Department of Applied Physics
Earth Sciences
Address:
“Campus da Auga” Building
Rúa Canella da Costa da Vela 12
Universidade de Vigo
32004 Ourense, Spain
Office: 2.2
e-mail: rnieto@uvigo.es
Phone: +34 988 387 248
Fax: +34 988 387 227
Scopus ID: 56259084900
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8984-0959
WoS ResearcherID: AAT-8925-2020
Working Fields
- Sources of Moisture (water vapour/precipitable water transport)
- Climate Diagnosis – Climatic Change – Modes of Atmospheric Variability
- Synoptic Meteorology
Publications
A.S. Taschetto, M. Stojanovic, C. M. Holgate, A. Drumond, J. P. Evans, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto (2024) Changes in moisture sources contributed to the onset and development of the 2017-2019 southeast Australian drought, Weather and Climate Extremes, VO: XXXXX ; DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2024.100672 (Published) [pdf]
C. Salvador, R. Nieto, T. Kapwata, C. Wright, C. J. C. Reason, L. Gimeno, A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera (2024) Analyzing the effects of drought at different time scales on cause-specific mortality in South Africa, Environmental Research Letters, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad3bd2 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2024) LATTIN: A Python-based tool for Lagrangian atmospheric moisture and heat tracking, Software Impacts, DOI: 10.1016/j.simpa.2024.100638 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, P. Coll-Hidalgo, R.M. Trigo, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2024) CyTRACK: An open-source and user-friendly python toolbox for detecting and tracking cyclones, Environmental Modelling & Software, Vol. XXXXX, 106027 ; DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2024.106027 (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]
A. Gonçalves, X. Costoya, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato (2024) Extreme weather events on energy systems: a comprehensive review on impacts, mitigation, and adaptation measures, Sustainable Energy Research, Vol. 11 ; DOI: 10.1186/s40807-023-00097-6 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, P. Coll-Hidalgo, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R.M. Trigo, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) Impacts of tropical cyclones on the global water budget, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Vol. 6 , 212 ; DOI: 10.1038/s41612-023-00546-5 (Published) [pdf]
J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, A. Pérez-Alarcón, J. Eiras-Barca, S. Rahimi, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) Projected changes in atmospheric moisture transport contributions associated with climate warming in the North Atlantic, Nature Communications, Vol. 14, 6476 ; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41915-1 (Published) [pdf]
R. Sánchez-Murillo, L. González-Hita, M. A. Mejía-González, B. Carteño-Martinez, J. C. Aparicio-González, D. Mañón-Flores, L. Ortega, M. Stojanovic, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) Tracing isotope precipitation patterns across Mexico, PLOS WATER, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pwat.0000136 (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]
V. F. V. V. Miranda, D. Monteiro dos Santos, L. F. Peres, C. Salvador, R. Nieto, G. V. Müller, D. Thielen, R. Libonati (2023) Heat stress in South America over the last four decades: a bioclimatic analysis, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Vol. XXX (Published) [pdf]
A. Gonçalves, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato (2023) Synoptic and Dynamical Characteristics of High-Impact Storms Affecting the Iberian Peninsula during the 2018–2021 Extended Winters, Atmosphere, Vol. 14 Issue 9, 1353 ; DOI: 10.3390/atmos14091353 (Published) [pdf]
G. Alvarez-Socorro, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Nieto (2023) Moisture Source Analysis of Two Case Studies of Major Extreme Precipitation Events in Summer in the Iberian Peninsula, Atmosphere, Vol. 14, Issue 8, 1213 ; DOI: 10.3390/atmos14081213 (Published) [pdf]
A. Koppa, J. Keune, D. A. MacLeod, M. Singer, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, K. Michaelides, R. Rosolem, G. Otieno, A. Tadege, D.G. Miralles (2023) A Lagrangian analysis of the sources of rainfall over the Horn of Africa Drylands, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, DOI: 10.1029/2022JD038408 (Published) [pdf]
H. Li, J. Keune, F. Smessaert, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, D.G. Miralles (2023) Land–atmosphere feedbacks contribute to crop failure in global rainfed breadbaskets, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Vol. 6 :51 ; DOI: 10.1038/s41612-023-00375-6 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, P. Coll-Hidalgo, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R.M. Trigo, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) Climatological variations of moisture sources for precipitation of North Atlantic tropical cyclones linked to their tracks, Atmospheric Research, Vol. 290, 106778; DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.106778 (Published) [pdf]
