Author profile: Abril Hernández, José María
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Name | Abril Hernández, José María |
Department | Física Aplicada I |
Knowledge area | Física Aplicada |
Professional category | Catedrático de Universidad |
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Article
Modelling past tsunamis in European waters
(UK Scientific Publishing, 2024)
A research model to simulate the propagation of tsunamis caused by different mechanisms was developed in this paper. These ... |
Article
Kinetic reactive transport explains distinct subsurface deposition patterns of pollutants in sediments. The case of the Sellafield-derived 236U, 137Cs and 239,240Pu in the Esk Estuary, UK
(ScienceDirect, 2023)
The kinetics of the uptake of pollutants by solids in sediments interacts with transitional eddy diffusivity in the pore ... |
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210Pb-based dating of recent sediments with χ-mapping versions of the CFCS, CIC, CF and TERESA models
(Elsevier, 2023)
The 210Pb-based method allows for absolute age determination in recent sediments on the centennial scale. The most common ... |
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210Pb-dating of sediments with models assuming a constant flux: CFCS, CRS, PLUM, and the novel χ-mapping. Review, performance tests, and guidelines
(Elsevier, 2023)
The 210Pb-based method has been widely used for five decades to determine absolute ages in recent sediments on the centennial ... |
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210Pb-based dating of recent sediments with the χ-mapping version of the Constant Sediment Accumulation Rate (CSAR) model
(Elsevier, 2023)
The 210Pb-based method aims at determining the absolute age of recent sediments on the centennial scale. A family of models ... |
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Modelling the kinetic reactive transport of pollutants at the sediment-water interface. Applications with atmospheric fallout radionuclides
(Elsevier, 2022)
Understanding the behaviour of particulate matter and chemicals at the sediment-water interface (SWI) is of interest in ... |
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Depth-distributions and migration of fallout radionuclides in mountain soils from Chr´ea National Park (Algeria): The role of rhizospheres
(Elsevier, 2022)
The distribution and migration of artificial fallout radionuclides in natural soils has been profusely studied for assessing ... |
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On the use of 210Pb-based records of sedimentation rates and activity concentrations for tracking past environmental changes
(Elsevier, 2022)
Lead-210 from natural atmospheric fallout is widely used in multidisciplinary studies to date recent sediments. Some of ... |
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Fine-tuning of Pb-210-based methods for dating vegetated saltmarsh sediments
(Elsevier, 2021)
Saltmarshes, wetlands, inter-tidal mudflats are highly productive natural ecosystems with significant ecological value. ... |
Article
Assessment of metal levels and pollution indices of the Songor Wetland, Ghana
(Elsevier, 2021)
Sediment, soil and fish samples collected from the Songor Wetland were assessed for the spatial distributions of metal (Al, ... |
Article
The Zanclean megaflood of the Mediterranean – Searching for independent evidence
(Elsevier, 2020)
About six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea underwent a period of isolation from the ocean and widespread salt ... |
Article
Estudio arqueoastronómico de las iglesias de la Asunción en los poblamientos cristianos tras la reconquista de las provincias de Córdoba y Soria
(Real Academia de Córdoba, 2020)
Estudiamos la orientación de las iglesias de la Asunción en Soria (N=73). El grupo del románico de repoblación (N=45, ... |
Article
Environmental radioactivity and trace metals in surficial sediments from estuarine systems in Ghana (Equatorial Africa), impacted by artisanal gold-mining
(Elsevier, 2020)
This paper reports concentrations of γ-emitter radionuclides (40K, 137Cs, 210Pb, 226Ra, 228Ra, 228Th and 234Th) and some ... |
Article
Environmental radioactivity in a sediment core from Algiers Bay: Radioecological assessment, radiometric dating and pollution records
(Elsevier, 2020)
The sedimentary system of the Algiers Bay has been impacted in the last decades by the exponential increases in population, ... |
Article
Multimodal-TERESA, a 210Pb-based radiometric dating model for recent sediments under largely varying rates of supply
(Elsevier, 2020)
Lead-210 from natural atmospheric fallout is widely used in multidisciplinary studies for dating recent sediments. In ... |
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Experimental study on the use of granulometric speciation for the radiometric dating of recent sediments
(Elsevier, 2019)
Theoretical and experimental studies have shown that activity concentrations of fallout radionuclides (such as 137Cs and ... |
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An exploratory modelling study on sediment transport during the Zanclean flood of the Mediterranean
(Springer, 2019)
