# Javier F. Bárcena 💢🌊⚽️🎷 (@barchios.eurosky.social)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/barchios.eurosky.social
Headline: JaviB is a researcher at IHCantabria who focuses his work on numerical modeling and methodology development within the f
Location: Mortera, Cantabria, Spain

## About

Water Research, Sport & Music

## Career

- **R3 Senior Researcher at FIHAC** (Jan 2026 - Present)
  Santander, Cantabria, ES · Hybrid
- **R2 Junior Researcher at FIHAC** (Sep 2019 - Dec 2025)
  Santander, Cantabria, ES · Hybrid
- **Mobility stay (CAS19/00357) at University of Lisbon** (Jun 2019 - Jun 2020)
  Lisbon, Lisbon, PT · Hybrid
- **R1 First Stage Researcher at FIHAC** (Sep 2016 - Aug 2019)
  Santander, Cantabria, ES · On-site
- **Predoctoral Researcher at Universidad de Cantabria** (Sep 2014 - Aug 2016)
  Santander, Cantabria, ES · On-site
- **FPI Scholarship (BES-2010-032763) at Universidad de Cantabria** (Sep 2010 - Aug 2014)
  Santander, Cantabria, ES · On-site
- **Short Internship (EEBB-I-14-00521) at Università degli Studi di Genova** (Apr 2014 - Jul 2014)
  Genoa, Liguria, IT · On-site
- **Research Assistant at Universidad de Cantabria** (Jan 2008 - Aug 2010)
  Santander, Cantabria, ES · On-site

## Publications

- A Dynamic Estuarine Classification of the Vertical Structure Based on the Water Column Density Slope and the Potential Energy Anomaly — Water (Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/w15183294
- A numerical study of the mixing and stratification alterations in estuaries due to climate change using the potential energy anomaly — Frontiers in Marine Science (Jul 2023) https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1206006
- SOSeas Web App: An assessment web-based decision support tool to predict dynamic risk of drowning on beaches using deep neural networks — Journal of Operational Oceanography (May 2023) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1755876x.2021.1999107
- Zonation of Positively Buoyant Jets Interacting with the Water-Free Surface Quantified by Physical and Numerical Modelling — Water (May 2020) https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/5/1324
- SOSeas: An assessment tool for predicting the dynamic risk of drowning on beaches (Mar 2020) https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-18033
- Identification of marine litter accumulation areas in estuaries (Mar 2020) https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-5199
- Artificial neural networks as emulators of process-based models to analyse bathing water quality in estuaries — Water Research (Mar 2019) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.063
- Development of a methodology to allocate mixing zones of industrial discharges in estuaries - Desarrollo de una metodología para delimitar zonas de mezcla de vertidos industriales en estuarios (May 2018) https://doi.org/10.31237/osf.io/5kvwy
- A method to assess the evolution and recovery of heavy metal pollution in estuarine sediments: Past history, present situation and future perspectives — Marine Pollution Bulletin (2017) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85028062143&partnerID=MN8TOARS
- Quantifying and mapping the vulnerability of estuaries to point-source pollution using a multi-metric assessment: The Estuarine Vulnerability Index (EVI) — Ecological Indicators (2017) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85010683016&partnerID=MN8TOARS
- Analysis of stratification patterns in river-influenced mesotidal and macrotidal estuaries using 3D hydrodynamic modelling and K-means clustering — Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2016) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84983775881&partnerID=MN8TOARS
- Predicting coexistence and predominance patterns between the introduced Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) and the European native clam (Ruditapes decussatus) — Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (Jan 2015) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2014.11.018
- Selecting model scenarios of real hydrodynamic forcings on mesotidal and macrotidal estuaries influenced by river discharges using K-means clustering — Environmental Modelling and Software (2015) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84924033451&partnerID=MN8TOARS
- Transport time scales as physical descriptors to characterize heavily modified water bodies near ports in coastal zones — Journal of Environmental Management (2014) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84894314969&partnerID=MN8TOARS
- LARVAHS: Predicting clam larval dispersal and recruitment using habitat suitability-based particle tracking model — Ecological Modelling (2013) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883790647&partnerID=MN8TOARS
- A method for the source apportionment in bathing waters through the modelling of wastewater discharges: Development of an indicator and application to an urban beach in Santander (Northern Spain) — Ecological Indicators (2013) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864487639&partnerID=MN8TOARS
- Estimating minimum environmental flow requirements for well-mixed estuaries in Spain — Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2013) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887609866&partnerID=MN8TOARS
- Flushing time as a descriptor for heavily modified water bodies classification and management: Application to the Huelva Harbour — Journal of Environmental Management (2012) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84860684307&partnerID=MN8TOARS
- Spatial and temporal flushing time approach in estuaries influenced by river and tide. An application in Suances Estuary (Northern Spain) — Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2012) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866903317&partnerID=MN8TOARS
- Surface analysis of free surface and velocity to changes in river flow and tidal amplitude on a shallow mesotidal estuary: An application in Suances Estuary (Nothern Spain) — Journal of Hydrology (2012) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84856212053&partnerID=MN8TOARS
- Differential distribution pattern of native Ruditapes decussatus and introduced Ruditapes phillippinarum clam populations in the Bay of Santander (Gulf of Biscay): Considerations for fisheries management — Ocean and Coastal Management (2012) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867235941&partnerID=MN8TOARS

## Skills

### Technical
- Chemical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Hydrology
- Ocean Engineering
- Oceanography
- Water Quality

## Education

- **Universidad de Cantabria** — PhD, Environmental Hydraulics (Aug 2010 - Nov 2015)
- **Universidad de Cantabria** — MSc, Environmental Management of Aquatic Systems (Oct 2007 - Jun 2009)
- **Colegio Oficial de Químicos de Cantabria, Valladolid y Palencia** — MSc, Environmental Management (Oct 2006 - Feb 2008)
- **Universidad de Cantabria** — BSc, Chemical Engineering (Oct 1999 - Jun 2006)

## Languages

- Spanish (native)
- English (full professional)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/barchios
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Javier-Barcena
- ScopusID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=54388155900
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2336-2130 (verified)
- Loop: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/269692/overview
- IHCantabria: https://ihcantabria.com/en/staff-directory/javier-francisco-barcena-gomez/