Dr.  Alexandre Miguel Urbano da Fonseca Ramos

Dr. Alexandre Miguel Urbano da Fonseca Ramos

Research Interests

  • Atmospheric Rivers and extreme events;
  • Compound weather and climate extremes;
  • Climate variability in Mediterranean Climates on multiple time-scales, linking weather and climate

Current Projects

  • 2018-2023 Understanding and modeling compound climate and weather events - DAMOCLES European COST action (2018-2022) - Leader of Working Group 1.

Past Projects

  • 2019-2022 Principal investigator of Holmodrive Principial investigator of Holmodrive (2019-2022) - North Atlantic Atmospheric Patterns influence on Western Iberia Climate: From the Lateglacial to Present (Portuguese Science Foundation, FCT)
  • 2019-2022 Co-Principal investigator of WEX-ATLANTIC - Weather Extremes in the Euro Atlantic Region: Assessment and Impacts (Portuguese Science Foundation, FCT)

Curriculum Vitae

  • Since September 2022 – Senior Researcher at the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

  • 2019-2022 Assistant Researcher at the Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2013 – 2019 Post-doctoral researcher funded by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, SFRH/BPD/84328/2012) at Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2008 – 2012 PhD Student funded by FCT (Portuguese Science Foundation, SFRH/BD/46000/2008) at Ephyslab, University of Vigo, Spain.
  • 2006 - 2007 Researcher in R&D projects at Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • 1999-2005 Degree in Geophysical Sciences - Meteorology, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Awards

  • 2022 - Scientific Award in Earth Sciences and Geophysics awarded by Universidade de Lisboa/Caixa Geral de Depósitos (ULisboa/CGD Scientific Awards)
  • 2016 MEdCLIVAR 2016 Young Scientist Award, awarded by MedCLIVAR

