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Dr. Ramiro González

Computer engineer since 2012 at the University of Valladolid. In 2021 received his PhD at the University of Valladolid. He joined the Group of Atmospheric Optic from the Universidad de Valladolid (GOA-UVa) in 2009 with a PTA grant associated with technician works. He soon began securing consecutive contracts within the GOA-UVa, assuming increasing responsibilities and focusing on data-oriented tasks, which culminated in their first predoctoral contract. Following the completion of their doctoral research, they were awarded with two postdoctoral fellowships. In 2024, they achieved a position as a specialist technician in atmosphere and climate, affiliated with the Centro de Investigación de la Baja Atmósfera at the Universidad de Valladolid and associated with the GOA-UVa, where they continue to develop their professional career to this day. Since joining the group, they have consistently been involved in the research conducted by the GOA-UVa, contributing with their educational expertise to a group that initially lacked computer science specialists. Through this synergy between research and technical knowledge, they progressively developed research skills, ultimately completing their training period successfully. For their participation in the GRASP-ACE Marie Curie RISE project (in collaboration with GRASP-SAS), they hold the “Marie Curie Fellowship” distinction. Additionally, through involvement in projects funded by the Spanish Government, such as eEPOLAR and TRIPOLI, they have had the opportunity to participate in various research campaigns in both the Arctic and Antarctica.

Currently, he is responsible for the calibration infrastructure of GOA-UVa for NASA’s AERONET network, overseeing data quality and addressing the most critical technical aspects of the instrumentation that forms part of the network. To this end, he has participated in European projects such as ACTRIS (2011–2015), ACTRIS-2 (2015–2019), ACTRIS-PPP, ACTRIS-IMP, and ATMO-ACCESS. ACTRIS has been included in the ESFRI roadmap since April 2016.

Thanks to his background in computer science, he is involved in all phases of the projects that GOA-UVa carries out with ESA and EUMETSAT. These projects range from software development to data processing, analysis, and interpretation. Additionally, he contributes to the design and modeling of the tools developed for these purposes.

All this experience has led to their contribution to 37 scientific publications, which have been cited over 350 times, and to achieving an h-index of 13.

With 7 undergraduate theses supervised, 2 master’s theses, and 225 hours of teaching delivered since 2020 in the degree of Physics and the degree of Optics and Optometry, they hold 3 “trienios” and 1 “sexenio”.

Publications

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2017

David Mateos; Cristian Velasco-Merino; Chritoph Ritter; Carlos Toledano; Roland Neuber; Victoria E. Cachorro; Ramiro González; Marcos Herreras; Sergio Retuerto; Carmen Oraá; Santiago M. Goizueta; Ángel M. de Frutos

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).

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C. Toledano; D. Mateos; C. Velasco; R. González anf A. Calle; A. Berjón; V. E. Cachorro; A. M. de Frutos

Aerosol Characterization Over Cyprus During A-Life Conference

Universitat de València Valencia, Spain, 2017, (5th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing).

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D. Mateos, C. Velasco-Merino, C. Ritter, C. Toledano, R. Neuber, V.E. Cachorro, R. González, A.M. de Frutos

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).

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C. Velasco-Merino, D. Mateos, C. Toledano, V. Cachorro, R. González, M.A. Burgos, S. Blindheim, M. Gausa, A. Berjón, C. Guirado, A. Calle, A.M. de Frutos

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).

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D. Mateos, V. Cachorro, M.A. Burgos, Y.S. Bennouna, C. Toledano, R. González, C. Velasco-Merino, J.C. Antuña-Sánchez, M. Herreras, S. Retuerto, C. Oraá, S.M. Goizueta, A. Calle, A.M. de Frutos

Columnar and surface aerosol relationships in the background environment of Castile and León region (North-central Spain) Conference

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain, 2017, (44th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods).

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Barreto, A; Román, R.; Cuevas, E.; Berjón, A. J.; Almansa, A. F.; Toledano, C.; González, R.; Hernández, Y.; Blarel, L.; Goloub, P.; Guirado, C.; Yela, M.