A nearly 400-km-long erosion channel through the Strait of Gibraltar has been interpreted as evidence for a catastrophic ... |
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Radiometric dating of recent sediments: On the performance of 210 Pb based CRS chronologies under varying rates of supply
(Elsevier, 2019)
Radiometric dating was a revolutionary contribution to the study of sedimentary processes. Empirical data from varved ... |
Article
Influence of alongslope processes on modern turbidite systems and canyons in the Alboran Sea (southwestern Mediterranean)
(Elsevier, 2019)
This is an interdisciplinary study that combines morphoseismics, sedimentology and numerical modelling to elucidate at ... |
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Impact of gold-mining activity on trace elements enrichment in the West African estuaries: The case of Pra and Ankobra rivers with the Volta estuary (Ghana) as the reference
(Elsevier, 2018)
This study aimed at assessing trace element concentrations in two representative estuaries of Ghana (Pra and Ankobra) ... |
Article
Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations of the Late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville Flood
(2018)
At approximately 18.0 ka, pluvial Lake Bonneville reached its maximum level. At its northeastern extent it was impounded ... |
Article
From floodplain to aquatic sediments: Radiogeochronological fingerprints in a sediment core from the mining impacted Sancho Reservoir (SW Spain)
(Elsevier, 2018)
The Sancho Reservoir (SW Spain) was built in 1962, about the time of maximum 137Cs fallout, and it has been affected by ... |
Chapter of Book
Estudio arqueoastronómico y arqueométrico de la arquitectura religiosa de Bujalance
(Real Academia de Ciencias, Bellas Letras y Nobles Artes de Córdoba, 2018)
Cuando observamos una iglesia desde el cielo podemos ver cómo su eje principal se orienta con respecto a los puntos ... |
Article
An Exploratory Modelling Study on Late Pleistocene Mega-Tsunamis Triggered by Giant Submarine Landslides in the Mediterranean
(Peertechz Publications, 2017)
Gigantic submarine landslides are among the most energetic events on the Earth surface. During the Late Pleistocene the ... |
Article
Settling fluxes and sediment accumulation rates by the combined use of sediment traps and sediment cores in Tema Harbour (Ghana)
(Elsevier, 2017)
Settling fluxes and sediment accumulation rates in coastal Tema Harbour (Ghana) were investigated by the combined analyses ... |
Article
A modelling study on tsunami propagation in the Red Sea: Historical events, potential hazards and spectral analysis
(Elsevier, 2017)
This work reports results from numerical simulations of the tsunami triggered by 1995 Nuweiba earthquake, in the Gulf of ... |
Article
Radioecological assessment and radiometric dating of sediment cores from dynamic sedimentary systems of Pra and Volta estuaries (Ghana) along the Equatorial Atlantic
(Elsevier, 2017)
The Volta and Pra estuaries (Ghana, West Africa) are dynamical sedimentary systems whose natural equilibrium is being ... |
Article
Revisiting the time scale and size of the Zanclean flood of the Mediterranean (5.33 Ma) from CFD simulations
(Elsevier, 2016)
The incision Zanclean Channel, which crosses the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea, has been inter-preted as the ... |
Article
Bitácoras de Mares Numéricos: la Inundación Zancliense del Mediterráneo
(Real Academia de Córdoba de Ciencias, Bellas Letras y Nobles Artes, 2016)
El trabajo presenta un estudio de la inundación Zancliense del Mediterráneo (hace 5.3 Ma), aplicando técnicas de simulación ... |
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A 210Pb-based chronological model for recent sediments with random entries of mass and activities: Model development
(Elsevier, 2016)
Unsupported 210Pb (210Pbexc) vs. mass depth profiles do not contain enough information as to extract a unique chronology ... |
Article
Estudio Arqueoastronómico del Santuario Ibero-Romano de Torreparedones (Baena, Córdoba)
(Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Granada, 2015)
Se presenta un estudio arqueoastronómico del templo B (siglo I d.C.) del santuario iberoromano de Virtus Iulia (la turdetana ... |
Article
A Numerical Modelling Study on the Potential Role of Tsunamis in the Biblical Exodus
(MDPI - Open Access Publishing, 2015)
The reliability of the narrative of the Biblical Exodus has been subject of heated debate for decades. Recent archaeological ... |
Article
Levels of 25 trace elements in high-volume air filter samples from Seville (2001–2002): Sources, enrichment factors and temporal variations
(Elsevier, 2015)
The measurement of trace element concentration in aerosols is of interest for environmental studies and for human health ... |
Article
Computational fluid dynamics simulations of the Zanclean catastrophic flood of the Mediterranean (5.33 Ma)
(Elsevier, 2015)
Numerical simulations of the Mediterranean Sea filling after the Messinian salinity crisis have been carried out with a ... |
Article
Why would we use the Sediment Isotope Tomography (SIT) model to establish a 210Pb-based chronology in recent-sediment cores?
