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About
Manuel Pujadas is a leading atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on aerosol remote sensing, particularly the characterization of extreme dust and wildfire smoke transport events. His major contributions center on integrating ground-based lidar, sun photometer (AERONET), and satellite observations with particle dispersion modeling to understand intercontinental aerosol transport. His most cited work (99 citations) documents an unprecedented wintertime Saharan dust intrusion over the Iberian Peninsula in February 2017, providing critical validation data for dust forecast models. Another highly influential study (95 citations) demonstrates how combining passive/active remote sensing with modeling can track wildfire smoke plumes across continents. Pujadas has also advanced the understanding of how aerosol vertical profiles affect shortwave radiative forcing estimation, a key factor in climate modeling. His work on African dust events in the Iberian Peninsula has revealed how variable dust intensity influences aerosol optical, microphysical, and radiative properties. Through the EARLINET lidar network, Pujadas has helped establish long-term monitoring capabilities that improve both air quality forecasting and climate model parameterizations. His research directly supports efforts to mitigate the impacts of extreme aerosol events on human health and ecosystems.
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