Victoria E. Cachorro
Papers
40
Total Citations
1,106
H-Index
22
About
Victoria E. Cachorro is a prominent atmospheric scientist whose research has fundamentally advanced our understanding of aerosol characterization, optical properties, and retrieval methodologies. Based at the University of Valladolid in Spain, she has built an exceptional body of work centered on ground-based remote sensing, with particular expertise in sun photometry and the AERONET observational network. Cachorro's most celebrated contributions include establishing comprehensive aerosol climatologies across diverse environments — from the Iberian Peninsula to the heart of the Sahara Desert. Her 2008 study on airmass classification at El Arenosillo (132 citations) remains a landmark reference for Mediterranean aerosol research, while her Tamanrasset characterization work (81 citations) shed critical light on Saharan dust dynamics. She has made sustained contributions to understanding long-range desert dust transport across the Atlantic and its evolving microphysical properties, directly informing climate modeling efforts. Beyond observational climatology, Cachorro has pushed methodological boundaries, investigating retrieval sensitivities for sky radiometers, developing novel all-sky camera retrievals using GRASP code, and pioneering lunar photometry for nighttime aerosol optical depth estimation. Her inventories of African dust intrusions over north-central Spain further demonstrate her commitment to bridging fundamental science with environmental monitoring. With over 630 citations across her top papers alone, her influence on aerosol remote sensing is both deep and enduring.
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Top Papers
- 1Airmass Classification and Analysis of Aerosol Types at El Arenosillo (Spain)132 citations · 2008
- 2Aerosol characterization at the Saharan AERONET site Tamanrasset81 citations · 2014
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