Assessment of nocturnal aerosol optical depth from lunar photometry at the Izaña high mountain observatory Journal Article

In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 3007–3019, 2017.

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D. Mateos, V. E. Cachorro, N. T. O’Neill, C. Toledano, M.A. Burgos, R. Gonzalez, C. Velasco-Merino, A. Calle, A.M. de Frutos

Detection of high turbidity atmospheric events and evaluation of European aerosol load background Conference

Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) Barcelona, Spain, 2017, (5th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology).

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C. Velasco-Merino, D. Mateos, C. Toledano, V. Cachorro, R. González, M.A. Burgos, S. Blindheim, M. Gausa, A. Berjón, C. Guirado, A. Calle,; A.M. de Frutos

Overview of sun photometer measurements of aerosol radiative properties in a pristine Sub-Arctic area Conference

2017, (5th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology).

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V.E. Cachorro, D. Mateos, M.A. Burgos, Y.S. Bennouna, C. Toledano, R. González, C. Velasco-Merino, C. Guirado, A. Berjón, A. Calle, A.M. De Frutos

Similarities and discrepancies when surface and columnar aerosol data are jointly analysed in a background environment Conference

Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) Barcelona, Spain, 2017, (5th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology).

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D. Mateos, V. Cachorro, C. Toledano, C. Velasco-Merino, M.A. Burgos, R. González, S. Blindheim, M. Gausa, A. Berjón, C. Guirado, A. Calle,; A.M. de Frutos

Aerosol radiative effect in the shortwave range for the extreme aerosol events registered with Sun photometry in a pristine subarctic area Conference

Consortium for Aerosol Science and Technology Lund, Sweden, 2017, (NOSA Aerosol Symposium 2017).

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C. Velasco-Merino, D. Mateos, C. Toledano, V. Cachorro, R. González, M.A. Burgos, S. Blindheim, M. Gausa, A. Berjón, C. Guirado, A. Calle,; A.M. de Frutos

Long-term aerosol characterization in a sub-Arctic area using sun photometer data: columnar optical and microphysical properties Conference

Consortium for Aerosol Science and Technology Lund, Sweden, 2017, (NOSA Aerosol Symposium 2017).

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M.A. Burgos, D. Mateos, V.E. Cachorro, C. Toledano, C. Velasco-Merino, R. Gonzalez, A. Calle, A.M. De Frutos, S. , Blindheim, M. Gausa

Quantification of high turbidity atmospheric episodes at the subarctic site Andenes (Norway) Conference

2017, (NOSA Aerosol Symposium 2017).

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R. Román; B. Torres; D. Fuertes; V.E. Cachorro; O. Dubovik; C. Toledano; A. Cazorla; A. Barreto; J.L. Bosch; T. Lapyonok; R. González; P. Goloub; M.R. Perrone; F.J. Olmo; A. de Frutos; L. Alados-Arboledas

Remote sensing of lunar aureole with a sky camera: Adding information in the nocturnal retrieval of aerosol properties with GRASP code Journal Article

In: Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 196, pp. 238 - 252, 2017, ISSN: 0034-4257.

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D. Mateos; C. Velasco-Merino; C. Ritter; C. Toledano; R. Neuber; V. E. Cachorro; R. González; M. Herreras; S. Retuerto; C. Oraá; S. M. Goizueta; A. M. de Frutos

Starting of new sun-sky-lunar photometer aerosol observations in the Artic Ny-Ålesund base Conference

Svalbard Science Conference 2017, Research Council of Norway & Svalbard Science Forum 2017.

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C. Velasco-Merino, D. Mateos, C. Toledano, J. Prospero, J. Molinie, L. Euphrasie-Clotilde, R. González, V.E. Cachorro, A. Calle; A. M. de Frutos

Impact of long-range transport over the Atlantic Ocean on Saharan dust optical and microphysical properties Journal Article

In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussion, 2017.

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2016

R. Román, B. Torres, D. Fuertes, V.E. Cachorro, O. Dubovik, C. Toledano, A. Cazorla, A. Barreto, J.L. Bosch, T. Lapyonok, R. González, P. Goloub, M.R. Perrone, F.J. Olmo, A. de Frutos; L. Alados-Arboledas.

