Graduate in Physics at the University of Valladolid in 2009. He obtained his PhD in 2014 through his PhD thesis titled “Reconstruction and analysis of erythemal ultraviolet radiation at the Iberian Peninsula from 1950”. After that, he started to work in the Group of Atmospheric Optics (GOA-UVA) as a postdoctoral researcher. At present, he is responsible, in part, of the calibration and control of the Cimel photometers which belong to the RIMA-AERONET network. Moreover he is in charge of the maintenance and control of a ceilometer and an all-sky camera. Regarding research activities in the GOA-UVA, he is centred in the validation of satellite remote sensing data, in the retrieval of atmospheric properties from the all-sky camera, and in the study of aerosol vertical profiles. His career provided him a diverse knowledge and skills in the fields of solar and ultraviolet radiation, radiative transfer, satellite measurements, atmospheric gases (like ozone and water vapour) and aerosol optical properties.
Publications
2026
Harmonised AOD retrieval for diverse photometry systems and networks Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Oral presentation).
Evaluation of ceilometer-derived aerosol profiles using GRASP with sun-photometer and ceilometer Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Oral presentation).
Impact of cloud presence in sky radiances and in the aerosol properties retrieved under partially cloudy scenarios Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Oral presentation).
A multi-instrumental analysis of the exceptional aerosol load observed in the Arctic during summer 2019 Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Aerosol monitoring during the 2025 extreme wildfires in the Iberian Peninsula Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
MONITORING AN EVENT DURING A CONTROLLED FIRE IN THE FLAMEX SOP1 2026 CAMPAIGN Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Long-term trends of global solar radiation in Badajoz (Spain): the role of atmospheric aerosols Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Daytime and nighttime Cloud Cover retrieval from all-sky images based on neural networks: spatial generalization analysis Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Characterisation of clouds over Valladolid (Spain) from ceilometer measurements Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Inferring aerosol optical depth at unmeasured wavelengths from ground-based spectral photometer data: uncertainty-consistent regression, sensitivity tests, and application to real data Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Retrieval of nighttime AOD values with all-sky cameras Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Synthetic validation of a GRASP-based photometer–dual-wavelength lidar retrieval strategy Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
3D cloud reconstruction and analysis of their impact on sky radiances for the retrieval of aerosol properties Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Implementation of an all-sky camera network for automatic and continuous cloud height mapping Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Multi-frame cloud prediction in all-sky images from RGB images and segmented masks Conference
RICTA – 9th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 1-3 July 2026 Valladolid, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Obtención de mapas de altura de las nubes mediante una red de cámaras de todo cielo Conference
Congreso de la Asociación Española de Teledetección 2026, 8 - 11 de junio de 2026 Cáceres, Spain, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Comparación de LST entre medidas in situ y productos satelitales de MODIS, SLSTR y VIIRS en la Base Antártica Marambio Conference
Congreso de la Asociación Española de Teledetección 2026, 8 - 11 de junio de 2026 Cáceres, Spain, 2026, (Oral presentation).
Retrieval of Solar Shortwave Irradiance from All-Sky Camera Images Conference
EGU General Assembly 2026, 3-8 May 2026 Vienna, Austria, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Retrieval of nighttime AOD values with all-sky cameras Conference
EGU General Assembly 2026, 3-8 May 2026 Vienna, Austria, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Multi-frame cloud prediction from all-sky images: RGB vs segmented masks Conference
EGU General Assembly 2026, 3-8 May 2026 Vienna, Austria, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Cloud-height mapping from all-sky camera network Conference
EGU General Assembly 2026, 3-8 May 2026 Vienna, Austria, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Extreme Aerosol Loadings from Iberian Peninsula Wildfires Conference
EGU General Assembly 2026, 3-8 May 2026 Vienna, Austria, 2026, (Poster presentation).
EGU General Assembly 2026, 3-8 May 2026 Vienna, Austria, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Retrieval of nighttime AOD values with all-sky cameras Conference
ACTRIS Science Conference 2026, 20-23 April 2026 Oslo, Norway, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Multi-frame Cloud Motion Prediction from All-Sky Images Using Semantic Masks Conference
ACTRIS Science Conference 2026, 20-23 April 2026 Oslo, Norway, 2026, (Poster presentation).
All-Sky Camera Network for Stereoscopic Cloud-Height Mapping Conference
ACTRIS Science Conference 2026, 20-23 April 2026 Vienna, Austria, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Retrieval of Solar Shortwave Irradiance from All-Sky Camera Images Conference
ACTRIS Science Conference 2026, 20-23 April 2026 Oslo, Norway, 2026, (Poster presentation).
