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My current research focuses on the investigation of cause-effect relationships in the field of hydrology, primarily water quality. I am particularly interested in analysing how different kinds of environments (natural or man-made) influence the behaviour of a watershed and how we (hydrologists) apply different strategies to cope with these demands in order to reduce water quantity and quality stresses. To date, I worked in two different research areas: petrochemical refinery and water resources management both related to environmental issues. The background of my work in petrochemical refinery lies in the pinch analysis methodologies which lead to the optimization of the hydrogen system network in a refinery and the use of fuel gas in a cogeneration unit. The research resulted in two peer reviewed publications and the master’s degree in Chemical Engineering. I started working with Geographical Information Systems (ArcView, Arc Map and AutoCAD) and water quality models (namely Qual2K, HEC-RAS and HEC-HMS) in 2007 at the Civil Engineering Department at Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto. In all these studies, my colleagues and I developed reports for several watersheds regarding water quality and flood plain maps in northern Portugal to be implemented in River Basin Management Plans. In 2011, I started my PhD in Environmental Engineering at Faculty of Engineering University of Porto in Portugal funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology. I travelled abroad to the United States of America to work with Dr. Daniel Ames at Geospatial Software Lab in Idaho State University, Idaho Falls. With his team I learned how to work with EPA’s software Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS). The worked developed for several watersheds in Idaho State resulted in a publication in the Environmental Modeling and Software Journal. The paper examines a common question in watershed modeling – how much terrain information is needed for adequate model results. Later I published another paper in the same journal which explores the some of the primary challenges associating with populating watershed simulation models in the case of limited data. During this period I was able to supervise a master student, who travelled to Portugal with external funding to model water quantity and quality in Piabanha River, a watershed Bahia State in Brazil. My PhD research thesis “River Water Quality Modeling for River Basin and Water Resources Management” addresses the impact of land use development, point and nonpoint sources of pollution and future climate change impacts in water quality and quantity in two Portuguese watersheds, which resulted in two more peer reviewed publications . To date I have eight peer-reviewed journal articles in international journals. In all these studies I was able to learn and share knowledge with BASIN’s support group, through an email list server. I am also collaborating with the Catalan Institute for Water Research in Barcelona, Spain and the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto in a project with a potential funding source from Foundation for Science and Technology for a 6 year period. The project will aim at giving insight into the increasingly important issue of water pollution due to micro pollutants, in particular in investigating, developing and assessing the fate and transport of a wide spectrum of micro pollutants in river networks. We are also preparing an application to ERANETMED JC-WATER-2014 in the same field.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Chemical Engineering
• ☆ Environmental Engineering and Technology
• ☆ Industrial Engineering
• ☆ Computer Simulation/Computational Modeling
• ☆ Hydrology
• ☆ Pollution Control & Waste Management
• ☆ Water Pollution
• ☆ Water Treatment

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas

May 2015 - May 2018

Research Associate

University of Porto

January 2007 - December 2009

Research Associate

Galp Energia Porto Refinery

November 2005 - March 2006

Education

Doctorate - Environmental Engineering

Faculty of Engineering University of Porto

January 2011 - December 2014

PhD in Environmental Engineering

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia

January 2011 - December 2014

Masters

Porto School of Engineering

August 2004 - June 2006

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

André R. Fonseca, João A. Santos, Simone G.P. Varandas, Sandra M. Monteiro, José L. Martinho, Rui M.V. Cortes, Edna Cabecinha (2020). Current and Future Ecological Status Assessment: A New Holistic Approach for Watershed Management . Water.

André Fonseca, Santos, J. A., Simone G.P. Varandas, Sandra M. Monteiro, Lourenco, Martinho, Rui Cortes, Edna Cabecinha (2020). Current and Future Ecological Status Assessment: A New Holistic Approach for Watershed Management . Water.

Mónica Santos, André Fonseca, Helder Fraga, Gregory V. Jones, João A. Santos(2020). Bioclimatic conditions of the Portuguese wine denominations of origin under changing climates . International Journal of Climatology. 40. (2). p. 927--941. Wiley

Mónica Santos, André Fonseca, Helder Fraga, Gregory V. Jones, João A. Santos(2020). Bioclimatic conditions of the Portuguese wine denominations of origin under changing climates . International Journal of Climatology. 40. (2). p. 927--941.

A.R. Fonseca, J.A. Santos(2019). A new very high-resolution climatological dataset in Portugal: Application to hydrological modeling in a mountainous watershed . Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. Elsevier {BV}

A.R. Fonseca, J.A. Santos(2019). A new very high-resolution climatological dataset in Portugal: Application to hydrological modeling in a mountainous watershed . Physics and Chemistry of the Earth.

