Associate Professor
Florin Tătui, PhD
University of Bucharest
Email: florin.tatui@geo.unibuc.ro
Florin Tătui is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Geography and researcher at the Sfantu Gheorghe Marine and Fluvial Research Station (SCMF) and the Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB). He holds a PhD in Physical Geography from University of Bucharest and was trained in the early stages of his career at Utrecht University (Netherlands) and University of Copenhagen (Denmark). He is affiliated to numerous international professional entities and the president of the Romanian Association of Geomorphologists. He has 25 publications in top international journals and book series (one co-authored Nature paper) and participated at 26 international conferences. He was actively involved as principal investigator, partner responsible or research team member in 24 national and international research grants.
Studies
2015 – Academic Visitor – Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2014-2015 – PostDoc in Physical Geography – Thesis: The seasonal and annual foreshore-backshore inter-correlated behavior of a non-tidal deltaic coast, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Romania
2008-2011 – Ph.D. in Physical Geography – Thesis: Nearshore sandbars behavior on Danube Delta coast, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Romania
2010 – Academic Visitor – Coastal Research Group of Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, Netherlands
2007-2008 – M.Sc. in Geomorphology – Thesis: Preliminary results regarding seasonal and multiannual dynamics of nearshore sandbars on the Sfantu Gheorghe beach – Danube Delta coast, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Romania
2008 – Academic Visitor – Ecole Francaise d’Athens, Athens, Greece
2003-2007 – B.Sc. in Geography – Thesis: North Atlantic Oscillation influence on the Romanian wind regime and its implications on the evolution of Danube Delta coastline, Black Sea coast, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Romania
2006 – Erasmus Scholarship – Universite du Littoral Cote d’Opale”, Dunkerque, France
Areas of interest
The main research focus is on coastal geomorphology, morpho- and hydrodynamics at various temporal and spatial scales, especially related to nearshore sandbars behaviour, shoreface and shoreline dynamics, sedimentary exchanges between the nearshore and the beach-dune system, EO derived data for coastal processes and morphology, coastal hazards and related risks, storm impact on low-lying sandy beaches, integrated coastal zone management.
Courses
Physical Oceanography (1st year of Bachelor degree)
Geography of the Black Sea (1st year of Bachelor degree)
Membership and professional affiliations
2023-2025, President of the Romanian Association of Geomorphologists
2023-2026, Special Portfolio member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Geomorphologists
2015-present, Member of European Geosciences Union
2011-present, Member of Coastal Education and Research Foundation
2007-present, Member of the Romanian Association of Geomorphologists
2007-present, Member of the International Association of Geomorphologists
Selected List of Publications
Zăinescu, F., Anthony, E., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Besset, M., Tătui, F., 2023. Concerns about data linking delta land gain to human action. Nature 614, E20–E25. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05624-x
Dumitriu, A., Tătui, F., Miron, F., Ionescu, R. T., Timofte, R., 2023. Rip Current Segmentation: A Novel Benchmark and YOLOv8 Baseline Results. In Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 1261-1271, https://doi.org/10.1109/CVPRW59228.2023.00133
Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Zăinescu, F., Pîrvan, M., Tătui, F., Preoteasa, L., 2023. Long-term evolution of the Sacalin barrier island (Danube Delta) under the influence of storms, floods and big breaches. Coastal Sediments 2023,1458-1465, https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811275135_0135
Görmüş, T., Ayat, B., Aydoğan, B., Tătui, F., 2021. Basin scale spatiotemporal analysis of shoreline change in the Black Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 252, 107247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107247