(Elsevier, 2015)
After half a century, the use of unsupported 210Pb ( 210Pbexc) is still far off from being a well established dating tool ... |
Article
A numerical modeling study on oceanographic conditions in the former Gulf of Tartessos (SW Iberia): Tides and tsunami propagation
(Elsevier, 2014)
At least five catastrophic tsunami events have affected the Iberian Atlantic coasts during the last 7000 years. During ... |
Article
Fallout 210Pb as a soil and sediment tracer in catchment sediment budget investigations: A review
(Elsevier, 2014)
Increasing anthropogenic pressures coupled with climate change impacts on natural resources have promoted a quest for ... |
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Evidence that excess 210Pb flux varies with sediment accumulation rate and implications for dating recent sediments
(Springer, 2014)
Most 210Pb dating models assume that atmospheric flux of excess 210Pb (210Pbexc) to the sediment–water interface remains ... |
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Modelling tsunamis in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Application to the Minoan Santorini tsunami sequence as a potential scenario for the biblical Exodus
(Elsevier, 2014)
A numerical model which simulates the propagation of tsunamis in the Eastern Mediterranean has been developed. Several tsunami ... |
Article
Implications for food safety of the uptake by tomato of 25 trace-elements from a phosphogypsum amended soil from SW Spain
(Elsevier, 2014)
Phosphogypsum (PG) has been usually applied as Ca-amendment to reclaim sodic soils such as those in the marshland area of ... |
Article
Phosphogypsum amendments and irrigation with acidulated water affect tomato nutrition in reclaimed marsh soils from SW Spain
(Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 2014)
Phosphogypsum (PG) is a by-product of the P fertilizer industry usually valorised as amendment for acidic and sodic soils. ... |
Article
Modeling tsunami propagation in the Iberia–Africa plate boundary: Historical events, regional exposure and the case-study of the former Gulf of Tartessos
(Elsevier, 2013)
A numerical model to simulate tsunami propagation in south of Iberia waters has been developed. It is based on the 2D ... |
Article
Pre- and post-Chernobyl accident levels of I-129 and Cs-137 in the Southern Baltic Sea by brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus
(Elsevier, 2013)
129I is a very long-lived radionuclide (T1/2 = 15.7 × 106 years) that is present in the environment both because of natural ... |
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Modeling tides and tsunami propagation in the former Gulf of Tartessos, as a tool for Archaeological Science
(Elsevier, 2013)
After the last Holocene sea level rise (about 6900 BP), the Gulf of Tartessos extended over the south western area of the ... |
Article
Pre- and post-Chernobyl accident levels of 129I and 137Cs in the Southern Baltic Sea by brown seaweed Fucus vesiculosus
(ScienceDirect, 2013)
129I is a very long-lived radionuclide (T1/2 = 15.7 × 106 years) that is present in the environment both because of natural ... |
PhD Thesis
Modelización tridimensional del transporte oceánico de 137cs forzado por vientos. Validación en el mar báltico tras el accidente nuclear de Chernobyl
(2012)
Esta tesis materializa la segunda mitad de la carrera investigadora del autor, continuación natural de una primera mitad ... |
Article
Anthropogenic 129I concentration and 129I/127I ratio in rainwater from Seville (Spain) in the period 2005–2008 as affected by airborne releases from Sellafield and La Hague facilities
(Elsevier, 2012)
129I is a very long-lived radionuclide (T1/2 = 15.7 × 106 years) that is present in the environment both because of natural ... |
Article
Radiometric dating of recent sediments: beyond the boundary conditions
(Springer, 2012)
Most mathematical models for radiometric dating of recent sediments are particular solutions of a unique physical problem: ... |
Article
Recent sedimentation rates in Garaet El Ichkeul Lake, NW Tunisia, as affected by the construction of dams and a regulatory sluice
(Springer, 2012)
Purpose Ichkeul National Park, NW Tunisia, is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Garaet El Ichkeul Lake is known for its seasonal ... |
Article
Could bulk density profiles provide information about recent sedimentation rates?