Santos, M., Fonseca, A., Fragoso, M., Santos, J.A.(2019). Recent and future changes of precipitation extremes in mainland Portugal . Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 137. (1-2). p. 1305--1319.

Costa, R., Fraga, H., Fonseca, A., De Cortázar-Atauri, I.G., Val, M.C., Carlos, C., Reis, S., Santos, J.A.(2019). Grapevine phenology of cv. Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional in the Douro wine region: Modelling and climate change projections . Agronomy. 9. (4).

Santos, M., Fonseca, A., Fraga, H., Jones, G.V., Santos, J.A.(2019). Bioclimatic conditions of the Portuguese wine denominations of origin under changing climates . International Journal of Climatology.

Fonseca, A.R., Santos, J.A.(2019). A new very high-resolution climatological dataset in Portugal: Application to hydrological modeling in a mountainous watershed . Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. 109. p. 2-8.

Santos, M., Fonseca, A., Fragoso, M., Santos, J.A.(2019). Recent and future changes of precipitation extremes in mainland Portugal . Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 137. (1-2). p. 1305-1319.

Costa, R., Fraga, H., Fonseca, A., De Cortázar-Atauri, I.G., Val, M.C., Carlos, C., Reis, S., Santos, J.A.(2019). Grapevine phenology of cv. Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional in the Douro wine region: Modelling and climate change projections . Agronomy. 9. (4).

Fonseca, A.R., Santos, J.A.(2019). Predicting hydrologic flows under climate change: The Tâmega Basin as an analog for the Mediterranean region . Science of the Total Environment. 668. p. 1013-1024.

Fonseca, A.R., Santos, J.A.(2019). Predicting hydrologic flows under climate change: The Tâmega Basin as an analog for the Mediterranean region . Science of the Total Environment. 668. p. 1013--1024.

A. R. Fonseca, M. Santos, J. A. Santos(2018). Hydrological and flood hazard assessment using a coupled modelling approach for a mountainous catchment in Portugal . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 32. (7). p. 2165--2177.

A. R. Fonseca, M. Santos, J. A. Santos(2018). Hydrological and flood hazard assessment using a coupled modelling approach for a mountainous catchment in Portugal . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 32. (7). p. 2165--2177. Springer Nature

Fonseca, A., Boaventura, R.A.R., Vilar, V.J.P.(2018). Integrating water quality responses to best management practices in Portugal . Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25. (2). p. 1587-1596.

Fonseca, A.R., Santos, M., Santos, J.A.(2018). Hydrological and flood hazard assessment using a coupled modelling approach for a mountainous catchment in Portugal . Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 32. (7). p. 2165-2177.

Fonseca, A.R., Santos, J.A.(2018). High-resolution temperature datasets in Portugal from a geostatistical approach: Variability and extremes . Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 57. (3). p. 627-644.

Fonseca, Andre(2017). High resolution temperature datasets in Portugal from a geostatistical approach: variability and extremes . Journal of American Meteorological Society.

Fonseca, A. R., and J. A. Santos. "High resolution temperature datasets in Portugal from a geostatistical approach: variability and extremes." Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 2017 (2017) .

Fonseca, A., Boaventura, R.A.R., Vilar, V.J.P.(2017). Integrating water quality responses to best management practices in Portugal . Environmental Science and Pollution Research. p. 1--10.

Fonseca, A.R., Sanches Fernandes, L.F., Fontainhas-Fernandes, A., Monteiro, S.M., Pacheco, F.A.L.(2017). The impact of freshwater metal concentrations on the severity of histopathological changes in fish gills: A statistical perspective . Science of the Total Environment. 599-600. p. 217-226.

Fonseca, A.R., Sanches Fernandes, L.F., Fontainhas-Fernandes, A., Monteiro, S.M., Pacheco, F.A.L.(2017). The impact of freshwater metal concentrations on the severity of histopathological changes in fish gills: A statistical perspective . Science of the Total Environment. 599-600. p. 217--226.

Fonseca, A.R., Sanches Fernandes, L.F., Fontainhas-Fernandes, A., Monteiro, S.M., Pacheco, F.A.L.(2016). From catchment to fish: Impact of anthropogenic pressures on gill histopathology . Science of the Total Environment. 550. p. 972--986.

Fonseca, A.R., Sanches Fernandes, L.F., Fontainhas-Fernandes, A., Monteiro, S.M., Pacheco, F.A.L.(2016). From catchment to fish: Impact of anthropogenic pressures on gill histopathology . Science of the Total Environment. 550. p. 972-986.

Santos, C.E., Fonseca, A., Kumar, E., Bhatnagar, A., Vilar, V.J.P., Botelho, C.M.S., Boaventura, R.A.R.(2015). Performance evaluation of the main units of a refinery wastewater treatment plant - A case study . Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 3. (3). p. 2095-2103.