Cheval, S., Haliuc, A., Antonescu, B., Tișcovschi, A., Dobre, M., Tătui, F., Dumitrescu, A., Manea, A., Tudorache, G., Irimescu, A., Birsan, M.-V., Mock, C., 2021. Enriching the historical meteorological information using Romanian language newspaper reports: a database from 1880 to 1900. International Journal of Climatology. 41 (S1), E548-E562. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6709
Tătui, F., Constantin. S., 2020. Nearshore sandbar crest position dynamics analysed based on Earth Observation data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 237, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111555
Văidianu, N., Tătui, F., Ristea, M., Stănică, A., 2020. Managing coastal protection through multi-scale governance structures in Romania. Marine Policy, 112, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103567
Tătui, F., Pîrvan, M., Popa, M., Aydogan, B., Ayat, B., Gormus, T., Korzinin, D., Văidianu, N., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Zăinescu, F., Kuznetsov, S., Preoteasa, L., Shtremel, M., Saprykina, Y., (2019). The Black Sea Coastline Erosion: Index-Based Sensitivity Assessment and Management-Related Issues. Ocean and Coastal Management, 182, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104949
Zăinescu, F., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Tătui, F., 2019. The formation and closure of the Big Breach of Sacalin spit associated with extreme shoreline retreat and shoreface erosion. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44(11), 2268-2284, https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4639
Zăinescu, F., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Anthony, E., Tătui, F., Preoteasa, L., Mateescu, R., 2019. Flood deposition and storm removal of sediments in front of a deltaic wave-influenced river mouth. Marine Geology, 417, 106015, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2019.106015
Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Zăinescu, F., Preoteasa, L., Tătui, F., Rotaru, S., Morhange, C., Stoica, M., Hanganu, J., Gabor-Timar, A., Cârdan, I., Piotrowska, N., 2017. Holocene evolution of the Danube delta: an integral reconstruction and a revised chronology. Marine Geology, 388, 38-61.
Zăinescu, F., Tătui, F., Valchev, N., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., 2017. Storm climate on the Danube Delta coast: evidence of recent storminess change and links with large-scale teleconnection patterns. Natural Hazards, 87(2), 599-621.
Tătui, F., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., 2017. Evolution and morphodynamics of Danube Delta shoreface, In: Rădoane, M. and Vespremeanu-Stroe, A. (Eds.), Landform Dynamics and Evolution in Romania, Springer Geography, ISBN 978-3-319-32589-7, 607-626.
Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Preoteasa, L., Zăinescu, F., Tătui, F., 2017. The evolution of Danube Delta after Black Sea reconnection to World Ocean, In: Rădoane, M. and Vespremeanu-Stroe, A. (Eds.), Landform Dynamics and Evolution in Romania, Springer Geography, ISBN 978-3-319-32589-7, 521-549.
Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Tătui, F., Constantinescu, Ș., Zăinescu, F., 2017. Danube Delta coastline evolution (1856 – 2010), In: Rădoane, M. and Vespremeanu-Stroe, A. (Eds.), Landform Dynamics and Evolution in Romania, Springer Geography, ISBN 978-3-319-32589-7, 551-564.
Tătui, F., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Ruessink, B.G., 2016. Alongshore variability of cross-shore bar behaviour on a nontidal beach. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41(14), 2085-2097.
Preoteasa, L., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Tătui, F., Zăinescu, F., Gabor-Timar, A., Cârdan, I., 2016. The evolution of an asymmetric deltaic lobe (Sf. Gheorghe, Danube) in association with cyclic development of the river-mouth bar: Long-term pattern and present adaptations to human-induced sediment depletion. Geomorphology, 253, 59–73.
Zăinescu, F., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Tătui, F., 2016. Comparative spit dynamics. The case of river mouth deltaic spits. Journal of Coastal Research, SI75, 800-804.
Văidianu, N., Tătui, F., 2015. Future management of the Romanian Black Sea coast. In: Ozhan, E. (Edt.) Proceedings of 12th International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment (MEDCOAST), 1-2, 55-66.
Tătui, F., Vespremeanu-Stroe, A., Preoteasa,L., 2014. Alongshore variations in beach-dune system response to major storm events on the Danube Delta coast. Journal of Coastal Research, SI70, 693-699.