Using the lunar aureole derived from All-Sky cameras for the retrievals of aerosol microphisycal properties Conference

European Research Infrastructure for the observation of Aerosol, Clouds, and Trace gases (ACTRIS) Barcelona, España, 2016, (2nd ACTRIS-2 WP2 Workshop).

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R. Román, B. Torres, D. Fuertes, C. Toledano, O. Dubovik, V.E. Cachorro, T. Lapyonok, R. González, A. Barreto, C. Velasco-Merino, A. Cazorla, J.L. Bosch, P. Goloub, L. Blarel, F.J. Olmo, A. de Frutos, L. Alados-Arboledas

The use of a sky camera to observe the relative radiances of the lunar aureole and the effect of aerosol over them Conference

Universidade de Aveiro Aveiro, Portugal, 2016, (IV Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology (RICTA2016)).

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M. A. Burgos; D. Mateos; V. E. Cachorro; C. Toledano; C. Velasco-Merino; R. Gonzalez; A. Calle; A. M. de Frutos

Fingerprints of Aerosol Mineral Dust and its Mixtures on Optical and Microphysical Properties Conference

4th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, Aveiro, Portugal, 2016.

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D. Mateos; M. A. Burgos; V. E. Cachorro; C. Toledano; C. Velasco-Merino; R. Gonzalez; C. Guirado; A. Calle; A. M. de Frutos

Identification of atmospheric high turbidity episodes using different aerosol measurement techniques Conference

4th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, Aveiro, Portugal, 2016.

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C. Velasco-Merino; C. Toledano; V. E. Cachorro; D. Mateos; R. Gonzalez; M. A. Burgos; C. Guirado; A. Calle; A. M. de Frutos

Impact of long-range transport on Saharan dust aerosol optical and microphysical properties Conference

4th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, Aveiro, Portugal, 2016.

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D. Mateos; M. A. Burgos; V. E. Cachorro; C. Toledano; C. Velasco-Merino; R. Gonzalez; A. Calle; A. M. de Frutos

Impact of Desert Dust Outbreaks in the Aerosol Load Levels of a Rural Background Environment between 2003 and 2014 Conference

8th Internat?onal Workshop on Sand/Duststorms and Assoc?ated Dustfall, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016.

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2015

M.A. Burgos, V. Cachorro, D. Mateos, C. Toledano, R. González, R. Román, C. Velasco-Merino, A. Calle; A. M. de Frutos

Detección y estudio de un evento de alta turbiedad atmosférica en Castilla y León a través de medidas fotométricas Conference

Universidad de Salamanca Salamanca, España, 2015, (XI Reunión Nacional de Óptica (RNO2015)).

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D. Mateos, V. Cachorro, M.A. Burgos, C. Toledano, R. González, R. Román, C. Velasco-Merino, A. Calle; A. M. de Frutos.

Efecto del incendio en los Arribes del Duero (Agosto 2013) sobre las propiedades ópticas y microfísicas de la carga de aerosol Conference

Universidad de Salamanca Salamanca, España, 2015, (XI Reunión Nacional de Óptica (RNO2015)).

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R. Román; R. Gonzalez; C. Toledano; A. Cazorla; C. Velasco-Merino; M. A. Burgos; D. Mateos; A. Calle; V. Cachorro; A. M. d. Frutos

Obtención de imágenes del cielo en alto rango dinámico (HDR) a través de una cámara de todo cielo Conference

XI Reunión Nacional de Óptica (RNO2015), Salamanca, Spain, 2015.

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M. A. Burgos; V. E. Cachorro; D. Mateos; C. Toledano; R. Román; C. Velasco-Merino; R. Gonzalez; A. Calle; A. M. de Frutos

Characterization of desert dust aerosol properties over Castilla y León in 2003-2013 Conference

Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche 2015, (III Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology).