Links

Publications


2025
Quantifying moisture and sensible heat flux anomalies for compound drought and heat wave events in the Iberian Peninsula
Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Vázquez, M.; Ramos, A. M.; Nieto, R.; Pinto, J. G.; Gimeno, L.
2025. Weather and Climate Extremes, 47, Art.-Nr. 100756. doi:10.1016/j.wace.2025.100756
Atmospheric River Detection Under Changing Seasonality and Mean‐State Climate: ARTMIP Tier 2 Paleoclimate Experiments
Rush, W. D.; Lora, J. M.; Skinner, C. B.; Menemenlis, S. A.; Shields, C. A.; Ullrich, P.; O’Brien, T. A.; Brands, S.; Guan, B.; Mattingly, K. S.; McClenny, E.; Nardi, K.; Nellikkattil, A.; Ramos, A. M.; Reid, K. J.; Shearer, E.; Tomé, R.; Wille, J. D.; Leung, L. R.; Ralph, F. M.; Rutz, J. J.; Wehner, M.; Zhang, Z.; Lu, M.; Quagraine, K. T.
2025. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130 (1), e2024JD042222. doi:10.1029/2024JD042222
The record-breaking precipitation event of December 2022 in Portugal
Ferreira, T. M.; Trigo, R. M.; Gaspar, T. H.; Pinto, J. G.; Ramos, A. M.
2025. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 25 (2), 609–623. doi:10.5194/nhess-25-609-2025
2024
Broadening the scope of anthropogenic influence in extreme event attribution
Jézéquel, A.; Bastos, A.; Faranda, D.; Kimutai, J.; Le Grix, N.; Wilson, A. M.; Rufat, S.; Shepherd, T. G.; Stuart-Smith, R. F.; Van Loon, A. F.; Bevacqua, E.; D’Andrea, F.; Lehner, F.; Lloyd, E. A.; Moemken, J.; Ramos, A. M.; Sippel, S.; Zscheischler, J.
2024. Environmental Research: Climate, 3 (4), Art.-Nr.: 042003. doi:10.1088/2752-5295/ad7527
Understanding the Atlantic influence on climate and vegetation dynamics in western Iberia over the last 2000 years
Santos, R. N.; Rodrigues, T.; Naughton, F.; Schefuß, E.; Oliveira, D.; Moreno, J.; Raposeiro, P. M.; Gil-Romera, G.; Morgan, A.; Leira, M.; Gomes, S. D.; Ladd, S. N.; Trigo, R. M.; Ramos, A. M.; Hernández, A.
2024. Quaternary Science Reviews, 337, Art.-Nr.: 108796. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108796
Lightning-induced fire regime in Portugal based on satellite-derived and in situ data
Menezes, L. S.; Russo, A.; Libonati, R.; Trigo, R. M.; Pereira, J. M. C.; Benali, A.; Ramos, A. M.; Gouveia, C. M.; Morales Rodriguez, C. A.; Deus, R.
2024. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 355, Art.-Nr.: 110108. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110108
Reclassifying historical disasters: From single to multi-hazards
Lee, R.; White, C. J.; Adnan, M. S. G.; Douglas, J.; Mahecha, M. D.; O’Loughlin, F. E.; Patelli, E.; Ramos, A. M.; Roberts, M. J.; Martius, O.; Tubaldi, E.; van den Hurk, B.; Ward, P. J.; Zscheischler, J.
2024. Science of The Total Environment, 912, Art.-Nr.: 169120. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169120
Insurance loss model vs. meteorological loss index – how comparable are their loss estimates for European windstorms?
Moemken, J.; Alifdini, I.; Ramos, A. M.; Georgiadis, A.; Brocklehurst, A.; Braun, L.; Pinto, J. G.
2024. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 24 (10), 3445–3460. doi:10.5194/nhess-24-3445-2024
Climatology and trends of concurrent temperature extremes in the global extratropics
Messori, G.; Segalini, A.; Ramos, A. M.
2024. Earth System Dynamics, 15 (5), 1207–1225. doi:10.5194/esd-15-1207-2024
Temporal clustering of precipitation for detection of potential landslides
Banfi, F.; Bevacqua, E.; Rivoire, P.; Oliveira, S. C.; Pinto, J. G.; Ramos, A. M.; De Michele, C.
2024. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 24 (8), 2689 – 2704. doi:10.5194/nhess-24-2689-2024
Drivers of seasonal rainfall variability over the Angolan and Namibian plateaus
Pereira, C. A.; Martins, J. P.; Fink, A. H.; Pinto, J. G.; Ramos, A. M.
2024. International Journal of Climatology, 44 (11), 3706–3725. doi:10.1002/joc.8545
How to mitigate flood events similar to the 1979 catastrophic floods in the lower Tagus
Fernández-Nóvoa, D.; Ramos, A. M.; González-Cao, J.; García-Feal, O.; Catita, C.; Gómez-Gesteira, M.; Trigo, R. M.
2024. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 24 (2), 609–630. doi:10.5194/nhess-24-609-2024
2023
Identifying imprints of externally derived dust and halogens in the sedimentary record of an Iberian alpine lake for the past ∼13,500 years – Lake Peixão, Serra da Estrela (Central Portugal)
Moreno, J.; Ramos, A. M.; Raposeiro, P. M.; Santos, R. N.; Rodrigues, T.; Naughton, F.; Moreno, F.; Trigo, R. M.; Ibañez-Insa, J.; Ludwig, P.; Shi, X.; Hernández, A.
2023. Science of The Total Environment, 903, Art.-Nr.: 166179. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166179
Changes in Moisture Sources of Atmospheric Rivers Landfalling the Iberian Peninsula With WRF‐FLEXPART
Fernández-Alvarez, J. C.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Eiras-Barca, J.; Ramos, A. M.; Rahimi-Esfarjani, S.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L.
2023. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128 (8), e2022JD037612. doi:10.1029/2022JD037612
Future Atmospheric Rivers and Impacts on Precipitation: Overview of the ARTMIP Tier 2 High‐Resolution Global Warming Experiment
Shields, C. A.; Payne, A. E.; Shearer, E. J.; Wehner, M. F.; O’Brien, T. A.; Rutz, J. J.; Leung, L. R.; Ralph, F. M.; Marquardt Collow, A. B.; Ullrich, P. A.; Dong, Q.; Gershunov, A.; Griffith, H.; Guan, B.; Lora, J. M.; Lu, M.; McClenny, E.; Nardi, K. M.; Pan, M.; Qian, Y.; Ramos, A. M.; Shulgina, T.; Viale, M.; Sarangi, C.; Tomé, R.; Zarzycki, C.
2023. Geophysical Research Letters, 50 (6), Art.Nr.e2022GL102091. doi:10.1029/2022GL102091
Consideration of compound drivers and impacts in the disaster risk reduction cycle
van den Hurk, B. J. J. M.; White, C. J.; Ramos, A. M.; Ward, P. J.; Martius, O.; Olbert, I.; Roscoe, K.; Goulart, H. M. D.; Zscheischler, J.
2023. iScience, 26 (3), Article no: 106030. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.106030
The compound event that triggered the destructive fires of October 2017 in Portugal
Ramos, A. M.; Russo, A.; DaCamara, C. C.; Nunes, S.; Sousa, P.; Soares, P. M. M.; Lima, M. M.; Hurduc, A.; Trigo, R. M.
2023. iScience, 26 (3), Art.-Nr.: 106141. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.106141
Combined large-scale tropical and subtropical forcing on the severe 2019–2022 drought in South America
Geirinhas, J. L.; Russo, A. C.; Libonati, R.; Miralles, D. G.; Ramos, A. M.; Gimeno, L.; Trigo, R. M.
2023. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 6 (1), Article no: 185. doi:10.1038/s41612-023-00510-3
Validation of 3-day rainfall forecast at the regional scale
Melo, R.; Oliveira, S.; Tomé, R.; Ramos, A. M.; Oliveira, S. C.
2023. MethodsX, 10, Art.-Nr.: 102071. doi:10.1016/j.mex.2023.102071
2022
The timing of the deglaciation in the Atlantic Iberian mountains: Insights from the stratigraphic analysis of a lake sequence in Serra da Estrela (Portugal)
Hernández, A.; Sáez, A.; Santos, R. N.; Rodrigues, T.; Martin-Puertas, C.; Gil-Romera, G.; Abbott, M.; Carballeira, R.; Costa, P.; Giralt, S.; Gomes, S. D.; Griffore, M.; Ibañez-Insa, J.; Leira, M.; Moreno, J.; Naughton, F.; Oliveira, D.; Raposeiro, P. M.; Trigo, R. M.; Vieira, G.; Ramos, A. M.
2022. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. doi:10.1002/esp.5536
Leaf wax biomarkers of a high-mountain lake area in western iberia : Implications for environmental reconstructions
Santos, R. N. N.; Schefuß, E.; Cordeiro, L. G. M. S.; Oliveira, D.; Hernández, A.; Ramos, A. M. M.; Rodrigues, T.
2022. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, Article no: 994377. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.994377

