Nacida en Villarmentero de Esgueva (Valladolid, España) en 1954. Licenciada en Física por la Universidad de Valladolid (UVa) en 1978, obteniendo el Título de Doctor en Ciencias en 1985. Ha ocupado una plaza de Profesor Ayudante en el Departamento de Física Aplicada de la Facultad de Ciencias desde 1978 a 1988. Profesor Titular Interino en el curso 88-89 para en 1989 obtener la plaza de PTEU adscrita a este mismo Dpto en la sección de Palencia de la E.T.S. de Ingenierías Agrarias (Universidad de Valladolid). En el año 2002 obtuvo la plaza de Catedrático de Escuela Universitaria (CAEU) y en 2011 la Cátedra de Universidad (CAU) en el área de Física Aplicada. Desde 2012 desarrolla su actividad en la Facultad de Educación y Trabajo Social (FEyTS) de la UVa, en el Dpto de Ciencias Experimentales, Sociales y de la Matemática dentro del área de Didáctica de la Ciencias Experimentales. Su docencia se ha realizado en las asignaturas básicas de Física de primeros cursos de las Licenciaturas de Física, Química (Facultad de Ciencias) y en las distintas especialidades de Ingeniería Agraria
de la ETSIA de Palencia. Otras asignaturas impartidas han sido Energías Renovables y Agrometeorologia así como diferentes asignaturas relacionadas con su actividad investigadora en los Master de la ETSIA y FEyTS.
La actividad investigadora se centra sobre los estudios relativos a la medida y modelización de la radiación solar con el desarrollo y aplicación de modelos de transferencia radiativa en la atmósfera, aplicándose a los estudios atmosféricos, teledetección y en el campo de la energía solar. En los estudios atmosféricos, las medidas mediante técnicas ópticas fotométricas y espectro-radiométricas se usan, tanto a nivel de suelo como sobre sensores satelitales para la determinación de los componentes atmosféricos, como las propiedades ópticas de los aerosoles y vapor de agua. Se estudia y analiza su variabilidad y climatología, comparando datos y comportamientos con otras técnicas. Dirige junto con el Dr. A.M. de Frutos el Grupo de
“Optica Atmosférica” de la Universidad de Valladolid, (GOA-UVA https://goa.uva.es/), que es una Unidad de Excelencia según la normativa de la Junta de Castilla y León y Grupo GIR de la UVa. Es la directora/responsable de la red RIMA-AERONET (https://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/), red científica de medida y determinación de las propiedades ópticas de los aerosoles atmosféricos, gestionada por NASA (https://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/) y la Universidad de Lille, donde el GOA-UVa es un Centro de Calibración de los fotómetros de esta red. Realiza una amplia colaboración científica con diversas instituciones, como la Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET), el Instituto de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), el Goddard Space Fligh Center de NASA en EEUU, la Universidad de Lille-Francia, el “Andoya Space Center” en Noruega, el “Finnish Meteorological Institute”, el Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) en Alemania y el Instituto de Meteorología de Cuba. Presenta como méritos 5 sexenios de investigación. Ha dirigido 14 tesis doctorales, más de 30 proyectos de investigación y más de 200 publicaciones (180 artículos “peer-review”), con un índice h=38 (Fuente WOS). Durante 2009-2012 ha sido Miembro del IAMAS-IRS (“Internacional Radiation Comission, https://www.iamas.org/irc) como representante español. Miembro del Consejo Asesor de Medioambiente de la Junta de Castilla y León (BOCYL, 15 Dic. 2005) desde 2005-2009, como experta de la comunidad científica. Actualmente es miembro del Pleno de la Cámara de Comercio de Valladolid como asesor en temas Medioambientales y de Cambio Climático.
Publications
2019
Preliminary validation of CIMEL water vapor product against GPS data in Spain Conference
7th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology (RICTA'19) Lisbon, Portugal, 2019.
Uncertainty on the ceilometer retrievals of aerosol extinction profiles using synthetic data Conference
7th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology (RICTA'19) Lisbon, Portugal, 2019.
Columnar aerosol properties in the Arctic: emphasis in nocturnal photometry Conference
The SSC16 conference, Scandinavian Symposium on Chemometrics Oslo, Norway, 2019.
In: Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 77–96, 2019.
Comparison of integrated water vapor from GNSS and radiosounding at four GRUAN stations Journal Article
In: Science of the Total Environment, vol. 2019-01-01, no. 648, pp. 1639-1648, 2019.