Multi-frame cloud prediction in all-sky images from RGB images and segmented masks Journal Article
In: Solar Energy, vol. 311, pp. 114515, 2026, ISSN: 0038-092X.
In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 1385–1406, 2026.
Saharan and Arabian dust optical properties registered by sun photometry during A-LIFE field experiment in Cyprus Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 1993–2005, 2026.
Exceptional high AOD over Svalbard in summer 2019: a multi-instrumental approach Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 1435–1457, 2026.
2025
Analysis of aerosol properties from the Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption using multi-instrumental observations Conference
International Conference TAJOGAITE ERUPTION, 17 - 21 November 202 La Palma, Spain, 2025, (Poster presentation).
Evaluation of aerosol optical properties using ceilometer, sun-photometer data and synergistic approach by means GRASP algorithm Conference
European Aerosol Conference 2025, 31 August – 5 September 2025 Lecce, Italy, 2025, (Poster presentation).
Star photometry with all-sky cameras to retrieve aerosol optical depth at nighttime Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, vol. 18, no. 13, pp. 2847–2875, 2025.
Neural Network Model to Retrieve Solar Shortwave Irradiance from All-sky Camera Images Conference
II Reunión de la Red Estratégica ACTRIS España, 5-7 Mayo 2025 Granada, Spain, 2025, (Poster presentation).
Evaluation of the impact of clouds on the retrieval of aerosol properties Conference
II Reunión de la Red Estratégica ACTRIS España, 5-7 Mayo 2025 Granada, Spain, 2025, (Poster presentation).
Geometric calibration of all-sky cameras using sun and moon positions: A comprehensive analysis Journal Article
In: Solar Energy, vol. 295, pp. 113476, 2025, ISSN: 0038-092X.
Comparing Integrated Water Vapor Sun Photometer Observations Over the Arctic With ERA5 and MERRA-2 Reanalyses Journal Article
In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 130, no. 6, pp. e2024JD041120, 2025, (e2024JD041120 2024JD041120).
A Long and Fruitful Cooperation in Atmospheric Aerosol Research between Cuba and Spain Journal Article
In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, vol. 106, no. 2, pp. E364 - E377, 2025.
Impact of cloud presence on sky radiances and the retrieval of aerosol properties Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Research, vol. 317, pp. 107938, 2025, ISSN: 0169-8095.
Comparing Integrated Water Vapor Sun Photometer Observations Over the Arctic With ERA5 and MERRA-2 Reanalyses Journal Article
In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 130, no. 6, pp. e2024JD041120, 2025, (e2024JD041120 2024JD041120).
2024
In: PloS one, vol. 19, no. 12, pp. e0311990, 2024.
Improvement on the retrieval of aerosol properties when accounting for light polarization in inversion algorithms Conference
Advancement of POLarimetric Observations (APOLO) Kyoto, Japan, 2024, (Poster presentation).
Comparison of Polarization for Sky Radiance Simulations with two Radiative Transfer Models Conference
Advancement of POLarimetric Observations (APOLO) Kyoto, Japan, 2024, (Poster presentation).
Evaluation of the improvements in the aerosol retrieval adding polarization information in the sky radiances Conference
Advancement of POLarimetric Observations (APOLO) Kyoto, Japan, 2024, (Poster presentation).
Comparison between two 3D polarized radiative transfer models: MCstar and MYSTIC Conference
Advancement of POLarimetric Observations (APOLO) Kyoto, Japan, 2024, (Poster presentation).
Retrieval of Solar Shortwave Irradiance from All-Sky Camera Images Journal Article
In: Remote Sensing, vol. 16, no. 20, 2024, ISSN: 2072-4292.
Evaluation of the impact of clouds on the retrieval of aerosol properties Conference
AERONET Science and Application Exchange 2024, 17-19 Sep 2024 College Park, EEUU, 2024, (Poster presentation).
CAECENET: Continuous and automatic columnar and vertical aerosol properties Conference
AERONET Science and Application Exchange 2024, 17-19 Sep 2024 College Park, EEUU, 2024, (Poster presentation).
Analysis of daytime and night-time aerosol optical depth from sun and lunar photometry at North Central Iberian Peninsula Conference
AERONET Science and Application Exchange 2024, 17-19 Sep 2024 College Park, EEUU, 2024, (Poster presentation).