Graduate in Physics at Complutense University in Madrid (1999) and PhD at University of Valladolid in 2005. For 2 years he was postdoctoral fellow at the Meteorological Institute, University of Munich (Germany), where he participated in projects such as SAMUM and EARLINET. Then he obtained a postdoctoral researcher position at the Group of Atmospheric Optics, University of Valladolid (Spain) within the “Juan de la Cierva” program of the Spanish Research Council (2008). His research is concentrated in the investigation of the atmospheric aerosol by optical methods, regarding aerosol characterization, data quality assurance and field campaigns. Especial interest is devoted to desert dust and polar regions. He has more than 90 peer-reviewed publications in SCI journals and received the 3M Foundation Award 2006 for Environmental science. Currently he is in charge of the operations, calibration and quality assurance of the Iberian Network for Sun photometer Aerosol Measurements (RIMA), federated to AERONET and integrated into ACTRIS. In 2011 he obtained a researcher position at GOA-UVA within the “Ramon y Cajal” program of the Spanish Research Council. Since 2023 is full professor at University of Valladolid.
Publications
2012
Columnar aerosol characterization over Scandinavia and Svalbard Conference
Berlin, Germany, 2012, (International Radiation Symposium 2012).
Error source in the sky radiance measurements and their consequences on the retrieved aerosol properties within AERONET Conference
Sopot, Poland, 2012, (39th annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods).
Influence of sky radiance measurement errors on inversion-retrieved aerosol properties Conference
2012, (International Radiation Symposium 2012, Berlin, Germany).
Berlin, Germany, 2012, (International Radiation Symposium (IRS) 2012).
Characterizing aerosol optical depth measurements and forecasts of Saharan dust events at Camagüey, Cuba, during July 2009 Journal Article
In: Óptica Pura y Aplicada, vol. 45, pp. 415-421, 2012.
Cloud optical depth measurements with sun-photometer in Camagüey, Cuba Journal Article
In: Óptica Pura y Aplicada, vol. 45, pp. 389-396, 2012.
Aerosol characterization at the sub-Arctic site Andenes (69?N,16?E), by the analysis of columnar optical properties Journal Article
In: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, vol. 138, pp. 471-482, 2012.
Aerosol properties of the Eyjafjallajökull ash derived from Sun photometer and satellite observations over the Iberian Peninsula Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Environment, vol. 48, pp. 22-32, 2012.
Comparison of aerosol optical properties at the sub- arctic stations ALOMAR-Andenes, Abisko and Sodankylä in late spring and summer 2007 Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Research, vol. 107, pp. 20-30, 2012.
In: J. Geophys. Res., vol. 117, pp. D07211, 2012.
Evaluation of Sun photometer capabilities for retrievals of aerosol optical depth at high latitudes: the POLAR-AOD intercomparison campaigns Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Environment, vol. 52, pp. 4-17, 2012.
Overview of Sun Photometer Measurements of Aerosol Properties in Scandinavia and Svalbard Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Environment, vol. 52, pp. 18-28, 2012.
2011
Influence of radiance measurement errors on the inversion of sunphotometer data Conference
Garmisch, Alemania, 2011, (ACTRIS WP2-WP20 Workshop, Garmisch, Alemania).
Characterizing AOD measurements and forecasts of Saharan dust events at Camagüey, Cuba, during July 2009 Conference
La Paz, Bolivia, 2011, (VI Workshop On Lidar Measurements In Latin America (VI WLMLA)).
A seven year (2002-2008) analysis of EOS-MODIS data for the study of water vapor content over the Iberian Peninsula Conference
Oviedo, Spain, 2011, (XIV Congreso de la Asociación Española de Teledetección (AET)).
Estudio comparativo del vapor de agua en columna en varias estaciones de la Península Ibérica usando diferentes técnicas Conference
Oviedo, Spain, 2011, (XIV Congreso de la Asociación Española de Teledetección (AET)).
Paris, France, 2011, (Observations and modeling of aerosol and clouds properties for climate studies, Paris, France).
Characterization of columnar atmospheric aerosols: Special focus in Scandinavian area Conference
Siuntio, Finland, 2011, (38th AEMASOM (Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods)).
The annual cycle of precipitable water vapor over the Iberian Peninsula inferred from MODIS observations and its comparison with GPS data Conference
Siuntio, Finland, 2011, (38th AEMASOM (Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods)).
Accuracy assessment of sky radiances in Autilla del Pino, AERONET-RIMA calibration facility Conference
Óptica Pura y Aplicada. SPECIAL SECTION: 37th AMASOM – PART 1, Valladolid, España, 2011, (37th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods, Valladolid, España).
Comparative analysis of aerosol observations by sun photometer (AERONET) and satellite (MODIS): A set of case studies over north-central and southwestern Spain Conference
Óptica Pura y Aplicada. SPECIAL SECTION: 37th AMASOM – PART 1, vol. 44, Valladolid, Spain, 2011, (37th AEMASOM (Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods)).
Preliminary characterization of columnar aerosols properties (AOD-AE) at the Saharan Tamanrasset (Algeria) station Conference
Óptica Pura y Aplicada, vol. 44, no. 4, Valladolid, Spain, 2011, (37th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods).