(Springer, 2011)
Independent validation has to be an integral part of the 210Pb-based radiometric dating of recent sediments. The combined ... |
Presentation
A Lagrangian Transport Model Applied to two Different Brackish Systems: the Baltic Sea and the Guadalquivir River
(IEEE Computer Society, 2011)
the nuclear contamination and other passive particles in the ocean. As a consequence of the Chernobyl accident (April, ... |
Article
Drain flow and related salt losses as affected by phosphogypsum amendment in reclaimed marsh soils from SW Spain
(Elsevier, 2011)
Phosphogypsum (PG), a by-product of the P industries, has been widely applied as an amendment to reduce Na saturation in ... |
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Nitrate loss from a tile-drained reclaimed marsh soil from SW Spain amended with different products
(Springer, 2011)
Tile drainage and soil amendments have been found to affect losses of nitrate N from agricultural soils. This work was ... |
Article
Microwave-based digestion method for extraction of 127I and 129I from solid material for measurements by AMS and ICP-MS
(Elsevier, 2011)
This work presents a microwave-based digestion method followed by a radiochemical extraction procedure to extract iodine ... |
Patent. Invention
Captador solar de bajo coste
(Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas (OEPM), 2009)
Captador solar de bajo coste. La presente invención tiene por objeto un captador solar de bajo coste dispuesto horizontalmente ... |
Article
Occupational dosimetric assessment (inhalation pathway) from the application of phosphogypsum in agriculture in South West Spain
(Elsevier, 2009)
Phosphogypsum (PG) has been traditionally applied as Ca-amendment in saline marsh soils in SW Spain, where available PG ... |
Article
Extensive radioactive characterization of a phosphogypsum stack in SW Spain: 226Ra, 238U, 210Po concentrations and 222Rn exhalation rate
(Elsevier, 2009)
Phosphogypsum (PG) is a by-product of the phosphate fertilizer industries that contains relatively high concentrations of ... |
Article
Transfer of Cd, Pb, Ra and U from Phosphogypsum Amended Soils to Tomato Plants
(Springer, 2009)
About 170 million tons of phosphogypsum (PG) are annually generated worldwide as a by-product of phosphoric acid factories. ... |
Article
Anthropogenic radionuclides in the water column and a sediment core from the Alboran Sea: application to radiometric dating and reconstruction of historical water column radionuclide concentrations
(Springer, 2008)
Global fallout is the main source of anthropogenic radionuclides in the Mediterranean Sea. This work presents 137Cs, ... |
Article
Kinetic box models for the uptake of radionuclides and heavy metals by suspended particulate matter: equivalence between models and its implications
(Elsevier, 2008)
In recent years an increasing experimental effort has been paid to the study of the sorption process of radionuclides and ... |
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The cumulative effect of three decades of phosphogypsum amendments in reclaimed marsh soils from SW Spain: 226Ra, 238U and Cd contents in soils and tomato fruit
(Elsevier, 2008)
Phosphogypsum (PG), a by-product of the phosphate fertiliser industries, has been applied as soil amendment to reduce Na ... |
Article
Algoritmo matemático eficiente para la resolución, por el método de diferencias finitas, de la ecuación de difusión-advección acoplada a modelos cinéticos de transferencia de seudo-primer orden
(Universidad del Zulia, 2007)
Los modelos cinéticos de seudo-primer orden han demostrado su utilidad para estudiar el comportamiento de una gran variedad ... |
Presentation
Using oceanography to control and forecast nuclear accidents and other passive particles problems
(IEEE Computer Society, 2007)
This article is the last improved version of a previously published model (Toscano-Jimenez and Garcia-Tenorio, 2004) for ... |
Article
Development of a recording water flow meter using ultrasonic measurement of water levels in a slotted U-pipe