Santos, C.E., Fonseca, A., Kumar, E., Bhatnagar, A., Vilar, V.J.P., Botelho, C.M.S., Boaventura, R.A.R.(2015). Performance evaluation of the main units of a refinery wastewater treatment plant - A case study . Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 3. (3). p. 2095--2103.

Fonseca, A., Botelho, C., Boaventura, R.A.R., Vilar, V.J.P.(2015). Global Warming Effects on Faecal Coliform Bacterium Watershed Impairments in Portugal . River Research and Applications. 31. (10). p. 1344-1353.

A. Fonseca, C. Botelho, R. A. R. Boaventura, V. J. P. Vilar(2014). GLOBAL WARMING EFFECTS ON FAECAL COLIFORM BACTERIUM WATERSHED IMPAIRMENTS IN PORTUGAL . River Res. Applic. p. n/a--n/a. Wiley-Blackwell

A. Fonseca, C. Botelho, R. A. R. Boaventura, V. J. P. Vilar(2014). GLOBAL WARMING EFFECTS ON FAECAL COLIFORM BACTERIUM WATERSHED IMPAIRMENTS IN PORTUGAL . River Res. Applic. p. n/a--n/a.

Ping Yang, Daniel P. Ames, André Fonseca, Danny Anderson, Rupesh Shrestha, Nancy F. Glenn, Yang Cao(2014). What is the effect of LiDAR-derived DEM resolution on large-scale watershed model results? . Environmental Modelling & Software. 58. p. 48â??57--48â??57.

Ping Yang, Daniel P. Ames, André Fonseca, Danny Anderson, Rupesh Shrestha, Nancy F. Glenn, Yang Cao(2014). What is the effect of LiDAR-derived DEM resolution on large-scale watershed model results? . Environmental Modelling & Software. 58. p. 48â??57. Elsevier BV

André Fonseca, Cidália Botelho, Rui A.R. Boaventura, Vítor J.P. Vilar(2014). Integrated hydrological and water quality model for river management: A case study on Lena River . Science of The Total Environment. 485-486. p. 474â??489--474â??489.

André Fonseca, Cidália Botelho, Rui A.R. Boaventura, Vítor J.P. Vilar(2014). Integrated hydrological and water quality model for river management: A case study on Lena River . Science of The Total Environment. 485-486. p. 474â??489. Elsevier BV

Fonseca, A., Ames, D.P., Yang, P., Botelho, C., Boaventura, R., Vilar, V.(2014). Watershed model parameter estimation and uncertainty in data-limited environments . Environmental Modelling and Software. 51. p. 84--93.

Fonseca, A., Botelho, C., Boaventura, R.A.R., Vilar, V.J.P.(2014). Integrated hydrological and water quality model for river management: A case study on Lena River . Science of the Total Environment. 485-486. (1). p. 474-489.

Fonseca, A., Ames, D.P., Yang, P., Botelho, C., Boaventura, R., Vilar, V.(2014). Watershed model parameter estimation and uncertainty in data-limited environments . Environmental Modelling and Software. 51. p. 84-93.

Yang, P., Ames, D.P., Fonseca, A., Anderson, D., Shrestha, R., Glenn, N.F., Cao, Y.(2014). What is the effect of LiDAR-derived DEM resolution on large-scale watershed model results? . Environmental Modelling and Software. 58. p. 48-57.

Vieira, J., Fonseca, A., Vilar, V.J.P., Boaventura, R.A.R., Botelho, C.M.S.(2013). Water quality modelling of Lis River, Portugal . Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 20. (1). p. 508-524.

Vieira, J., Fonseca, A., Vilar, V.J.P., Boaventura, R.A.R., Botelho, C.M.S.(2013). Water quality modelling of Lis River . Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 20. (1). p. 508--524.

Vieira, J., Fonseca, A., Vilar, V.J.P., Boaventura, R.A.R., Botelho, C.M.S.(2012). Water quality in Lis river . Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 184. (12). p. 7125--7140.

Vieira, J., Fonseca, A., Vilar, V.J.P., Boaventura, R.A.R., Botelho, C.M.S.(2012). Water quality in Lis river, Portugal . Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 184. (12). p. 7125-7140.

Fonseca, A., Tavares, M.L.C., Gomes, L.A.C.N.(2010). Burning clean fuel gas improves energetic efficiency . Energy Conversion and Management. 51. (3). p. 498--504.

Fonseca, A., Tavares, M.L.C., Gomes, L.A.C.N.(2010). Burning clean fuel gas improves energetic efficiency . Energy Conversion and Management. 51. (3). p. 498-504.

