Projects

HyMeX (HYdrological cycle in the Mediterranean EXperiment) aims at a better understanding and quantification of the hydrological cycle and related processes in the Mediterranean, with emphasis on high-impact weather events, inter-annual to decadal variability of the Mediterranean coupled system, and associated trends in the context of global change.

Currently I'm active in the workgroup focused on the hydrological continental cycle of Mediterranean basins.

Within the framework of HyMeX and in collaboration with AEMET, I'm working on the development of a water balance model for the NE of Spain (which in the future might be extended to other areas of Spain). The model is based on SURFEX and it is inspired by SIM.

The aim of the SMOScat project is to disaggregate SMOS soil moisture in order to provide soil moisture maps at high spatial resolution (up to 500m). In this project, I will use the SURFEX land-surface model to simulate the soil-moisture in Catalonia. Then, we will do an intercomparison between the satellite product, the simulation and in-situ observations.

The Observatori de l'Ebre is very active on the Spanish base in Antarctica making ionospheric and geomagnetic observations. This is not my main theme of research, but, from time to time, I help my colleagues. It looks like that some day I will travel there! ;-)

My PhD Thesis included a study of the impact of climate change on French Mediterranean basins. This study was done within the context of CYPRIM, a French project that focused on cyclogenesis and intense precipitation in the Mediterranean region.