A mining dam in Brumadinho (Brazil)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85124652321

Part of ISSN: 03756742
Contributors: Siqueira, D.; Cesar, R.; Lourenço, R.; Salomão, A.; Marques, M.; Polivanov, H.; Teixeira, M.; Vezzone, M.; Santos, D.; Koifman, G. et al.
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Analysis of sediment production through InVEst and Aries modeling in the Brazilian Cerrado

2022-06-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Christiane Brazão; Renato Villela; Nelson Ferreira Fernandes; Leonardo Cassara
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Effects of drainage captures in the retreat of Serra do Mar: an analyze using the combination of numerical models and cosmogenic isotopes 

2022-06-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Carolina Coelho Giorio do Vale; Nelson Ferreira Fernandes; Renato Villela Mafra Alvesda Silva; Lúcia Maria da Silva
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Monitoring hillslope hydrology associated with rocky outcrops in an abrupt contact with talus deposits

2022-06-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Jenifer da Silva Roméro; Maria Maria Rocha Lamas; Nelson Ferreira Fernandes; Eurípedes do Amaral Vargas Junior
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Pre-failure topography implementation to predict landslides using a bivariate statistical model

2022-06-20 | Preprint
Contributors: João Paulo Carvalho Araújo; Cesar Falcão Braella; José Luís Gonçalves Moreira da Zêzere; Nelson Ferreira Fernandes
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The drainage reorganization during the Cenozoic in the Middle Vale of Paraíba do Sul: the influence of tectonic and neotectonic controls on drainage captures

2022-06-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Renato Villela Mafra Alvesda Silva; Nelson Ferreira Fernandes; Carolina Coelho do Vale; Lucia Maria da Silva
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Bases teóricas do modelo stream-power de incisão fluvial

Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia
2022-04-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel Peifer; Édipo Henrique Cremon; Pedro Val; Nelson Ferreira Fernandes
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Modelling landslide susceptibility using the weight of evidence method in a tropical mountain region,Modelagem da susceptibilidade de escorregamentos utilizando o método de pesos de evidência em uma região montanhosa de clima tropical

Geociencias
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85105375073

Part of ISSN: 1980900X 01019082
Contributors: Araújo, J.P.C.; Barella, C.F.; Fernandes, N.F.
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Systematic review of soil ecosystem services in tropical regions

Royal Society Open Science
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85104970599

Part of ISSN: 20545703
Contributors: Rodrigues, A.F.; Latawiec, A.E.; Reid, B.J.; Solórzano, A.; Schuler, A.E.; Lacerda, C.; Fidalgo, E.C.C.; Scarano, F.R.; Tubenchlak, F.; Pena, I. et al.
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Morphometric analysis of watershed affected by debris flows in mountain region of rio de janeiro,Análise morfométrica em bacias afetadas por fluxos de detritos na região serrana do rio de janeiro

Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85096176394

Part of ISSN: 22365664 15191540
Contributors: Lima, I.F.; Fernandes, N.F.; do Amaral Vargas, E.
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Assessing shallow landslide hazards using the TRIGRS and SHALSTAB models, Serra do Mar, Brazil

Environmental Earth Sciences
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044595467

Part of ISSN: 18666299 18666280
Contributors: Vieira, B.C.; Fernandes, N.F.; Augusto Filho, O.; Martins, T.D.; Montgomery, D.R.
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In-situ regolith depth measurements by DPL tests

VII Simpósio Brasileiro de Engenheiros Geotécnicos Jovens
2016 | Other
Part of ISSN: 2177-7101
Contributors: Guilherme José Cunha Gomes; João Paulo Araújo; Eurípedes do Amaral Vargas Jr.; Nelson Ferreira Fernandes
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Long-term background denudation rates of southern and southeastern Brazilian watersheds estimated with cosmogenic <sup>10</sup>Be

Geomorphology
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84973322911

Part of ISSN: 0169555X
Contributors: Sosa Gonzalez, V.; Bierman, P.R.; Fernandes, N.F.; Rood, D.H.
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The Guanabara Bay, a Giant Body of Water Surrounded by Mountains in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area

World Geomorphological Landscapes
2015 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84992409371

Part of ISSN: 22132104 22132090
Contributors: Silva, T.M.; Ferrari, A.L.; Tupinambá, M.; Fernandes, N.
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RADAR images supporting rescue and recovery actions for landslide and flood disasters: A Rio de Janeiro state case study

Landslide Science for a Safer Geoenvironment: Volume 2: Methods of Landslide Studies
2014 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84949461031

Contributors: Dourado, F.; Freitas, A.; Fernandes, N.
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Combining spatial models for shallow landslides and debris-flows prediction

Remote Sensing
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84880345625

Part of ISSN: 20724292
Contributors: Gomes, R.A.T.; Guimarães, R.F.; de Carvalho Júnior, O.A.; Fernandes, N.F.; do Amaral Júnior, E.V.
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Effects of plough pan development on surface hydrology and on soil physical properties in Southeastern Brazilian plateau

Journal of Hydrology
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77957756200