Other Publications

2022

[87] Araújo, J.R.; Ramos, A.M.; Soares, P.M.M; Melo, R.; Oliveira, S.C.; Trigo, R.M. (2022) Impact of extreme rainfall events on landslide events in Portugal under climate change scenarios. Landslides 19, 2279–2293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-022-01895-7

[86] Collow, A.B.; Shields, C.A; Guan,B.; Kim, S.; Lora, J.M; Ramos, A.M.; et al., (2022) An Overview of ARTMIP’s Tier 2 Reanalysis Intercomparison: Uncertainty in the Detection of Atmospheric Rivers and their Associated Precipitation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2021JD036155. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD036155

[85] Garreaud, R.; Ralph, M.; Wilson, A.; Ramos, A.M; Eiras-Barca, J.; Steen-Larsen, H.; Rutz, J.; Albanh, C.; Tilininai, N. ; Warnej, M.; Viale, M.; Rondanelli R.; McPhee, J.; ValenzuelaR.; Gorodetskayan, I. (2022) Running a scientific conference during pandemic times. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103(7), E1650-E1657.

 

2021

[84] O’Brien, T. A.; Wehner, M. F.; Payne, A. E.; Shields, C. A.; Rutz, J. J.; Leung, L.-R.; Ramos, A.M.; et al. (2021). Increases in Future AR Count and Size: Overview of the ARTMIP Tier 2 CMIP5/6 Experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2021JD036013. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD036013

[83] Amaral, I.C.F.; Libonati, R.; Palmeira, A.C.P.A.; Ramos A.M. (2021) Ranking of daily precipitation extreme events over oil pipelines in Rio de Janeiro. Climate Research, 85:129-141. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01675

[82] Lima, M.M.; Hurduc A.; Ramos, A.M. and Trigo R.M. (2021) The Increasing Frequency of Tropical Cyclones in the Northeastern Atlantic Sector. Frontiers in Earth Sciences, 9:745115. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.745115

[81] Bevacqua, E.; De Michele, C.; Manning, C.; Couasnon, A.; Ribeiro, A. F. S.; Ramos, A. M.; et al. (2021) Guidelines for studying diverse types of compound weather and climate events. Earth's Future, 9, e2021EF002340. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EF002340

[80] Gimeno, L.; Algarra, I.; Eiras-Barca, J.; Ramos, A. M.; Nieto, R. (2021) Atmospheric river, a term encompassing different meteorological patterns. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, e1558. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1558

[79] Raj, S.; Shukla, R.; Trigo, R.M.; Merz, B.; Rathinasamy, M.; Ramos, A.M.; Agarwal, A. (2021), Ranking and Characterization of Precipitation Extremes for the past 113 years for Indian western Himalayas. International Journal Climatolology, 41 (15), 6602– 6615. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7215

[78] Stojanovic, M.; Gonçalves, A.; Sorí, R.; Vázquez, M.; Ramos, A.M.; Nieto, R.;Gimeno, L.; Liberato, M.L.R. (2021) Consecutive Extratropical Cyclones Daniel, Elsa and Fabien, and Their Impact on the Hydrological Cycle of Mainland Portugal. Water 13, 1476. Doi:10.3390/w13111476

[77] Ramos, A. M., Roca, R., Soares, P.M.M., Wilson, A.M., Trigo, R.M., Ralph, F.M. (2021) Uncertainty in different precipitation products in the case of two atmospheric river events. Environmental Research Letters, 16(4). Doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/abe25b

[76] Eiras-Barca, J.; Ramos, A. M.; Algarra, I.; Vazquez, M.; Dominguez, F.; Miguez-Macho, G.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L.; Taboada, J. ;Ralph, F. M. (2021) European West Coast atmospheric rivers: A scale to characterize strength and impacts. Weather and Climate Extremes, 31(100305). Doi: 10.1016/j.wace.2021.100305

[75] Liberato, M.L.R.; Montero, I.; Gouveia, C.; Russo, A.; Ramos, A. M.; Trigo, R.M. (2021) Rankings of extreme and widespread dry and wet events in the Iberian Peninsula between 1901 and 2016. Earth System. Dynamics, 12, 197–210, Doi:10.5194/esd-12-197-2021.

