Francisco Ferreira

Dr. Francisco Ferreira

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Academic Career Length

26Years (2001-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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12 April 2013 in Geophysics
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FFFrancisco Ferreira
Francisco Ferreira
JSJeferson de Souza
Jeferson de Souza
ABAlessandra de B. e S. Bongiolo
Alessandra de B. e S. Bongiolo
LCLuís G. de Castro
Luís G. de Castro
Magnetic anomaly maps reflect the spatial distribution of magnetic sources, which may be located at different depths and have significantly different physical and geometrical properties, complicating the identification of the corresponding geologic structures. Filtering techniques are frequently used to balance anomalies from shallow and deep sources, and to enhance certain features of interest, such as the edges of the causative bodies. Most methods used for enhancing magnetic data are based on vertical or horizontal derivatives of the magnetic anomalies or combinations of them, and the edges or centers of the sources are identified by maxima, minima, or null values in the transformed data. Normalized derivatives methods are used to equalize signals from sources buried at different depths. We present an edge detector method for the enhancement of magnetic anomalies, which is based on the tilt angle of the total horizontal gradient. The notable features of this method are that it produces amplitude maxima over the source edges and that it equalizes signals from shallow and deep sources. The method is applied to synthetic and real data. The effectiveness of the method is evaluated by comparing it with other edge detection methods that have been previously reported in the literature and that make use of derivatives. The results show that our method is less sensitive to variations in the depth of the sources and that it indicates the position of the edges of causative bodies in a more accurate fashion, when compared with previous methods, even for anomalies due to multiple interfering sources. These results demonstrate that the proposed method is a useful tool for the qualitative interpretation of magnetic data.

1 September 2007 in Journal of South American Earth Sciences
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MSMichael Strugale
Michael Strugale
SRSidnei Pires Rostirolla
Sidnei Pires Rostirolla
FMFernando Mancini
Fernando Mancini
CFCarlos Vieira Portela Filho
Carlos Vieira Portela Filho
FFFrancisco Ferreira
Francisco Ferreira
RFRafael Corrêa de Freitas
Rafael Corrêa de Freitas

1 December 2008 in Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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VBValter Antonio Becegato
Valter Antonio Becegato
FFFrancisco Ferreira
Francisco Ferreira
WMWilliam César Pollonio Machado
William César Pollonio Machado
Gamma spectrometric measurements were obtained for the agricultural soils aiming at characterizing the spatial distribution of radionuclide concentrations (K, eU and eTh), as well for the samples of phosphatic fertilizers and agricultural gypsum. In the study areas, three types of soils occured: Eutrophic Red Nitosol (Alfisoil), Eutroferric Red Latosol of clayey texture (Oxisoil) and Dystrophic Red Latosol of medium texture (Oxisoil). The results showed that the radionuclide concentrations in more clayey soils were higher than in more sandy soils, mainly as a function of a higher adsorption capacity of the former. For the area where human activity predominated, the average contents of K, eU and eTh were respectively 54.75; 10.22 and 7.27 Bq/Kg, significantly higher than those for the area where no fertilizers were used (34.15 Bq/Kg K; 1.69 Bq/Kg eU, and 5.36 Bq/Kg eTh). Variations in the radionuclide concentrations were also observed in various fertilizer formula used in soybean and wheat crops.

1 June 2017 in Computers & Geosciences
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SOSaulo Pomponet Oliveira
Saulo Pomponet Oliveira
FFFrancisco Ferreira
Francisco Ferreira
JSJeferson de Souza
Jeferson de Souza

24 June 2020 in Pure and Applied Geophysics
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FCFabrício R. Castro
Fabrício R. Castro
SOSaulo Pomponet Oliveira
Saulo Pomponet Oliveira
JSJeferson de Souza
Jeferson de Souza
FFFrancisco Ferreira
Francisco Ferreira

1 June 2015 in Brazilian Journal of Geology
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MGMaria Do Carmo Gastal
Maria Do Carmo Gastal
FFFrancisco Ferreira
Francisco Ferreira
JCJefferson Ulisses da Cunha
Jefferson Ulisses da Cunha
CECamila Esmeris
Camila Esmeris
EKEdinei Koester
Edinei Koester
MRMarcos de Magalhães May Rossetti
Marcos de Magalhães May Rossetti
A construção do granito Lavras é analisada mediante integração de dados geológicos, geofísicos e estruturais originais e compilados, em consonância com a evolução do centro vulcano-plutônico. Esse centro engloba o complexo intrusivo Lavras do Sul e a sequência traquiandesítica da Formação Hilário (604 - 590 Ma), ambos formados em posição de antepaís durante o período pós-colisional da Orogênese Dom Feliciano, no oeste do Escudo Sul-riograndense. A análise de estruturas rúpteis e lineamentos magnéticos indica que o vulcanismo teve início próximo ao colapso dessa orogenia, condicionado por sistemas transtensivos dextrais NW-SE a WNW-ESE que invertem para sinistrais com o relaxamento tectônico. A formação do complexo intrusivo, principiando com a intrusão subvulcânica do monzonito Tapera no norte, acompanhou a inversão no regime de stress regional ao longo de zona de falha N70-75°W que o seciona. Ao final, ocorreu o posicionamento do granito Lavras no sul, o qual possui dimensões modestas (325 km³) e forma tabular (comprimento - L: espessura - E ≈ 3:1) afinando para sul, como deduzido dos dados gravimétricos. Dois domínios composicional-estruturais, equivalentes aos granitos magnesianos centrais (granodiorito e monzogranito) e os ferrosos da borda (sienogranito e feldspato alcalino granito), são definidos pela trama ASM (anisotropia de suscetibilidade magnética). Tais dados, aliados aos de estruturas rúpteis, apontam um pluton multicíclico construído em dois eventos de ressurgência, envolvendo: (1) o lacólito central decorrente do alojamento do granodiorito sob a soleira de monzogranito; e (2) as intrusões anulares de granitos ferrosos, induzidas pela expansão do reservatório epizonal em razão da recarga com magmas máfico-ultramáficos lamprofíricos. O controle estrutural, a distribuição espacial e a associação com diques lamprofíricos corroboram o vínculo da mineralização aurífera com o último episódio de ressurgência em um centro vulcano-plutônico maduro.