Member Since 1985
Marcelo Assumpcao
Retired, Organization Not Listed
Professional Experience
Organization Not Listed
Retired
2024 - Present
IAG Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
professor
2001 - 2023
Education
University of Sao Paulo
Associate
1990
Current Roles
Member
Seismology Keiiti Aki Young Scientist Award Committee
Publications
Thermo‐Compositional Structure of the South American Platform Lithosphere: Evidence of Stability, Mo...

Constraints on the structure of cratonic lithosphere are essential to improve our understanding of craton formation, evolution and long‐term ...

November 23, 2022
AGU Abstracts
Hydro-Seismicity in the Intracratonic Paraná Basin, SE Brazil: Events Induced by the Opening of Water Wells and Rainfall in the Flood Basalt Province.
INDUCED AND TRIGGERED EARTHQUAKES: THEORY, OBSERVATIONS, IMPACT III ORAL
seismology | 15 december 2023
Marcelo Assumpcao, Jose Roberto Barbosa, Daniel R....
Nine cases of earthquakes (1< M < 3.5) caused by the opening of deep water wells in the Paraná Basin, SE Brazil, are known since 1959. All ...
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Reservoir Induced Seismicity in Southern Brazil
INDUCED AND TRIGGERED EARTHQUAKES: THEORY, OBSERVATIONS, IMPACT I POSTER
seismology | 15 december 2023
Lucas Schirbel, Elias R. Heimisson, Marcelo Assump...
Hydroelectric power plants play a crucial role in energy production, particularly in countries with favorable geographic and hydrological conditions. ...
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The Lithosphere of the Stable Continental Region in Brazil: Recent Results and Unresolved Problems of Craton Formation and Intraplate Magmatism
DEEP EXPLORATION AND EARTH CT (3D CONTINENTAL TRANSECTS) I ORAL
seismology | 13 december 2023
Marcelo Assumpcao, Marcelo P. Rocha, Jordi Julià
The lithosphere of the stable South American platform is one of the least known in the world due to low density of seismic stations, especially in Cen...
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Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2026
Member
Seismology Keiiti Aki Young Scientist Award Committee
2020 - 2023
Associate Editor
JGR Solid Earth Section
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