[74] Hénin, R.; Ramos, A.M.; Pinto, J.G.; Liberato, M.L.R. (2021) A ranking of concurrent precipitation and wind events for the Iberian Peninsula. International Journal of Climatology. 41: 1421– 1437. Doi:10.1002/joc.6829

 

2020

[73] Algarra, I.; Nieto, R.; Ramos, A.M.; Eiras-Barca, J.; Trigo, R.M.; Gimeno, L. (2020) Significant increase of global anomalous moisture uptake feeding landfalling Atmospheric Rivers. Nature Communications, 11, 5082. Doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18876-w

[72] Guerreiro, P.M.P.; Soares, P.M.M.; Cardoso, R.M.; Ramos, A.M. (2020) An Analysis of Fog in the Mainland Portuguese International Airports. Atmosphere, 11, 1239. Doi: 10.3390/atmos11111239

[71] O’Brien, T.A.; Payne, A.E.; Shields, C.A.; Rutz, J.; Brands, S.; Castellano, C.; Chen, J.; Cleveland, W.; DeFlorio, M.J.; Goldenson, N.; Gorodetskaya, I.; Díaz, H.I.; Kashinath, K.; Kawzenuk, B.; Kim, S.; Krinitskiy, M.; Lora, J.M.; McClenny, B.; Michaelis, A.; O’Brien, J.; Patricola, C.M.; Ramos, A.M.; Shearer, E.J.; Tung, W.; Ullrich, P.; Wehner, M.F.; Yang, K.; Zhang, R.; Zhang, Z.; Zhou, Y. (2020) Detection Uncertainty Matters for Understanding Atmospheric Rivers. Bulletin American Meteorology Society, 101:E790–E796. Doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0348.1.

[70] Zscheischler, J.; Martius, O.; Westra, S.; Bevacqua, E.; Raymond, C.; Horton, R.; van den Hurk, B.; AghaKouchak, A.; Jézéquel, A.; Mahecha, M.; Maraun, D.; Ramos, A.M.; Ridder, N.; Thiery, W.; Vignotto E., (2020) A typology of compound weather and climate events. Nature Reviews Earth Environment, 1 (7) :333-347. Doi: 10.1038/s43017-020-0060-z

[69] Ramos, A.M., Sousa, P.M., Dutra, E., Trigo, R.M. (2020) Predictive skill for atmospheric rivers in the western Iberian Peninsula. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 877-888. Doi: 10.5194/nhess-20-877-2020

[68] Payne, A.E., Demory, M.; Leung, L.R.; Ramos, A.M.; Shields, C.A.; Rutz., J.J Siler, N.; Villarini, G.; Hall, A.; Ralph, F.M. (2020) Responses and impacts of atmospheric rivers to climate change. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 1, 143–157. Doi:10.1038/s43017-020-0030-5

[67] Russo, A.; Sousa, P.M.; Durão, R.M.; Ramos, A.M.; Salvador, P.; Linares C.; Diaz J.; Trigo R.M. (2020) Saharan dust intrusions in the Iberian Peninsula: Predominant synoptic conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 717, 137041, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137041

[66] Barriopedro, D.; Sousa, P.M.; Trigo, R.M.; García-Herrera, R.; and Ramos, A.M, (2020) The Exceptional Iberian Heatwave of Summer 2018. Bulletin American Meteorology Society, 101, S29–S34. Doi.10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0159.1

[65] Lorente‐Plazas, R.; Montavez, J. P.; Ramos, A. M.; Jerez, S.; Trigo, R. M.; and Jimenez‐Guerrero, P. (2020). Unusual atmospheric‐river‐like structures coming from Africa induce extreme precipitation over the western Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2019JD031280. doi:10.1029/2019JD031280

[64] Wilson, A.M.; Chapman, W.; Payne, A.; Ramos, A.M.; Boehm, C.; Campos, D; Cordeira, J.; Garreaud, R.; Gorodetskaya, I.V; Rutz, J.J; Viceto, C and Ralph, F.M. (2020) Training the Next Generation of Researchers in the Science and Application of Atmospheric Rivers. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 101(6), E738-E743 doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0311.1

[63] Gimeno, L.; Vazquez, M.; Eiras-Barca, J.; Sorí, R.; Stojanovic, M.; Algarra, I.; Nieto, R.; Ramos, A. M.; Durán-Quesada, A.M., and Dominguez, F.: (2020) Recent progress on the sources of continental precipitation as revealed by moisture transport analysis, Earth Science Reviews, 201, 103070; p: 1-25 doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.103070

 

2019

[62] Rutz, J. J.; Shields, C. A.; Lora, J. M.; Payne, A. E.; Guan, B.; Ullrich, P.; et al. (2019). The atmospheric river tracking method intercomparison project (ARTMIP): quantifying uncertainties in atmospheric river climatology. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2019; 124: 13777–13802. Doi:10.1029/2019JD030936.

[61] Sousa, P.M.; Ramos, A.M., Raible, C.C., Messmer, M., Tomé, R., Pinto, J.G., Trigo, R.M. (2019) North Atlantic Integrated Water Vapor Transport – from 850-2100 CE: Impacts on Western European Rainfall. Journal of Climate, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0348.1.