Fonseca, A., Sá, V., Bento, H., Tavares, M.L.C., Pinto, G., Gomes, L.A.C.N.(2008). Hydrogen distribution network optimization: a refinery case study . Journal of Cleaner Production. 16. (16). p. 1755--1763.

Fonseca, A., Sá, V., Bento, H., Tavares, M.L.C., Pinto, G., Gomes, L.A.C.N.(2008). Hydrogen distribution network optimization: a refinery case study . Journal of Cleaner Production. 16. (16). p. 1755-1763.

OTHER

João Andrade Santos, Mónica Santos, Helder Fraga, André Fonseca (2020). Agroclimatic zoning of wine denominations of origin in Portugal: current and future conditions .

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

Fonseca, Andre(2019). Engaging communities into ecosystem services – Valuing Blue and Green Infrastructures in Atlantic landscapes. Ecosystem Services Partnership 10th world conference.

Fonseca, Andre(2019). Integrated modelling to link terrestrial and riverine interfaces accounting for biodiversity and ecosystem services: Project ALICE. The International Society for Ecological Modelling Global Conference.

Fonseca, Andre(2018). Assessment of future water resources availability under climate change scenarios in Portugal. European Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. 15. (202).

Fonseca, Andre(2018). Influence of precipitation variability in vegetation greenness in Portugal. EGU General Assembly 2018. 20. (462).

Fonseca, Andre(2018). Modelação dos principais estados fenológicos da vinha. Jornadas de Engenharia Agronómica.

Fonseca, Andre(2018). Aplicação de 4 modelos aos principais estados fenológicos da vinha na Região Demarcada do Douro. Infowine Forum 2018 - Congresso Internacional de Viticultura.

Fonseca, Andre(2018). Hydrological modeling using a very high resolution climatological dataset in Portugal. EGU General Assembly 2018. 20. p. 2978.

Fonseca, Andre(2018). Precipitation dynamics in mainland Portugal: trends and future changes. European Meteorological Society Annual Meeting.

Fonseca, Andre(2018). Influência da variabilidade das condições atmosféricas no vigor vegetativo em Portugal. Congresso Nacional sobre as Alterações Climáticas 2018.

Fonseca, Andre(2018). Influence of the variability of the atmospheric conditions on the vegetative greenness in Portugal. em Simpósio Internacional de Águas, Solos e Geotecnologias.

Fonseca, Andre(2017). Hydrological Modeling using a new very high resolution climatological dataset in Portugal. International Congress on Risks.

Fonseca, Andre(2014). Impact of Lidar-Derived DEM Resolution on hydrographic Features and hydrologic Modeling . 7th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software.

Fonseca, Andre(2012). Uncertainty in Monthly River Streamflow Predictions using the Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN in Lis River. 4th Annual Western Consortium Tri-State Meeting, EPSCoR.

Fonseca, Andre(2005). Study and Optimization of a Hydrogen Distribution Network. Chempor 2005. (IP034).

CONFERENCE POSTER

Fonseca, Andre(2018). Aplicação de 4 modelos fenológicos aos principais estados fenológicos da vinha na região demarcada do Douro. Infowine Forum 2018, 6ª Edição.

Fonseca, Andre(2018). Influência da variabilidade da precipitação no vigor vegetativo em Portugal. II Simpósio Internacional de Águas, Solos e Geotecnologias.

Fonseca, Andre(2018). Influence of precipitation variability in vegetation greenness in Portugal. European Geosciences Union General Assembly.

Fonseca, Andre(2017). Development and analysis of a new very high resolution dataset of daily temperature in Portugal for 1950-2015. 4th International Conference on Ecohydrology, Soil and Climate Change.

Fonseca, Andre(2014). Uncertainty in Monthly River Streamflow Predictions Using the Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN in Lis River. 4th Annual EPSCoR Western Consortium Tri-State Meeting.

Fonseca, Andre(2014). What is the Impact of LiDAR-Derived DEM Resolution on Hydrographic Features and Watershed Model Output?. 7th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMS).

CONFERENCE PAPER

Yang, P., Ames, D.P., Fonseca, A., Anderson, D., Shrestha, R., Glenn, N.F., Cao, Y.(2014). Impact of LiDAR-derived DEM resolution on hydrographic features and hydrologic modeling . 2338--2345

Yang, P., Ames, D.P., Fonseca, A., Anderson, D., Shrestha, R., Glenn, N.F., Cao, Y.(2014). Impact of LiDAR-derived DEM resolution on hydrographic features and hydrologic modeling . Proceedings - 7th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software: Bold Visions for Environmental Modeling, iEMSs 2014. 4. p. 2338-2345.