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D. Mateos; V. E. Cachorro; C. Toledano; M. A. Burgos; Y. Bennouna; B. Torres; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; C. Guirado; R. Román; C. Velasco-Merino; A. Calle; A. M. de Frutos

Climatological study about columnar and surface aerosol load in the Iberian Peninsula Conference

3rd Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, Elche, Spain, 2015.

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R. Román; V. Cachorro; M. Anton; J. P. O. d. Galisteo; D. Loyola; M. A. Burgos; C. Velasco-Merino; D. Mateos; R. Gonzalez; C. Toledano; A. Calle; A. M. d. Frutos

Differences between the monthly averages of water vapour column derived from satellite and GPS instruments in the Iberian Peninsula Conference

III Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, Elche, Spain, 2015.

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R. Román; D. Fuertes; B. Torres; A. Lopatin; C. Toledano; R. Gonzalez; O. Dubovik; V. Cachorro; A. M. d. Frutos

Retrieval of aerosol properties with GRASP using colocated sunphotometer and ceilometer data measurements Conference

III Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, 2015.

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D. Mateos; V. E. Cachorro; C. Toledano; M. A. Burgos; Y. Bennouna; B. Torres; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; C. Guirado; R. Román; C. Velasco-Merino; A. Marcos; A. Calle; A. M. de Frutos

Climatological classification of five sectors in the Iberian Peninsula using columnar (AOD, alpha) and surface (PM10, PM2.5) aerosol data supported by air mass apportioning Conference

EGU General Assembly 2015, Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 17, EGU2015-12368, Vienna, Austria, 2015.

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D. Mateos; V. E. Cachorro; C. Toledano; M. A. Burgos; Y. Bennouna; B. Torres; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; C. Velasco-Merino; R. Román; A. Calle; A. M. de Frutos

Differences and similarities between surface and columnar aerosol climatology in the Iberian Peninsula Conference

VIII Workshop on Lidar Measurements in Latin America, Cayo Coco, Cuba, 2015.

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R. Román; V. Cachorro; M. Anton; J. P. d. Galisteo; D. Loyola; R. Gonzalez; M. A. Burgos; C. Velasco-Merino; D. Fuertes; D. Mateos; C. Toledano; A. Calle; A. M. d. Frutos

Total water vapour column on the Iberian Peninsula: Satellite vs ground measurements Conference

VIII Workshop on Lidar Measurements in Latin America, Cayo Coco, Cuba, 2015.

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D. Mateos; V. E. Cachorro; C. Toledano; M. A. Burgos; Y. Bennouna; B. Torres; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; C. Guirado; A. Calle; A. M. d. Frutos

Columnar and surface aerosol load over the Iberian Peninsula establishing annual cycles, trends, and relationships in five geographical sectors Journal Article

In: Science of The Total Environment, vol. 518-519, pp. 378-392, 2015.

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R. González Catón

Análisis y representación de las medidas de la red AERONET. Masters Thesis

Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, España, 2015.

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2013

B. Torres; C. Toledano; A. Berjon; D. Fuertes; V. Molina; R. Gonzalez; M. Canini; V. E. Cachorro; P. Goloub; T. Podvin; L. Blarel; O. Dubovik; Y. Bennouna; A. M. de Frutos

Pointing error and field of view of AERONET Cimel-318 Sun photometers Conference

Proceedings (ISBN: 978-989-20-3962-6), Evora, Portugal, 2013, (1st Iberian Meeting Aerosol Science and Technology (RICTA) 2013).

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V. E. Cachorro; D. FUERTES; C. Toledano; Y. Benouna; B. Torres; R. Gonzalez; A. M. de Frutos

The AEROPA project Conference

Proceedings (ISBN: 978-989-20-3962-6), Evora, 2013, (1st Iberian Meeting Aerosol Science and Technology (RICTA) 2013).

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B. Torres; C. Toledano; A. Berjón; D. Fuertes; V. Molina; R. Gonzalez; M. Canini; V. E. Cachorro; P. Goloub; T. Podvin; L. Blarel; O. Dubovik; Y. Bennouna; A. M. de Frutos

Measurements on pointing error and field of view of Cimel-318 Sun photometers in the scope of AERONET Journal Article

In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, vol. 6, pp. 2207–2220, 2013.