J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, A. Pérez-Alarcón, J. Eiras-Barca, A.M. Ramos, S. Rahimi-Esfarjani, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) Changes in moisture sources of atmospheric rivers landfalling the Iberian Peninsula with WRF-Flexpart, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, DOI: 10.1029/2022JD037612 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, P. Coll-Hidalgo, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R.M. Trigo, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) The rare case of Hurricane Catarina (2004) over the South Atlantic Ocean: The origin of its precipitation through a Lagrangian approach, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, DOI: 10.1002/qj.4452 (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, P. Coll-Hidalgo, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R.M. Trigo, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) Evaluating changes in the moisture sources for tropical cyclones precipitation in the North Atlantic that underwent extratropical transition, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 50, Issue 7 ; DOI: 10.1029/2022GL102120 (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]
C. Salvador, R. Nieto, S. Vicente-Serrano, R. Garcia-Herrera, L. Gimeno, A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera (2023) Public Health Implications of Drought in a Climate Change Context: A Critical Review, Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 44 ; DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071421-051636 (Published) [pdf]
J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, M. Vázquez, A. Pérez-Alarcón, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) Comparison of Moisture Sources and Sinks Estimated with Different Versions of FLEXPART and FLEXPART-WRF Models Forced with ECMWF Reanalysis Data, Journal of Hydrometeorology, DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-22-0018.1 (Published) [pdf]
J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, X. Costoya, A. Pérez-Alarcón, S. Rahimi, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2023) Dynamic downscaling of wind speed over the North Atlantic Ocean using CMIP6 projections: Implications for offshore wind power density, Energy Reports, Vol. 9; 873-885 : DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.12.036 (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]
A. Gonçalves, M. Correia Marques, S. Loureiro, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato (2023) Disruption risk analysis of the overhead power lines in Portugal, Energy, Vol. 263, Part A; DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.125583 (Published) [pdf]
M. Vázquez, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato, L. Gimeno (2023) Influence of teleconnection patterns on global moisture transport during peak precipitation month, International Journal of Climatology, Vol. 43, Issue 2 , 932-949; DOI: 10.1002/joc.7843 (Published) [pdf]
J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, A. Pérez-Alarcón, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2022) TROVA: TRansport Of water VApor, SoftwareX, Vol. 20; DOI: 10.1016/j.softx.2022.101228 (Published) [pdf]
S. A. Te Wierik, J. Keune, D.G. Miralles, J. Gupta, Y. A. Artzy-Randrup, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, L. H. Cammeraat (2022) The Contribution of Transpiration to Precipitation Over African Watersheds, Water Resources Research, Vol. 58, Issue 11; DOI: 10.1029/2021WR031721 (Published) [pdf]
A. Pérez-Alarcón, P. Coll-Hidalgo, J. C. Fernández-Álvarez, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2022) Estimation of mean water vapour residence time during tropical cyclones using a Lagrangian approach, Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, Vol. 11, Issue 2; DOI: 10.1016/j.tcrr.2022.08.001 (Published) [pdf]
J. Eiras-Barca, I. Algarra, R. Nieto, M. Schröder, M. I. Hegglin, L. Gimeno (2022) Analysis of the main source regions of moisture transport events with the new ESA CCI/CM-SAF total column water vapour climate data record (v2), Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Vol. XXX ; DOI: 10.1002/qj.4358 (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]
P. Coll-Hidalgo, A. Pérez-Alarcón, R. Nieto (2022) Moisture Sources for the Precipitation of Tropical-like Cyclones in the Mediterranean Sea: A Case of Study, Atmosphere, Vol. 13, Issue 8 ; DOI: 10.3390/atmos13081327 (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]
M. Escobar, I. Hoyos, R. Nieto, J. C. Villegas (2022) The Importance of Continental Evaporation for Precipitation in Colombia: A Baseline Combining Observations from Stable Isotopes and Modeling Moisture Trajectories, Hydrological Processes, Vol. XX DOI: 10.1002/hyp.14595 (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]
C. Salvador, A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera, R. Libonati, A. Russo, B. N. Garcia, L. B. C. Belem, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto (2022) Effects of Drought on Mortality in Macro Urban Areas of Brazil Between 2000 and 2019, GeoHealth, Vol. 6, Issue 3; DOI: 10.1029/2021GH000534 (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]
F. Dominguez, J. Eiras-Barca, Z. Yang, D. Bock, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2022) Amazonian Moisture Recycling Revisited Using WRF With Water Vapor Tracers, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Vol. 127, Issue 4; DOI: 10.1029/2021JD035259 (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]
S.M. Vicente-Serrano, R. Garcia-Herrera, D. Peña-Angulo, M. Tomás-Burguera, F. Domínguez-Castro, I. Noguera, N. Calvo, C. Murphy, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, J. M. Gutierrez, C. Azorin-Molina, A. El Kenawy (2021) Do CMIP models capture long-term observed annual precipitation trends?, Climate Dynamics, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-021-06034-x (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, I. Algarra, J. Eiras-Barca, A.M. Ramos, R. Nieto (2021) Atmospheric river, a term encompassing different meteorological patterns, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water, Vol. XXXXX Issue: XXXXX DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1558 (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]
L. Gimeno, J. Eiras-Barca, A.M. Durán-Quesada, F. Domínguez, R. van der Ent, H. Sodemann, R. Sánchez-Murillo, R. Nieto, J. W. Kirchner (2021) The residence time of water vapour in the atmosphere, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, DOI: 10.1038/s43017-021-00181-9 (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]
R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2021) Addendum: A database of optimal integration times for Lagrangian studies of atmospheric moisture sources and sinks, Scientific Data, Vol. 8: Article number: 130 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00902-1 (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]
D. Ferreira Braz, T. Ambrizzi, R.P. da Rocha, I. Algarra, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2021) Assessing the Moisture Transports Associated With Nocturnal Low-Level Jets in Continental South America, Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol. 9, Art. 657764 DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2021.657764 (Published) [pdf]
A. Gonçalves, M.L.R. Liberato, R. Nieto (2021) Wind Energy Assessment during High-Impact Winter Storms in Southwestern Europe, Atmosphere, Vol. 12, Issue, 4, 509; DOI: 10.3390/atmos12040509 (Published) [pdf]
A. E. Melgarejo, P. Ordoñez, R. Nieto, C. Peña-Ortiz, R. Garcia-Herrera, L. Gimeno (2021) Mechanisms for Severe Drought Occurrence in the Balsas River Basin (Mexico), Atmosphere, Vol. 12, Isuue: 3, 368; DOI: 10.3390/atmos12030368 (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]
E. Ghasemifar, J. Eiras-Barca, M. Rezaei, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto (2021) Comprehensive analysis of cloudiness over Iran with CloudSat data, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Vol. 14, 325; DOI: 10.1007/s12517-021-06576-8 (Published) [pdf]
M. Vázquez, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato, L. Gimeno (2021) A data base of contributions of major oceanic and terrestrial moisture sources on continental daily extreme precipitation, Data in Brief, Vol. 35, 106830; DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.106830 (Published) [pdf]
J. Eiras-Barca, A.M. Ramos, I. Algarra, M. Vázquez, F. Domínguez, G. Miguez-Macho, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, J.J. Taboada, F. M. Ralph (2021) European West Coast atmospheric rivers: A scale to characterize strength and impacts, Weather and Climate Extremes, Vol. 31, DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2021.100305 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, M. Stojanovic, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, M.L.R. Liberato, T. Pauliquevis, M. Oliveira, T. Ambrizzi (2021) Dry and Wet Climate Periods over Eastern South America: Identification and Characterization through the SPEI Index, Atmosphere, Vol. 12 Issue 2, 155; DOI: 10.3390/atmos12020155 (Published) [pdf]
C. Salvador, R. Nieto, C. Linares, J. Díaz, C. A. Alves, L. Gimeno (2021) Drought effects on specific-cause mortality in Lisbon from 1983 to 2016: Risks assessment by gender and age groups, Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 751, 142332 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142332 (Published) [pdf]
J. Perdigón-Morales, R. Romero-Centeno, P. Ordoñez, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, B. S. Barrett (2021) Influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on moisture transport by the Caribbean Low Level Jet during the Midsummer Drought in Mexico, Atmospheric Research, Vol. 248, 105243, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105243 (Published) [pdf]
M. Vázquez, R. Nieto, M.L.R. Liberato, L. Gimeno (2020) Atmospheric moisture sources associated with extreme precipitation during the peak precipitation month, Weather and Climate Extremes, Vol. 30, 100289; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2020.100289 (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]
I. Algarra, R. Nieto, A.M. Ramos, J. Eiras-Barca, R.M. Trigo, L. Gimeno (2020) Significant increase of global anomalous moisture uptake feeding landfalling Atmospheric Rivers, Nature Communications, Vol. 11, 5082 (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18876-w (Published) [pdf]
C. Salvador, R. Nieto, C. Linares, J. Díaz, L. Gimeno (2020) Quantification of the Effects of Droughts on Daily Mortality in Spain at Different Timescales at Regional and National Levels: A Meta-Analysis, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 17 Issue: 17, 6114; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176114 (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]
J. Eiras-Barca, F. Domínguez, Z. Yang, D. Chug, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, G. Miguez-Macho (2020) Changes in South American hydroclimate under projected Amazonian deforestation, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Special Issue: The Year in Climate Science Research DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14364 (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]