Sun photometer retrievals of Saharan dust properties over Barbados during SALTRACE Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol. 19, no. 23, pp. 14571–14583, 2019.
Evaluation of retrieved aerosol extinction profiles using as reference the aerosol optical depth differences between various heights Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Research, vol. 230, pp. 104625, 2019.
Spectral dependence of aerosol light absorption over Camagüey obtained from an integrating sphere spectral system Proceedings Article
In: Fourth International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, pp. 112070F, International Society for Optics and Photonics 2019.
2018
Research on aerosols, clouds, and water vapour in Polar Regions Conference
10th Portuguese Conference on Polar Sciences , University of Aveiro Portugal, 2018.
Assessment of Sun photometer Langley calibration at the high-elevation sites Mauna Loa and Izaña Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol. 18, pp. 14555-14567, 2018.
Observación atmosférica en zonas polares llevada a cabo por el grupo GOA-Uva Conference
SCAR, CSIC, IGME Madrid, Spain, 2018, (IX Simposio Español de Estudios Polares).
Sun photometer and lidar collocated aerosol measurements at ALOMAR: a long-term comparison Conference
ISF Kiruna, Sweden, 2018, (45th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods).
CÆLIS: A SYSTEM FOR AEROSOL MEASUREMENT NETWORK Conference
IEEE Valencia, Spain, 2018, (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium).
INTEGRATED AEROSOL EXTINCTION PROFILES FROM CEILOMETER AND SUNPHOTOMETER COMBINATION AGAINST SUNPHOTOMETER MEASUREMENTS AT VARIOUS HEIGHTS Conference
GRSS and IEEE Valencia, Spain, 2018, (IGARSS 2018, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium).
Aerosol optical depth characterization in middle and polar latitudes Conference
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) Valencia, Spain, 2018.
Impact of long-range transport over the Atlantic Ocean on Saharan dust optical and microphysical properties based on AERONET data Conference
ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA FEDERAL DE LAUSANA LA HABANA, CUBA, 2018, (CONFERENCIA INTERNACIONAL SOBRE LA GESTIÓN DE ENERGÍA, CLIMA Y AIRE PARA UNA SOCIEDAD SOSTENIBLE).
Radiometric and photometric measurements (solar and lunar) in the A-LIFE field campaign in Cyprus Conference
UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO 2018, (REUNIÓN IBÉRICA DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE AEROSOLES).
Comparison between the SSolar_GOA model and a 35-year solar radiation series at Camagüey. Conference
Bilbao, Spain, 2018, (Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology ).
Effect of city light in the recorded Moon signal Conference
6th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology (RICTA'18), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Bilbao, Spain, 2018.
UPV and UNED Bilbao, Spain, 2018.
Atmospheric observation in Polar Regions carried out by GOA-UVa Conference
6th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology (RICTA2018), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Bilbao, Spain, 2018.
POLARUBI field campaign: individual particle analysis of atmospheric aerosols Conference
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR and the International Arctic Science Committee IASC. Davos, 2018, (XXXV SCAR Biennial Meetings Arctic Science Summit Week 2018 & IASC Business Meetings SCAR/IASC Open Science Conference 2018 Arctic Observing Summit).
Columnar aerosol observations by sun-sky-lunar photometry in Ny-Alesund (79ºN) Conference
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR and the International Arctic Science Committee IASC. Davos, 2018, (XXXV SCAR Biennial Meetings Arctic Science Summit Week 2018 & IASC Business Meetings SCAR/IASC Open Science Conference 2018 Arctic Observing Summit).
Changes of optical and microphysical Saharan dust properties caused by long-range transport over the Atlantic Ocean Conference
IZAÑA ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH CENTRE – AEMET LA LAGUNA, CANARIAS, ESPAÑA, 2018, (THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SAND / DUST STORM AND ASSOCIATED DUSTFALL).
INTEGRATED AEROSOL EXTINCTION PROFILES FROM CEILOMETER AND SUNPHOTOMETER COMBINATION AGAINST SUNPHOTOMETER MEASUREMENTS AT VARIOUS HEIGHTS Conference
IZAÑA ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH CENTRE – AEMET LA LAGUNA Tenerife, Spain, 2018, (9th Internat?onal Workshop on Sand/Duststorms and Assoc?ated Dustfall).
