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Mr. Othoniel Cesar PALACIOS

Head of the Ecuadorian Oceanographic Data Center, Director of oceanography and marine meteorology

National Ecuadorian Oceanographic Data Center, Directorate of Oceanography and Marine Meteorology

Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada del Ecuador

Location

Av 25 de julio, vía a puerto marítimo
S/N
090208
Guayaquil
Ecuador

Nationality

Ecuador

Email(s)

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Telephone

0059342481300 ext 2003 or 2004

Profile URL

https://oceanexpert.org/expert/opalacios

Highest Degree

MSc.

Job Type

Teaching/Education
Research
Data Management

Subject Area

Climatology, Meteorology
Marine and Coastal Engineering
Physical Oceanography

Activities

Study of ENSO, climate variability  and climate change, development of tools for ocean observation systems, operational oceanography and meteorology, in support to safety to navigation, marine and oceanic forecast, risk management of oceanic origin, sustainable development, conservation and management of marine and coastal resources. integrated coastal zone management, and mitigate marine pollution, using numerical modelling, and data from satellites,


Sea regions of study

South Pacific Ocean
Global

Skills

Numerical modelling, computational fluid dynamic, computer programming for geosciences, remote sensing, marine GIS,  oceanic and coastal observing systems, oceanographic and meteorological data processing and analysis, Linux.

Working language(s)

English

Comment(s)

MSc. Oceanography
B.Sc.Eng. Meteorology
Bachelor of Naval and Maritime Sciences
Bachelor of Naval Sciences
Diploma in Educational Management
Graduate Teaching Academy Certificate

Created: 2010-10-06 | Last Updated: 2023-02-17 by Sofie DE BAENST