About Us

Development of new technologies and new products aimed at increasing productivity, reducing waste and emissions of pollutants, thereby enabling sustainable development.

Historic

Established in December 5, 2005, the Atlantis Institute was initially conceived as an organization that is dedicated to raise funds to support scientific projects of oceanography and related sciences.

The idea was born within the LENOC group (Numerical Experimentation Laboratory of Oceanography) of the Federal University of Rio Grande. A professor and four students working with numerical models for simulation of ocean dynamics had difficulty in approving projects in the public funding system and decided to create a private institute.

Mission

Promote scientific and technological knowledge that enables the progress of human society while maintaining lower levels of carbon emissions and other pollutants.

Vision

Pursue the minimization of the effects of human activities on the planet, its climate and its ecosystems.

Metocean

Research

Environmental Assessment

• Environmental impact of deep water constructions

• Environmental impact of harbour constructions and navigation channels

• Local Emergency Plans and Area Emergency Plans (deep water and coastal)

• Simulation of location alternatives and morphological alternatives for coastal works (jetties, embankments, dredging, piers and port terminals, shipping channels)

• Mitigation/compensation plans for coastal constructions

Data Analysis/Assimilation

• Analysis of data sampled in the ocean or atmosphere: quality control/quality assurance

• Re-analyses of sampled data and model data

• Assimilation of re-analysis data into ocean circulation models

Applied numerical models

• Modelos de Ondas e Marés

• Ocean circulation

• Sediments and Turbidity currents

• Water quality/sewage plumes

Assessment of physical environment

• Assessment of physical aspects of environment (meteorology, climatology, oceanography) to compose Environmental Assessment

Ocean forecast

• Operational models for simulation and forecast of ocean circulation

Environmental Technology

Research

Pollution

• Experiments with chemical dispersants

• Experiments with Biodegrading bacteria

• Simulation of oil dispersion in the ocean

Laboratory Experiments

• Biodegradation

• Oil Weathering

• Chemical characterization of oil

Environmental emergency

• Simulation of oild spill contingency

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Resiliency studies

• Resiliency of mangrove and coral reefs to oil spills

Projetos

The objective of this study was to understand the impact to be caused by the implementation of the Navy shipyard in Sepetiba Bay. Our team carried out numerical experiments of the waves, the ocean currents and sediment transport with and without the shipyard, which helped to understand how the new construction would alter circulation patterns. In this case, Atlantis was a sub-contactor of the firm MRS, which was responsible for the entire environmental Study.

In this study, the Atlantis team was responsible for monitoring the Patos Lagoon estuary environment during the period of contruction for augmentation of the jetties in the Lagoon entrance and dreding of the Rio Grande port navigation canal. During 2 years, our team has resgistered the water salinity, the ocean currents and shrimp larvae abundance, and have conducted numerical experiments of the estuary circulation to understand if the new jetties would change the estuary salt water residence time, and so compromise the shrimp larvae cycle in the estuary. In this case, Atlantis was a sub-contactor of the firm MRS, which was responsible for the entire environmental study.

In this study, our team was responsible for investigating the impact to be caused in the estuary currents and sediment transport/erosion because of the dredging of the navigation canal to the harbour of QUIP S/A in Rio Grande Port. In this case, Atlantis was a sub-contactor of the firm CTA, which was responsible for the entire environmental study.

The Atlantis Institute was subcontracted to the company Ecomek to carry out the characterization of the geormorfoliga, climatology, meteorology and oceanography of the coast of Ceara for the implantation of the Jericoacoara National Park. This is study was hired by the Chico Mendes Institute for Conservation of Bio Diversity (ICMBio) / MMA.

In this case, our team was responsible for numerical simulations of waves and currents to decide the best location (in terms of minimum impact) for the installation of the EISA shipyard in Coruripe, Alagoas.The Atlantis Institute was subcontracted to the company Acquaplan, responsible for developing the EIA / RIMA for the project.

Contact Us

Email: ivan.soares@atlantis.org.br
Pessoa de contato: Ivan Soares