Sun photometer and satellite observations of the 6-12 May Eyjafjallajökull plume over the Iberian Peninsula Conference
Proceedings (ISBN: 978-84-7834-662-2), Madrid, Spain, 2011, (V Reunión de la Asociación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología de Aerosoles (RECTA)).
AERONET-RIMA calibration facility: Accuracy assessment of sky radiances in Autilla del Pino (Palencia-Spain) Journal Article
In: Óptica Pura y Aplicada, vol. 44, pp. 665-669, 2011.
In: Tellus, vol. 63B, pp. 706-724, 2011.
Characterization of the planetary boundary layer during SAMUM-2 by means of lidar measurements Journal Article
In: Tellus, vol. 63B, pp. 695-705, 2011.
Column-integrated aerosol microphysical properties from an AERONET Sun photometer over southwestern Spain Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol. 11, pp. 12535-12547, 2011.
Comparison between an independently retrieved aerosol optical depth and AERONET estimations Journal Article
In: Óptica Pura y Aplicada, vol. 44, pp. 677-681, 2011.
Comparison of atmospheric aerosol climatologies over southwestern Spain derived from AERONET and MODIS Journal Article
In: Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 115, pp. 1272-1284, 2011.
Diurnal cycle of precipitable water vapor over Spain Journal Article
In: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, vol. 137, pp. 948-958, 2011.
Dust Mobilization and Aerosol Transport from West Africa to Cape Verde—A Meteorological Overview of SAMUM Journal Article
In: Tellus, vol. 63B, pp. 430-447, 2011.
Improving aerosol optical depth estimations including temperature correction Journal Article
In: Óptica Pura y Aplicada, vol. 44, pp. 671-675, 2011.
Lidar ratio of Saharan dust over Cape Verde Islands: Assessment and error calculation Journal Article
In: J. Geophys. Res., vol. 116, pp. D15203, 2011.
Modeling lidar-relevant optical properties of complex mineral dust aerosols Journal Article
In: Tellus, vol. 63B, pp. 725-741, 2011.
Monitoring of greenhouse gases and aerosols at Svalbard and Birkenes: Annual report 2009 (82pp) Technical Report
Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). SPFO-rapport: 1102/2011,TA-2805/2011.ISBN 978-82-425-2403-4 2011.
Optical properties of aerosol mixtures derived from sun-sky radiometry during SAMUM-2 Journal Article
In: Tellus, vol. 63B, pp. 635-648, 2011.
Preliminary characterization of columnar aerosols properties (AOD-AE) at the Saharan Tamanrasset (Algeria) station Journal Article
In: Óptica Pura Y Aplicada, vol. 44, pp. 635-639, 2011.
Preliminary Results of aerosol measurements with a sun photometer at Camagüey, Cuba Journal Article
In: Óptica Pura y Aplicada, vol. 44, pp. 99-106, 2011.
Regional modelling of Saharan dust and biomass-burning smoke Part I: Model description and evaluation Journal Article
In: Tellus, vol. 63B, pp. 781-799, 2011.
RIMA-AERONET network: long-term monitoring of aerosol properties Journal Article
In: Óptica Pura y Aplicada, vol. 44, pp. 629-633, 2011.
One year of Cloud Optical Depth measurements with sunphotometer in Camagüey, Cuba Conference
La Paz, Bolivia, 2011, (VI Workshop On Lidar Measurements In Latin America (VI WLMLA)).
2010
Satellite (MODIS) against ground-based (AERONET) AOD-Ångström for various aerosol case studies over southwestern Spain: A complement to the previous evaluation of climatologies Conference
Valencia, Spain, 2010, (RAQRS III (3rd International Symposium on Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing)).
The characteristics and utilities of the RIMA-AERONET network Conference
Universitat de València Valencia, Spain, 2010, (3rd International Symposium on Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing).
Aerosol climatology for the southwestern region of Spain using long-term satellite and ground-based observations from OMI, MODIS and AERONET-RIMA: optical depth and Ångström exponent Conference
Córdoba, Spain, 2010, (EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2010).
EUMETSAT Cordoba, Spain, 2010, (EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2010).
Improvement in PWV estimation from GPS due to the absolute calibration of antenna phase center variations Journal Article
In: GPS Solutions, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 389–395, 2010, ISSN: 1521-1886.
Characterization of the temperature dependence of photometers by comparison with a reference instrument Conference
2010, (37th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods).
Preliminary climatology of aerosol optical properties over north-central Spain derived from AERONET, MODIS and OMI remotely sensed data Conference
Bremen, Germany, 2010, (38th COSPAR Scientifc Assembly).
Climatology of columnar aerosol optical properties over two sites in Spain derived from AERONET-RIMA sunphotometer and satellite (MODIS, OMI) data Conference
Proceedings (ISBN:978-84-693-4839-0), Granada, Spain, 2010, (4th RECTA (Reunión Española de Ciencia y Tecnología del Aerosol)).
Aerosols Effects on Comparison of UV Irradiance Products from OMI with Brewer Measurements in El Arenosillo (Sothwestern Spain) Conference
AECyTA (Asociación Ibérica de Ciencia y Tecnología de Aerosoles) Granada, Spain, 2010, ISBN: 978-84-693-4839-0, (IV Reunión Española de Ciencia y Tecnología de Aerosoles).