[60] Sousa, P.M.; Barriopedro, D.; Ramos, A.M.; García-Herrera, R., Espírito-Santo, F.; Trigo, R.M. (2019) Saharan air intrusions as a relevant mechanism for Iberian heatwaves: The record breaking events of August 2018 and June 2019. Weather and Climate Extremes 26: 100224, doi: 10.1016/j.wace.2019.100224

[59] Ramos, A.M.; Wilson, A.M.; DeFlorio, M.J., et al. (2019) 2018 International Atmospheric Rivers Conference: Multi‐disciplinary studies and high‐impact applications of atmospheric rivers. Atmospheric Science Letters, 20:e935. https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.935

[58] Paulucci, T.B.; França, G.B.; Libonati, R.; Ramos, A.M. (2019) Long-Term Spatial–Temporal Characterization of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. Pure Applied Geophysics, 176, 5161–5175 (2019) doi:10.1007/s00024-019-02216-1

[57] Vázquez, M.; Algarra, I.; Eiras-Barca, J.; Ramos, A.M.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2019) Atmospheric Rivers over the Arctic: Lagrangian Characterisation of Their Moisture Sources. Water, 11(1), 41. doi: 10.3390/w11010041

[56] Hénin, R.; Ramos, A.M.; Schemm, S.; Gouveia, C.M.; Liberato, M.L.R. (2019) Assigning precipitation to mid-latitudes fronts on sub-daily scales in the North Atlantic and European sector: Climatology and trends. International Journal of Climatology, 39:317–330. doi:10.1002/joc.5808.

 

2018

[55] Sousa, P.M.; Blamey, R.C.; Reason, C.J.C; Ramos, A.M.; Trigo, R.M. (2018) The ‘Day Zero’ Cape Town drought and the poleward migration of moisture corridors. Environmental Research Letters. 13, 124025. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aaebc7

[54] Hénin, R.; Liberato, M.L.R.; Ramos, A.M.; Gouveia, C.M. (2018) Assessing the Use of Satellite-Based Estimates and High-Resolution Precipitation Datasets for the Study of Extreme Precipitation Events over the Iberian Peninsula. Water, 10(11), 1688. doi: 10.3390/w10111688

[53] Pereira, S., Ramos, A.M., Rebelo, L., Trigo, R.M., Zêzere, J.L. (2018) A centennial catalogue of hydro-geomorphological events and their atmospheric forcing. Advances in Water Resources, 122, 98-112. doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.10.001.

[52] Ramos, A.M.; Blamey, R.C.; Algarra, I.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L.; Tomé, R.; Reason, C.J.; Trigo, R.M. (2018) From Amazonia to southern Africa: Atmospheric moisture transport through Low Level Jets and Atmospheric Rivers. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Early View. doi:10.1111/nyas.13960.

[51] Lavers, D.A.; Richardson, D.S.; Ramos, A.M.; Zsoter, E., Pappenberger, F.; Trigo R.M. (2018) Earlier Awareness of Extreme Winter Precipitation across the Western Iberian Peninsula. Meteorological Applications, 25:622–628. doi:10.1002/met.1727.

[50] Ramos, A.M.; Trigo, R.M.; Tomé, R.; Liberato, M.L.R. (2018) Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers in Extreme Precipitation on the European Macaronesian Islands. Atmosphere, 9:325. doi:10.3390/atmos9080325

[49] Ciric, D.; Nieto, R.; Ramos, A.M.; Drumond, A.; Gimeno, L. (2018) Contribution of Moisture from Mediterranean Sea to Extreme Precipitation Events over Danube River Basin. Water, 10:1182.

[48] Ramos, A.M.; Martins, M.J.; Tomé, R.; Trigo, R.M. (2018) Extreme Precipitation Events in summer in the Iberian Peninsula and Its Relationship with Atmospheric Rivers. Frontiers in Earth Sciences, 6:110. doi:10.3389/feart.2018.00110.

[47] Shields, C.A.; Rutz, J.J.; Leung, L.-Y.; Ralph, F.M.; Wehner, M.; Kawzenuk, B.; Lora, J.M.; McClenny, E.; Osborne, T.; Payne, A.E.; Ullrich, P.; Gershunov, A.; Goldenson, N.; Guan, B.; Qian, Y.; Ramos, A.M.; Sarangi, C.; Sellars, S.; Gorodetskaya, I.; Kashinath, K.; Kurlin, V.; Mahoney, K.; Muszynski, G.; Pierce, R.; Subramanian, A.C.; Tome, R.; Waliser, D.; Walton, D.; Wick, G.; Wilson, A.; Lavers, D.; Prabhat; Collow, A.; Krishnan, H.; Magnusdottir, G.; Nguyen, P. (2018) Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project (ARTMIP): project goals and experimental design. Geoscientific Model Development, 11, 2455-2474. doi:10.5194/gmd-11-2455-2018.

[46] Rebelo, L.; Ramos, A.M.; Pereira, S.; Trigo, R.M. (2018) Meteorological Driving Mechanisms and Human Impacts of the February 1979 Extreme Hydro-Geomorphological Event in Western Iberia. Water, 10, 454, doi: 10.3390/w10040454.