Retrieval of aerosol profiles combining sunphotometer and ceilometer measurements in GRASP code Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Research, vol. 204, pp. 161-167, 2018.
Climatology of solar radiation in the actinometrical station of Camagüey, Cuba, 1981-2016. Conference
La Habana, Cuba, 2018, (International Conference on the Management of Energy, Climate and Air for a Sustainable Society ).
Data rescue and calibration facilities to support sustainable scientific research on solar radiation in Cuba. Conference
La Habana, Cuba, 2018, (International Conference on the Management of Energy, Climate and Air for a Sustainable Society ).
CÆLIS: Software for assimilation, management and processing data of an atmospheric measurement network Journal Article
In: Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 67-81, 2018.
Inter-comparison of integrated water vapor from satellite instruments using reference GPS data at the Iberian Peninsula Journal Article
In: Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 204, pp. 729-740, 2018, ISSN: 0034-4257.
Water vapor radiative effects on short-wave radiation in Spain Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Research, vol. 205, pp. 18-25, 2018.
Impact of long-range transport over the Atlantic Ocean on Saharan dust optical and microphysical properties based on AERONET data Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol. 18, no. 13, pp. 9411–9424, 2018.
In: Atmospheric Environment, vol. 2018, no. 184, pp. 191-202, 2018.
Comparison of observed and modeled cloud-free longwave downward radiation (2010–2016) at the high mountain BSRN Izaña station Journal Article
In: Geoscientific Model Development, vol. 2018, no. 11, pp. 2139-2152, 2018.
Comparison of aerosol optical depth from satellite (MODIS), sun photometer and broadband pyrheliometer ground-based observations in Cuba Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, vol. 2018, no. 11, pp. 2279-2293, 2018.
Aerosol optical depth characterization in middle and polar latitudes Proceedings Article
In: IGARSS 2018-2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. , pp. 9138 - 9140, 2018, ISBN: 978-1-5386-7150-4.
Integrated aerosol extinction profiles from ceilometer and sunphotometer combination against sunphotometer measurements at various heights Proceedings Article
In: IGARSS 2018-2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. , pp. 7564 - 7567, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, 2018, ISBN: 978-1-5386-7150-4.
Validation of atmospheric water vapor from several satellite instruments using GPS measurements at Spanish stations under cloud-free conditions Proceedings Article
In: IGARSS 2018-2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. , pp. 1176 - 1179, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, 2018, ISBN: 978-1-5386-7150-4.
Aerosol profiles from GRASP code using ceilometer and sunphotometer measurements Conference
9th International Workshop on Sand/Duststorms and Associated Dustfall (DUST9), World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Sand and Dust Stomr Warning Advisory and Assesment System (SDS-WAS) 2018, (Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral)).
CÆLIS: software for assimilation, management and processing data of an atmospheric measurement network Journal Article
In: Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 67–81, 2018.
2017
Validation of MODIS integrated water vapor product against reference GPS data at the Iberian Peninsula Journal Article
In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, vol. 63, no. Supplement C, pp. 214 - 221, 2017, ISSN: 0303-2434.
Starting long-term aerosol observations in the Arctic Ny-Ålesund base (Svalbard, 79ºN) by a sun-sky-lunar photometer Conference
Universidade Beira Interior Covilhã, Portugal, 2017, (9th Portuguese Polar Sciences Conference).
In situ characterization of aerosol particles at the ALOMAR station, Andenes, Norway Conference
Covilhã, Portugal, 2017, (9a Conferência Portuguesa de Ciências Polares).
Starting of new Sun-Sky-Lunar photometer aerosol observations in the Artic Ny-Ålesund base Conference
Research Council of Norway & Svalbard Science Forum Oslo, Norway, 2017, (Svalbard Science Conference).
Comparison of aerosol optical depth from satellite (MODIS), Sun photometer and pyrheliometer ground-based measurements in Cuba Journal Article
In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions, vol. 2017, pp. 1–29, 2017.
Aerosol Characterization Over Cyprus During A-Life Conference
Universitat de València Valencia, Spain, 2017, (5th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing).
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain, 2017, (44th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods).
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain, 2017, (44th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods).
Starting of new sun-sky-lunar aerosol observations in the Artic Ny-Ålesund base Conference
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain, 2017, (44th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods).
15-year measurements of aerosol optical and microphysical properties in Andenes (69ºN, 16ºE) site Conference
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain, 2017, (44th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods).