Department of Applied Physics
Earth Sciences
Address:
“Campus da Auga” Building
Rúa Canella da Costa da Vela 12
Universidade de Vigo
32004 Ourense, Spain
Laboratory: 2.7
e-mail: rogert.sori@uvigo.es
Phone: +34 988 368 781
Scopus ID: 57193382378
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6699-4595
WoS ResearcherID: AAV-4221-2021
Publications
M. Heydarizad, Z. Liu, M. Parker, R. Sorí, T. Mora, E. Thakur (2025) Assessment of Arctic Sea Ice Dynamics and Their Impacts on Precipitation Moisture Sources Using Deep Learning Approaches, Environmental Technology & Innovation, DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2025.104088 (Published) [pdf]
R. Sorí, M. Stojanovic, G. Guerova, A. Pérez-Alarcón, M. Vázquez, J. Ernst, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2024) Lagrangian Identification of Bulgaria’s Moisture Sources: A Key to Understanding Drought Dynamics, Earth Systems and Environment, DOI: 10.1007/s41748-024-00542-6 (Published) [pdf]
H. Mohammadzadeh, R. Sorí, M. Heydarizad (2024) The Contribution of Moisture Sources of Precipitation to Water Resources Recharge in Semi-Arid Regions, Atmosphere, Vol. 15, Issue 11, 1274 ; DOI: 10.3390/atmos15111274 (Published) [pdf]
A. Valero-Jorge, R. González-Lozano, R. González-De Zayas, F. Matos-Pupo, R. Sorí, M. Stojanovic (2024) An Innovative Tool for Monitoring Mangrove Forest Dynamics in Cuba Using Remote Sensing and WebGIS Technologies: SIGMEM, Remote Sensing, Vol. 16 , Issue 20, 3802 ; DOI: 10.3390/rs16203802 (Published) [pdf]
M. Heydarizad, R. Sorí, M. Minaei, H. Ghalibaf Mohammadabadi (2024) Deep learning insights into spatial patterns of stable isotopes in Iran’s precipitation: a novel approach to climatological mapping, Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2024.2396302 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, R. Sorí, M. Stojanovic, M. Vázquez, R.M. Trigo, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2024) Assessing the Increasing Frequency of Heat Waves in Cuba and Contributing Mechanisms, Earth Systems and Environment, DOI: 10.1007/s41748-024-00443-8 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno-Sotelo, M. Stojanovic, R. Sorí, R. Nieto, S. Vicente-Serrano, L. Gimeno (2024) Nexus between the deficit in moisture transport and drought occurrence in regions with projected drought trends, Environmental Research Letters, Vol. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad560b (Published) [pdf]
G. Mehabie Mulualem, U. J. Parakash Raju, M. Stojanovic, R. Sorí (2024) The phenomenon of drought in Ethiopia: Historical evolution and climatic forcing, Hydrology Research, DOI: 10.2166/nh.2024.192 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, P. Coll-Hidalgo, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Sorí, R.P. da Rocha, M. Simões Reboita, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2024) Quantifying the related precipitation and moisture sources in the lifecycle of subtropical cyclones in the South Atlantic basin, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Vol. XXXXX ; DOI: 10.1002/qj.4734 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno-Sotelo, A. El Kenawy, M. Franquesa, I. Noguera, B. Fernández-Duque, F. Domínguez-Castro, D. Peña-Angulo, F. Reig, R. Sorí, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, S. Vicente-Serrano (2024) Assessment of the Global Relationship of Different Types of Droughts in Model Simulations Under High Anthropogenic Emissions, Earth´s Future, Vol. 12, Issue 4 ; DOI: 10.1029/2023EF003629 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno-Sotelo, R. Sorí, R. Nieto, S. Vicente-Serrano, L. Gimeno (2024) Unravelling the origin of the atmospheric moisture deficit that leads to droughts, Nature Water, DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00192-4 (Published) [pdf]
F. Matos-Pupo, M. C. Peros, R. González-De Zayas, A. Valero-Jorge, O. E. Pérez-López, F. Álvarez-Taboada, R. Sorí (2023) Coastal Flooding Associated with Hurricane Irma in Central Cuba (Ciego de Ávila Province), Atmosphere, Vol. 14, Issue 9; DOI: 10.3390/atmos14091445 (Published) [pdf]
M. Stojanovic, R. Sorí, G. Guerova, M. Vázquez, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) Vegetation Greenness Sensitivity to Precipitation and Its Oceanic and Terrestrial Component in Selected Biomes and Ecoregions of the World, Remote Sensing, Vol. 15, Issue 19, 4706; DOI: 10.3390/rs15194706 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Sorí, M.L.R. Liberato, R.M. Trigo, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) How much of precipitation over the Euroregion Galicia – Northern Portugal is due to tropical-origin cyclones?: A Lagrangian approach, Atmospheric Research, Vol. 285, 106640 ; DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.106640 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, R. Sorí, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) Moisture Source for the Precipitation of Tropical Cyclones Over the Pacific Ocean Through a Lagrangian Approach, Journal of Climate, Vol. DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0287.1 (Published) [pdf]
R. Sorí, L. Gimeno-Sotelo, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato, M. Stojanovic, A. Pérez-Alarcón, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, L. Gimeno (2023) Oceanic and terrestrial origin of precipitation over 50 major world river basins: Implications for the occurrence of drought, Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 859, Part 2; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160288 (Published) [pdf]
M. Heydarizad, N. Pumijumnong, R. Sorí, P. Salari, L. Gimeno (2022) Fractional Importance of Various Moisture Sources Influencing Precipitation in Iran Using a Comparative Analysis of Analytical Hierarchy Processes and Machine Learning Techniques, Atmosphere, Vol. 13, Issue 12; DOI: 10.3390/atmos13122019 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Sorí, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2022) Moisture source identification for precipitation associated with tropical cyclone development over the Indian Ocean: a Lagrangian approach, Climate Dynamics, Vol. XXXX DOI: 10.1007/s00382-022-06429-4 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, R. Sorí, M. Vázquez, M. Stojanovic, I. Algarra, J. Eiras-Barca, L. Gimeno-Sotelo, R. Nieto (2022) Extreme precipitation events, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water, Vol. XXXXX DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1611 (Published) [pdf]
M. Stojanovic, G. Mehabie Mulualem, R. Sorí, M. Vázquez, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2022) Precipitation Moisture Sources of Ethiopian River Basins and Their Role During Drought Conditions, Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol. 10, 929497 ; DOI: 10.3389/feart.2022.929497 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, R. Sorí, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2022) Where Does the Moisture for North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones Come From?, Journal of Hydrometeorology, Vol. 23, Issue 3, 457–472 ; DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-21-0117.1 (Published) [pdf]
R. Sorí, M. Stojanovic, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato, L. Gimeno (2022) Spatiotemporal Variability of Droughts in the Congo River Basin, Book, Congo Basin Hydrology, Climate, and Biogeochemistry: A Foundation for the Future. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119657002.ch11 ; Chapter 11. (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, P. Coll-Hidalgo, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Sorí, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2022) Moisture Sources for Precipitation Associated With Major Hurricanes During 2017 in the North Atlantic Basin, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Vol. 127, Issue 4 ; DOI: 10.1029/2021JD035554 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, R. Sorí, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2022) Dataset of outer tropical cyclone size from a radial wind profile, Data in Brief, Vol. 40; DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2022.107825 (Published) [pdf]
M. Heydarizad, L. Gimeno, R. Sorí, F. Minaei, J. Eskandari Mayvan (2021) The Stable Isotope Characteristics of Precipitation in the Middle East Highlighting the Link between the Köppen Climate Classifications and the δ18O and δ2H Values of Precipitation, Water, Vol. 13, Issue 7, 2397; DOI: 10.3390/w13172397 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, R. Sorí, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2021) Comparative climatology of outer tropical cyclone size using radial wind profiles, Weather and Climate Extremes, Vol. 33; 100366. DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2021.100366 (Published) [pdf]
G. Alvarez-Socorro, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Sorí, A. Pérez-Alarcón, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2021) Space-Time Assessment of Extreme Precipitation in Cuba between 1980 and 2019 from Multi-Source Weighted-Ensemble Precipitation Dataset, Atmosphere, Vol. 12, Issue 8, 995; DOI: 10.3390/atmos12080995 (Published) [pdf]
R. Sorí, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato, L. Gimeno (2021) Oceanic versus terrestrial origin of El Niño Southern Oscillation–associated continental precipitation anomalies, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14665 (Published) [pdf]
M. Heydarizad, M. Minaei, K. Ichiyanagi, R. Sorí (2021) The effects of local and regional parameters on the δ18O and δ2H values of precipitation and surface water resources in the Middle East, Journal of Hydrology, Vol. XX, : DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126485 (Published) [pdf]
M. Stojanovic, A. Gonçalves, R. Sorí, M. Vázquez, A.M. Ramos, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, M.L.R. Liberato (2021) Consecutive Extratropical Cyclones Daniel, Elsa and Fabien, and Their Impact on the Hydrological Cycle of Mainland Portugal, Water, Vol. 13, Issue 11, 1476; DOI: 10.3390/w13111476 (Published) [pdf]
M. Stojanovic, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato, R. Sorí, M. Vázquez, L. Gimeno (2021) Tracking the origins of moisture over Vietnam: The role of moisture sources and atmospheric drivers on seasonal hydroclimatic conditions, International Journal of Climatology, DOI: 10.1002/joc.7156 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Sorí, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2021) The Combined Effects of SST and the North Atlantic Subtropical High-Pressure System on the Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclone Interannual Variability, Atmosphere, Vol. 12, Issue 3, 329, DOI: 10.3390/atmos12030329 (Published) [pdf]
J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Sorí, A. Pérez-Alarcón, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2020) The Role of Tropical Cyclones on the Total Precipitation in Cuba during the Hurricane Season from 1980 to 2016, Atmosphere, Vol. 11 Issue: 11, 1156; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11111156 (Published) [pdf]
A.M. Durán-Quesada, R. Sorí, P. Ordoñez, L. Gimeno (2020) Climate Perspectives in the Intra–Americas Seas, Atmosphere, Vol. 11 Issue: 9, 959; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11090959 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, R. Sorí (2020) The growing importance of oceanic moisture sources for continental precipitation, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Vol. 3, Article number: 27 (2020), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-020-00133-y (Published) [pdf]
R. Sorí, M. Vázquez, M. Stojanovic, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato, L. Gimeno (2020) Hydrometeorological droughts in the Miño–Limia–Sil hydrographic demarcation (northwestern Iberian Peninsula): the role of atmospheric drivers, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Vol. 20 Issue: 6, 1805–1832, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-1805-2020 (Published) [pdf]
M. Stojanovic, M.L.R. Liberato, R. Sorí, M. Vázquez, T. Phan-Van, H. Duongvan, T. Hoang Cong, P. N. B. Nguyen, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2020) Trends and Extremes of Drought Episodes in Vietnam Sub-Regions during 1980–2017 at Different Timescales, Water, 2020, VOL. 12 (3), 813; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12030813 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, M. Vázquez, J. Eiras-Barca, R. Sorí, M. Stojanovic, I. Algarra, R. Nieto, A.M. Ramos, A.M. Durán-Quesada, F. Dominguez (2020) Recent progress on the sources of continental precipitation as revealed by moisture transport analysis, Earth Science Reviews, Vol. 201, February 2020, 103070; p: 1-25 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.103070 (Published) [pdf]
M. Heydarizad, E. Raeisi, R. Sorí, L. Gimeno (2019) Developing Meteoric Water Lines for Iran Based on Air Masses and Moisture Sources, Water, November 2019, Vol. 11(11), 2359; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w11112359 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, M. Vázquez, J. Eiras-Barca, R. Sorí, I. Algarra, R. Nieto (2019) Atmospheric moisture transport and the decline in Arctic Sea ice, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change, May, Pages 1-12 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.588 (Published) [pdf]
R. Sorí, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, M. Stojanovic, L. Gimeno (2019) On the Connection between Atmospheric Moisture Transport and Dry Conditions in Rainfall Climatological Zones of the Niger River Basin, Water, 2019, Volume: 11 Issue: 3, Pages 1-20 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030622 (Published) [pdf]
R. Garcia-Herrera, J.M. Garrido-Perez, D. Barriopedro, C. Ordóñez, S.M. Vicente-Serrano, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, R. Sorí, P. Yiou (2019) The European 2016/2017 drought, Journal of Climate, Vol. 32 Issue 7, April 2019 Pages DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0331.1 (Published) [pdf]
M. Heydarizad, E. Raeisi, R. Sorí, L. Gimeno (2019) An overview of the atmospheric moisture transport effect on stable isotopes (δ18O, δ 2H) and D excess contents of precipitation in Iran, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Vol. 138, Issue 1–2, pp 47–63 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-019-02798-9 (Published) [pdf]
M. Heydarizad, E. Raeisi, R. Sorí, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto (2018) The Role of Moisture Sources and Climatic Teleconnections in Northeastern and South-Central Iran’s Hydro-Climatology, Water, 2018, 10(11), 1550; Pages 1-18 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w10111550 (Published) [pdf]
M. Heydarizad, E. Raeisi, R. Sorí, L. Gimeno (2018) The Identification of Iran’s Moisture Sources Using a Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model, Atmosphere, 2018, 9(10), 408; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9100408 (Published) [pdf]
R. Sorí, J. Marengo, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2018) The Atmospheric Branch of the Hydrological Cycle over the Negro and Madeira River Basins in the Amazon Region, Water, 2018, 10(6), 738 https://doi.org/10.3390/w10060738 (Published) [pdf]
R. Sorí, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, S. Vicente-Serrano, L. Gimeno (2017) The atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle over the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river basins, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 6379-6399, 2017 https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-6379-2017 (Published) [pdf]
R. Sorí, R. Nieto, S.M. Vicente-Serrano, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2017) A Lagrangian Perspective of the Hydrological Cycle in the Congo River Basin, Earth System Dynamics, doi:10.5194/esd-2017-21 (Published) [pdf]
R. Sorí, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2017) The Niger River Basin Moisture Sources: A Lagrangian Analysis, Atmosphere, 8(2), 38, doi:10.3390/atmos8020038 (Published) [pdf]