[45] Blamey, R.C.; Ramos, A.M.; Trigo, R.M.; Tomé, R.; Reason, C.J. (2018) The influence of Atmospheric Rivers over the South Atlantic on Winter Rainfall in South Africa. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 19, 127–142, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-17-0111.1.

[44] Eiras-Barca, J.; Ramos, A.M.; Pinto, J.G.; Trigo, R.M.; Liberato, M.L.R.; Miguez-Macho, G. (2018) The concurrence of Atmospheric Rivers and explosive cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic and North Pacific basins. Earth System Dynamics, 9, 91-102, doi:10.5194/esd-9-91-2018.

 

2017

[43] Ciric, D.; Nieto, R; Ramos, A.M.; Drumond, A; Gimeno, L. (2017) Wet Spells and Associated Moisture Sources Anomalies across Danube River Basin. Water, 9(8):615, doi:10.3390/w9080615.

[42] Liberato, M.L.R.; Ramos, A. M.; Gouveia, C.M.; Sousa, P.; Russo, A.; Trigo R.M.; Santo F.E. (2017) Exceptionally extreme drought in Madeira Archipelago in 2012: Vegetation impacts and driving conditions. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 232:195-209, doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.08.010.

[41] Sousa, P.M.; Trigo, R.M.; Barriopedro, D.; Soares P.M.M.; Ramos, A.M.; Liberato, M.L.R. (2017) Responses of European precipitation distributions and regimes to different blocking locations. Climate Dynamics, 48: 1141 doi:10.1007/s00382-016-3132-5.

[40] Ramos, A.M.; Trigo, R.M.; Liberato, M.L.R. (2017) Ranking of multi-day extreme precipitation events over the Iberian Peninsula. International Journal of Climatology, 37: 607–620. doi:10.1002/joc.4726.

 

2016

[39] Ramos, A.M.; Tomé, R.; Trigo, R.M.; Liberato, M.L.R.; and Pinto J.G. (2016) Projected changes in atmospheric rivers affecting Europe in CMIP5 models, Geophysical Research Letters, 43:9315–9323, doi:10.1002/2016GL070634.

[38] Gimeno, L.; Dominguez, F.; Nieto, R.; Trigo, R.M.; Drumond, A.; Reason, C.J.C.; Taschetto, A.S.; Ramos, A.M.; Kumar, R.; Marengo M. (2016) Major Mechanisms of Atmospheric Moisture Transport and Their Role in Extreme Precipitation Events. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol. 41, doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-110615-085558.

[37] Ramos, A.M.; Nieto, R.; Tomé, R.; Gimeno, L.; Trigo, R.M.; Liberato, M.L.R.; and Lavers, D.A. (2016) Atmospheric rivers moisture sources from a Lagrangian perspective. Earth System Dynamics, 7, 371-384, doi:10.5194/esd-7-371-2016.

[36] Ferreira, J.A; Liberato, M.L.R; Ramos, A.M. (2016) On the relationship between atmospheric water vapour transport and extra-tropical cyclones development. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 94:56-54. doi:10.1016/j.pce.2016.01.001.

[35] Pereira, S.; Ramos, A.M.; Zêzere, J.L.; Trigo, R.M.; Vaquero, J. M.(2016) Spatial impact and triggering conditions of the exceptional hydro-geomorphological event of December 1909 in Iberia. Natural Hazards Earth System Sciences, 16:371-390. doi:10.5194/nhess-16-371-2016.

[34] Lorenzo, M.N.; Ramos, A.M; Brands, S. (2016) Present and future climate conditions for winegrowing in Spain, Regional Environmental Change, 16(3):617-627. doi:10.1007/s10113-015-0883-1.

[33] Pires, A.C.; Nolasco, R.; Rocha, A.; Ramos, A.M.; Dubert, J. (2016) Climate change in the Iberian Upwelling System: a numerical study using GCM downscaling. Climate Dynamics, 47:451–464, doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2848-y.

 

2015

[32] Trigo, R.M.; Ramos, C.; Pereira, S.S.; Ramos, A.M.; Zêzere, J.L.; Vaquero, J.M.; Liberato, M.L.R. (2015) The deadliest storm of the 20th century striking Portugal: flood impacts and atmospheric circulation, Journal of Hydrology, 541:597–610. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.10.036.

[31] Ramos, A.M.; Barriopedro, D.; Dutra, E. (2015) Circulation weather types as a tool in atmospheric, climate, and environmental research (Editorial). Frontiers in Earth Sciences, 3:44, doi:10.3389/fenvs.2015.00044.

[30] Sousa, P.M.; Barriopedro, D.; Trigo, R.M.; Ramos, A.M.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L.; Turkman K.F.; Liberato, M.L.R. (2015) Impact of Euro-Atlantic blocking patterns in Iberia precipitation using a novel high resolution dataset. Climate Dynamics, 46(7):2573-2591, doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2718-7.