(Elsevier, 2007)
The accurate measurement and recording of water flow rates is necessary in the perfor-mance of field experiments in ... |
Report
Evaluación de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Radiológica en la Aplicación del Fosfoyeso Como Enmienda de Suelos Agrícolas en las Marismas del Guadalquivir
(2006)
The main goal of this Project has been the radiological and alimentary assessment of the agriculture use of phosphogypsum ... |
PhD Thesis |
Article
239Pu sorption by suspended matter from Hueznar reservoir (southern Spain): Experimental and modelling study
(E. D. P. Sciences, 2005)
Kinetic transfer coefficients are important parameters to understand and reliably model the behaviour of non-conservative ... |
Article
Evaluation of the radioactive impact of the phosphogypsum wastes used as amendment in agriculture soils
(E. D. P. Sciences, 2005)
Some 3x109 kg of phosphogypsum (PG) wastes are annually generated by two fertiliser-production factories in Huelva ... |
Article
Radioactivity concentration and heavy metal content in fuel oil and oil-ashes in Venezuela
(E. D. P. Sciences, 2005)
Environmental radiation levels are modified in regions where the oil industrial activity is more aggressive, such as in ... |
Presentation
Mecanismos de transferencia de radionucleidos en el medio ambiente
(Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radioactivos, ENRESA, 2004)
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Article
Phosphogypsum Amendment Effect on Radionuclide Content in Drainage Water and Marsh Soils from Southwestern Spain
(Wiley, 2003)
Phosphogypsum (PG) is a residue of the phosphate fertilizer industry that has relatively high concentrations of 226Ra and ... |
Chapter of Book |
Article
Application of a liquid scintillation counter to the measurement of tracing radioactivity in experiments on suspended matter uptake in aquatic environments
(E. D. P. Sciences, 2002)
The experiments on the study of the kinetic transfer coefficients of conservative and non-conservative radionuclides, in ... |
Article
Experimental and modelling study of artificial radionuclides (239Pu, 241Am and 99Tc) uptake by suspended matter in environmental waters located in the south of Spain
(E. D. P. Sciences, 2002)
The interest on transfer coefficients studies have increased recently, since they are important parameters required ... |
PhD Thesis |
Article
Kinetic transfer coefficients for radionuclides in estuarine waters: Reference values from133Ba and effects of salinity and suspended load concentration
(Springer, 1998)
In estuarine environments there are important spatial and temporal changes in both salt and suspended load concentrations. ... |
Article
Modelling the dispersion of non-conservative radionuclides in tidal waters .2. Application to Ra-226 dispersion in an estuarine system
(Elsevier, 1996)
The Odiel river is an estuary system located in the south-west of Spain and affected by tidal dynamics. A phosphate ... |
Article
Modelling the suspended matter distribution in an estuarine system : Application to the Odiel river in southwest Spain
(Elsevier, 1996)
A numerical model which solves the advective-diffusive dispersion equation for suspended matter and includes the deposition ... |
Article
Modelling the dispersion of non-conservative radionuclides in tidal waters—Part 1: Conceptual and mathematical model
(Elsevier, 1996)
A 2D four-phase model to study the dispersion of non-conservative radionuclides in tidal waters, in conditions of ... |
Article
A modeling study of Ra-226 dispersion in an estuarine system in south-west Spain
(Elsevier, 1994)
A numerical model to study 226Ra dispersion in the Odiel River, in which two fertilizer plants release their wastes, has ... |
Article
The use of 137-cs in marine and lacustrine sediment dating
(Pergamon Press, 1992)
En este trabajo, la técnica de datación 137 Cs con precisión mejorada se muestra como una herramienta poderosa para ... |