Wave energy resource of Brazil: An analysis from 35 years of ERA-Interim reanalysis data.

This paper presents a characterization of the wave power resource and an analysis of the wave power output for three (AquaBuoy, Pelamis and Wave Dragon) different wave energy converters (WEC) over the Brazilian offshore. To do so it used a 35 years reanalysis database from the ERA-Interim project. Annual and seasonal statistical analyzes of significant height and energy period were performed, and the directional variability of the incident waves were evaluated. The wave power resource was characterized in terms of the statistical parameters of mean, maximum, 95th percentile and standard deviation, and in terms of the temporal variability coefficients COV, SV e MV. From these analyses, the total annual wave power resource available over the Brazilian offshore was estimated in 89.97 GW, with largest mean wave power of 20.63 kW/m in the southernmost part of the study area. The analysis of the three WEC was based in the annual wave energy output and in the capacity factor. The higher capacity factor was 21.85% for Pelamis device at the southern region of the study area.

Estimativa do potencial de sedimentação e erosão: caso Manguezal do Pina, Recife (PE) / Estimating the potential for sedimentation and erosion: the case of Manguezal do Pina, Recife (PE), Brazil

O processo de desenvolvimento da sociedade moderna tem resultado em um aumento das pressões antrópicas nas áreas de manguezais. Este artigo concentra-se nos aspectos dos padrões dos fluxos d'água e na identificação de seus efeitos mecânicos nos sedimentos em áreas de manguezais. A metodologia experimental desenvolvida consiste no planejamento e execução de um programa de levantamentos hidrodinâmicos, levando-se em conta a variabilidade espaço-temporal inerente a esses ambientes. Os resultados obtidos possibilitam o traçado de cenários quantitativos e qualitativos das principais tendências dos fluxos hidrossedimentológicos, processos físicos fundamentais a serem considerados em qualquer plano de manejo dos recursos naturais dos manguezais. Esse método foi aplicado como estudo de caso ao manguezal do Pina, Recife, PE.

The development process of modern society has resulted in an increase of anthropogenic pressures on mangrove areas. This article focuses on aspects of water flow patterns and the identification of their mechanical effects in sediments in mangroves areas. The experimental methodology developed consists in planning and implementing a program of hydrodynamic surveys considering spatial and temporal variability that is inherent in these environments. The results provide a qualitative and quantitative map of the main tendencies of hydrosedimentological flows, which is notably important in any plan for natural resource management of mangroves. This method was applied as a case study of the Pina mangrove in Recife, PE, Brazil.