[29] Renwick, J. A.; Trigo, R.M.; Ramos, A.M. (2015) [Europe] Iberia [in "State of the Climate in 2014”. [Blunden J., and Arndt D.S. Eds.] Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 96(7):S195-S196.

[28] Ramos, A.M; Trigo, R.M.; Liberato, M.L.R.; Tomé, R. (2015) Daily Precipitation Extreme Events in the Iberian Peninsula and Its Association with Atmospheric Rivers. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 16:579–597, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-14-0103.1.

[27] Lima, M.I.P.; Santo, F.E.; Ramos, A.M.; Trigo, R.M. (2015) Trends and correlations in annual extreme precipitation indices for mainland Portugal, 1941 2007. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 119(1):55-75, doi:10.1007/s00704-013-1079-6.

[26] Domínguez-Castro, F.; Ramos, A.M.; García-Herrera, R.; Trigo, R.M. (2015) Iberian extreme precipitation 1855/1856: an analysis from early instrumental observations and documentary sources. International Journal of Climatology, 35:142–153, doi:10.1002/joc.3973.

 

2014

[25] Ramos, A.M.; Sprenger, M.; Wernli, H.; Durán-Quesada, A., Lorenzo, M.; Gimeno, L. (2014) A new circulation type classification based upon Lagrangian air trajectories. Frontiers in Earth Sciences, 2:29. doi:10.3389/feart.2014.00029.

[24] Ramos, A.M.; Cortesi, N; Trigo R.M. (2014) Circulation weather types and spatial variability of daily precipitation in the Iberian Peninsula. Frontiers in Earth Sciences, 2:25, doi:10.3389/feart.2014.00025.

[23] Ramos, A.M.; Trigo, R.M.; Liberato, M.L.R. (2014) A ranking of high-resolution daily precipitation extreme events for the Iberian Peninsula. Atmospheric Science Letters, 15:328–334, doi:10.1002/asl2.507.

[22] Pires, A.C.; Nolasco, R.; Rocha, A.; Ramos, A.M.; Dubert, J. (2014) Global climate models as forcing for regional ocean modeling: a sensitivity study in the Iberian Basin (Eastern North Atlantic). Climate Dynamics, 43(3):1083-1102, doi:10.1007/s00382-014-2151-3.

[21] Trigo, R.M.; Varino F.; Ramos, A.M.; Valente, M.A.; Zêzere, J.L.; Vaquero, J.M.; Gouveia, C.M.; Russo, A. (2014) The record precipitation and flood event in Iberia in December 1876: description and synoptic analysis. Frontiers in Earth Sciences, 2:3. doi:10.3389/feart.2014.00003.

[20] Cortesi, N.; Gonzalez-Hidalgo, J.C.; Trigo, R.M.; Ramos, A.M. (2014) Weather types and spatial variability of precipitation in the Iberian Peninsula. International Journal of Climatology, 34:2661–2677. doi:10.1002/joc.3866.

[19] Santo, E.F.; Ramos, A.M.; de Lima, M.I.P.; Trigo, R.M. (2014) Seasonal changes in daily precipitation extremes in mainland Portugal from 1941 to 2007. Regional Environmental Change, 14(5):1765-1788, doi: 10.1007/s10113-013-0515-6.

[18] Santo, E.F.; De Lima, M.I.P.; Ramos, A.M.; Trigo, R.M. (2014) Trends in seasonal surface air temperature in mainland Portugal, since 1941, International Journal of Climatology, 34:1814–1837, doi:10.1002/joc.3803.

 

2012 - 2013

[17] Ramos, A.M.; Pires, A.C.; Sousa, P.M.; Trigo, R.M. (2013) The use of circulation weather types to predict upwelling activity along the western Iberian Peninsula coast. Continental Shelf Research, 69:38-51. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2013.08.019.

[16] Trigo, R.M.; Barriopedro D.; Ramos, A.M.; Parker, D.E.; Mühr, B.; Ehmann, C.; Bissolli, P., Kennedy J.J. (2013) [Europe] Iberia [in "State of the Climate in 2012”. [Blunden J., and Arndt D.S. Eds.] Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 94(8):S176-S178.

[15] Cortesi, N.; Trigo, R.M.; Gonzalez-Hidalgo, J.C.; Ramos, A.M. (2013) Modelling monthly precipitation with circulation weather types for a dense network of stations over Iberia. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17(2):665-678, doi:10.5194/hess-17-665-2013.

[14] De Lima, M.I.P.; Santo, F.E.; Ramos, A.M.; de Lima, J.L.M.P. (2013) Recent changes in daily precipitation and surface air temperature extremes in mainland Portugal, in the period 1941-2007. Atmospheric Research, 127:195-209, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.10.001.

[13] Liberato, M.L.R.; Ramos, A.M.; Trigo, R.M.; Trigo, I.F.; Durán-Quesada, A.M.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2012) Moisture Sources and Large-Scale Dynamics Associated With a Flash Flood Event, in Lagrangian Modeling of the Atmosphere (eds J. Lin, D. Brunner, C. Gerbig, A. Stohl, A. Luhar and P. Webley), American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C. doi:10.1029/2012GM001244.