Part of ISSN: 00221694
Contributors: Bertolino, A.V.F.A.; Fernandes, N.F.; Miranda, J.P.L.; Souza, A.P.; Lopes, M.R.S.; Palmieri, F.
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Identification of areas prone to shallow landslide in Parque Nacional da Serra dos ÓRGãOS (Brazil) considering seasonal rainfall

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2010 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-78650905111

Contributors: Gomes, R.A.T.; Guimarães, R.F.; De Carvalho Jr., O.A.; Menke, A.B.; De Souza Martins, E.; De Oliveira, S.N.; Fernandes, N.F.
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Rio de Janeiro: A metropolis between granite-gneiss massifs

Geomorphological Landscapes of the World
2010 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-77957750063

Contributors: Fernandes, N.F.; Tupinambá, M.; Mello, C.L.; De Peixoto, M.N.O.
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Shallow landslide prediction in the Serra do Mar, São Paulo, Brazil

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77956482437

Part of ISSN: 15618633 16849981
Contributors: Vieira, B.C.; Fernandes, N.F.; Filho, O.A.
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Identification of the affected areas by mass movement through a physically based model of landslide hazard combined with an empirical model of debris flow

Natural Hazards
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-41849107569

Part of ISSN: 0921030X
Contributors: Gomes, R.A.T.; Guimarães, R.F.; Carvalho Jr., O.A.; Fernandes, N.F.; Vargas, E.A.; Martins, É.S.
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Algorithm development for incorporating soil physical properties of each different soil class in a landslide prediction model (SHALSTAB)

Soils and Rocks
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-49249085574

Part of ISSN: 19809743
Contributors: Ramos, V.M.; Guimarães, R.F.; de Carvalho Jr., O.A.; Redivo, A.L.; Gomes, R.A.T.; Cardoso, F.B. da F.; Fernandes, N.F.
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Identification of the affected areas by mass movement through a physically based model of landslide hazard combined with a two-dimensional flood routing model for simulating debris flow

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2007 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-82355182832

Contributors: Guimarães, R.F.; Trancoso, R.A.; De Carvalho Júnior, G.E.O.A.; Fernandes, N.F.; Do Amaral Vargas Jr., E.; De Martins, É.S.
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Analysis of a landslides model prediction (Shalstab) in different cartographic scales,Análise de um modelo de previsão de deslizamentos (Shalstab) em diferentes escalas cartográficas

Solos e Rochas
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-31944431839

Part of ISSN: 01037021
Contributors: Gomes, R.A.T.; Guimarães, R.F.; de Carvalho Jr., O.A.; Fernandes, N.F.
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Comparative analysis of the shalstab model from 1:10,000 and 1:50,000 scales

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2004 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-15944413851

Contributors: Guimarães, R.F.; De Carvalho Jr., O.A.; Gomes, R.A.T.; Fernandes, N.F.
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Landslides in Rio de Janeiro: The role played by variations in soil hydraulic conductivity

Hydrological Processes
2004 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-1642279860

Part of ISSN: 08856087
Contributors: Vieira, B.C.; Fernandes, N.F.
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Topographic controls of landslides in Rio de Janeiro: Field evidence and modeling

Catena
2004 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-1142290106

Part of ISSN: 03418162
Contributors: Fernandes, N.F.; Guimarães, R.F.; Gomes, R.A.T.; Vieira, B.C.; Montgomery, D.R.; Greenberg, H.
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Application of the SHALSTAB Model for Mapping Susceptible Landslide Areas in Mine Zone (Quadrilátero Ferrífero in Southeast Brazil)

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2003 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-0242541633

Contributors: Guimarães, R.F.; Ramos, V.M.; Redivo, A.L.; Gomes, R.A.T.; Fernandas, N.F.; Abílio de Carvalho Jr., O.
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Parameterization of soil properties for a model of topographic controls on shallow landsliding: Application to Rio de Janeiro

Engineering Geology
2003 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0037400154

Part of ISSN: 00137952
Contributors: Guimaraes, R.F.; Montgomery, David R.; Greenberg, H.M.; Fernandes, N.F.; Gomes, R.A.T.; de Carvalho Junior, O.A.
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Hillslope evolution by diffusive processes: The timescale for equilibrium adjustments

Water Resources Research
1997 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0030619888

Part of ISSN: 00431397
Contributors: Fernandes, N.F.; Dietrich, W.E.
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Modeling hillslope evolution under cyclic climatic oscillations: The time required to steady-state

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
1996 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-20044373497

Part of ISSN: 00013765
Contributors: Fernandes, N.F.; Dietrich, W.E.
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Subsurface hydrology of layered colluvium mantles in unchannelled valleys—south‐Eastern Brazil

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
1994 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0028603974

Part of ISSN: 10969837 01979337
Contributors: Fernandes, N.F.; Coelho Netto, A.L.; Lacerda, W.A.
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Hillslope erosion, sedimentation, and relief inversion in SE Brazil: Bananal, SP

Research needs and applications to reduce erosion and sedimentation in tropical steeplands. Proc., symposium, Suva, 1990
1990 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-0025584857

Contributors: Coelho Netto, A.L.; Fernandes, N.F.
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