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Y.S. Bennouna, B. Torres, V.E. Cachorro, J.P. Ortiz De Galisteo, C. Toledano, A. Berjón, D. Fuertes, R. González, A. De Frutos

The annual cycle of total precipitable water vapor derived from different remote sensing techniques: An application to several sites of the Iberian Peninsula Journal Article

In: AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1531, pp. 296-299, 2013.

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B. Torres, C. Toledano, A. Berjón, O. Dubovik, V.E. Cachorro, Y.S. Bennouna, D. Fuertes, R. González, P. Goloub, T. Podvin, L. Blarel; A. de Frutos

Influence of sky radiance measurement errors on inversion-retrieved aerosol properties Journal Article

In: AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1531, pp. 272-275, 2013.

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2012

B. Torres; C. Toledano; A. J. Berjon; O. Dubovik; V. E. Cachorro; Y. Bennouna; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; P. Goloub; T. Podvin; L. Barel; . A. M. de Frutos

Study on the in?uence of different error sources on sky radiance measurements and inversion-derived aerosol products in the frame of AERONET Conference

Granada, 2012, (European Aerosol Conference, Granada, Spain).

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B. Torres; C. Toledano; A. Berjón; O. Dubovik; V. E. Cachorro; Y. Bennouna; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; V. Molina; A. M. d. Frutos

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).

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B. Torres; C. Toledano; A. Berjon; O. Dubovik; V. E. Cachorro; Y. Bennouna; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; P. Goloub; T. Podvin; L. Barel; A. M. de Frutos

Influence of sky radiance measurement errors on inversion-retrieved aerosol properties Conference

2012, (International Radiation Symposium 2012, Berlin, Germany).

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C. Guirado; R. Ramos; A. de Frutos; A. Berjon; A. Redondas; C. López; V. Cachorro; E. Cuevas; R. Gonzalez; S. González; M. Hernández

Optical calibration facility at the Izaña Atmospheric Research Center Conference

Óptica Pura y Aplicada, vol. 45, no. 1, Valladolid, Spain, 2012, (37th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods).

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Y. S. Bennouna; V. E. Cachorro; J. P. Ortiz de Galisteo; C. Toledano; A. Berjon; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; A. de Frutos

The annual cycle of total precipitable water vapor derived from different remote sensing techniques: an application to several sites of the Iberian Peninsula Conference

Berlin, Germany, 2012, (International Radiation Symposium (IRS) 2012).

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J. C. Antuña; V. Cachorro; R. Estevan; A. M. de Frutos; B. Barja; Y. Benouna; B. Torres; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; C. Toledano; G. Kallos; S. Cristos

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.

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C. Guirado; R. Ramos; A. M. de Frutos; A. Berjon; A. Redondas; C. López; V. E. Cachorro; E. Cuevas; R. Gonzalez; S. González; M. Hernández

Optical calibration facility at the Izaña Atmospheric Research Center Journal Article

In: Óptica Pura Y Aplicada, vol. 45, pp. 57-62, 2012.

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2011

B. Torres; A. J. Berjón; C. Toledano; V. E. Cachorro; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; . Y. S. Bennouna; A. M. de Frutos

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).

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Y. S. Bennouna; V. E. Cachorro; C. Toledano; A. Berjon; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; R. Rodrigo; B. Torres; L. Martín; A. de Frutos

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)).

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B. Torres; A. J. Berjón; C. Toledano; V. E. Cachorro; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; . Y. S. Bennouna; R. Rodrigo; A. M. de Frutos

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.

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Y. S. Bennouna; V. E. Cachorro; C. Toledano; A. Berjon; N. Prats; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; R. Rodrigo; B. Torres; A. de Frutos

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.

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C. Toledano; V. E. Cachorro; A. Berjón; A. M. de Frutos; D. Fuertes; R. Gonzalez; B. Torres; R. Rodrigo; Y. Bennouna; L. Martín; C. Guirado

RIMA-AERONET network: long-term monitoring of aerosol properties Journal Article

In: Óptica Pura y Aplicada, vol. 44, pp. 629-633, 2011.

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