[12] Lorenzo, M.N.; Taboada, J.J.; Lorenzo, J.F.; Ramos, A.M. (2012) Influence of climate on grape production and wine quality in the Rías Baixas, north-western Spain, Regional Environmental Change, 13(4):887-896, doi:10.1007/s10113-012-0387-1.

 

2011

[11] Gouveia, C.; Liberato, M.L.R.; DaCamara, C.C.; Trigo, R.M.; Ramos, A.M. (2011) Modelling past and future wine production in the Portuguese Douro Valley. Climate Research, 48(2):349-362. doi:10.3354/cr01006.

[10] Ramos, A.M.; Ramos, R.; Sousa, P.; Trigo, R.M.; Janeira, M.; Prior, V. (2011) Cloud to ground lightning activity over Portugal and its association with circulation weather types. Atmospheric Research, 101(1-2):84-101, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.01.014.

[9] deCastro, M.; Gomez-Gesteira, M.; Ramos, A.M.; Alvarez, I.; deCastro, P. (2011) Effects of heat waves on human mortality, Galicia, Spain. Climate Research, 48(2):333-341, doi:10.3354/cr00988.

[8] Lorenzo, M.N.; Ramos, A.M.; Taboada, J.J.; Gimeno, L. (2011) Changes in Present and Future Circulation Types Frequency in Northwest Iberian Peninsula. PLoS ONE, 6(1):16201-16201. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016201.

[7] Gómez-Gesteira, M.; Gimeno, L.; deCastro, M.; Lorenzo, M.N.; Alvarez, I.; Nieto, R.; Taboada, J.J.; Crespo, A.J.C.; Ramos, A.M.; Iglesias, I.; Gómez-Gesteira, J.L.; Santo, F.E.; Barriopedro, D.; Trigo, I.F. (2011) The state of climate in NW Iberia. Climate Research, 48(2):109-144, doi:10.3354/cr00967.

[6] Ramos, A.M.; Trigo, R.M.; Santo, F.E. (2011) Evolution of extreme temperatures over Portugal: Recent changes and future scenarios. Climate Research, 48(2):177-192, doi:10.3354/cr00934.

 

2007 - 2010

[5] Ramos, A.M.; Lorenzo, M.N.; Gimeno, L. (2010) Compatibility between modes of low-frequency variability and circulation types: A case study of the northwest Iberian Peninsula. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115(D2):1-15, doi:10.1029/2009JD012194.

[4] Trigo, R.M.; Ramos, A.M.; Nogueira, P.J.; Santos, F.D.; Garcia-Herrera, R.; Gouveia, C.; Santo, F.E. (2009) Evaluating the impact of extreme temperature based indices in the 2003 heatwave excessive mortality in Portugal. Environmental Science & Policy, 12(7):844-854. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2009.07.007.

[3] Trigo, R.M.; Valente, M.A.; Trigo, I.F.; Miranda, P.M.A.; Ramos, A.M.; Paredes, D.; García-Herrera, R. (2008) The Impact of North Atlantic Wind and Cyclone Trends on European Precipitation and Significant Wave Height in the Atlantic. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1146(1):212-234. doi:10.1196/annals.1446.014.

[2] Andrade, C.; Trigo, R.M.; Freitas, M.C.; Gallego, M.C.; Borges, P.; Ramos, A.M. (2008) Comparing historic records of storm frequency and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) chronology. The Holocene, 18(5):745-754. doi:10.1177/0959683608091794.

[1] Trigo, R.M.; Garcia-Herrera, R.; Paredes, D.; Ramos, A.M. (2007) Iberia, in State of the Climate in 2006. Arguez, A., ed., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 88, S106-S107.

Full publication list: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=24734304300

 

Book Chapters

[3] Rutz, J.J.; Guan, B.; Bozkurt, D.; Gorodetskaya, I.V.; Gershunov, S.; Lavers, D.A.; Mahoney, K.M.; Moore, B.J.; Neff, W.; Neiman, P.J.; Ralph, F.M.; Ramos, A.M.; Steen-Larsen, H.C.; Tsukernik, M.; Valenzuela, R.; Viale, M.; Wernli H. (2020) “Global and Regional Perspectives”, In Atmospheric Rivers. Switzerland: Springer

[2] Dettinger, M.D.; Lavers, D.A.; Compo, G.P., Gorodetskaya, I.V.; Neff, W.; Neiman, P.J.; Ramos, A.M.; Rutz, J.J.; Viale, M.; Wade, A.J.; White A.B. (2020) “Effects of Atmospheric Rivers”, In Atmospheric Rivers. Switzerland: Springer.

[1] Bock, O; et al.; Ramos, A.M. (2020) “Use of GNSS Tropospheric Products for Climate Monitoring”. In Advanced GNSS Tropospheric Products for Monitoring Severe Weather Events and Climate. Switzerland: Springer.

 

PhD Thesis
Ramos, A.M.
(2012): Improving circulation weather type classifications using a 3D framework: relationship with climate variability and projections for future climate.

Diploma Thesis
Ramos, A.M.
(2005): Characterization of Heat and Cold Waves in Portugal