C. Salvador, R. Nieto, C. Linares, J. Díaz, L. Gimeno (2020) Short-term effects of drought on daily mortality in Spain from 2000 to 2009, Environmental Research, Volume 183, April 2020, 109200, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109200 (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]
C. Salvador, R. Nieto, C. Linares, J. Díaz, L. Gimeno (2020) Effects of droughts on health: Diagnosis, repercussion, and adaptation in vulnerable regions under climate change. Challenges for future research, Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 703, 134912, pp: 1-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134912 (Published) [pdf]
M.S. Reboita, R. Nieto, R.P. da Rocha, A. Drumond, M. Vázquez, L. Gimeno (2019) Characterization of Moisture Sources for Austral Seas and Relationship with Sea Ice Concentration, Atmosphere, October 2019, Vol. 10(10), 627; Pages 1-21; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100627 (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, D. Ciric, M. Vázquez, M.L.R. Liberato, L. Gimeno (2019) Contribution of the main moisture sources to precipitation during extreme peak precipitation months, Advances in Water Resources, September 2019, Volume 131, Pages 1-8, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.103385 (Published) [pdf]
I. Algarra, J. Eiras-Barca, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2019) Global climatology of nocturnal low-level jets and associated moisture sources and sinks, Atmospheric Research, November 2019,Vol. 229, Pages 39-59, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.06.016 (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. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2019) A database of optimal integration times for Lagrangian studies of atmospheric moisture sources and sinks, Scientific Data, May, Vol. 6, Pages 1-10, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0068-8 (Published) [pdf]
A.P. Ferreira, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2019) Completeness of radiosonde humidity observations based on the Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive, Earth System Science Data, May 2019, Vol. 11, Pages 603-627, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-11-603-2019 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, M. Stojanovic, R. Nieto, S.M. Vicente-Serrano, L. Gimeno (2019) Linking Anomalous Moisture Transport and Drought Episodes in the IPCC Reference Regions, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, March 2019, Pages 1-54 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0111.1 (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]
L. Gimeno-Sotelo, R. Nieto, M. Vázquez, L. Gimeno (2019) The role of moisture transport for precipitation in the inter-annual and inter-daily fluctuations of the Arctic sea ice extension, Earth System Dynamics, Vol. 10, Pages 121-133, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-10-121-2019 (Published) [pdf]
I. Algarra, J. Eiras-Barca, G. Miguez-Macho, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2019) On the assessment of the moisture transport by the Great Plains low-level jet, Earth System Dynamics, Vol. 10 Issue 1, pages 107-119 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-10-107-2019 (Published) [pdf]
P. Ordoñez, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, P. Ribera, D. Gallego, C. A. Ochoa-Moya, A. I. Quintanar (2019) Climatological moisture sources for the Western North American Monsoon through a Lagrangian approach: their influence on precipitation intensity, Earth System Dynamics, Vol. 10, Pages 59-72, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-10-59-2019 (Published) [pdf]
C. Salvador, R. Nieto, C. Linares, J. Díaz, L. Gimeno (2019) Effects on daily mortality of droughts in Galicia (NW Spain) from 1983 to 2013, Science of The Total Environment, VOL 662 Pages 121-133 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.217 (Published) [pdf]
M. Vázquez, I. Algarra, J. Eiras-Barca, A.M. Ramos, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2019) Atmospheric Rivers over the Arctic: Lagrangian Characterisation of Their Moisture Sources, Water, 2019, 11(1), 41. Pages 1-14 doi:10.3390/w11010041 (Published) [pdf]
A.M. Ramos, R.C. Blamey, I. Algarra, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, R. Tomé, C. Reason, R.M. Trigo (2019) From Amazonia to southern Africa: atmospheric moisture transport through low-level jets and atmospheric rivers, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 1436, Issue1 Pages 217-230 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13960 (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]
D. Ciric, R. Nieto, A.M. Ramos, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2018) Contribution of Moisture from Mediterranean Sea to Extreme Precipitation Events over Danube River Basin, Water, 2018, 10(9), 1182; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w10091182 (Published) [pdf]
F. Domínguez-Castro, S. Vicente-Serrano, J.I. Lopez-Moreno, K. Correa, G. Avalos, C. Azorin-Molina, A.E. Kenawy, M. Tomás-Burguera, F. Navarro‐Serrano, M. Peña-Gallardo, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto (2018) Mapping seasonal and annual extreme precipitation over the Peruvian Andes, International Journal of Climatology, Pages 1-17 DOI: 10.1002/joc.5739 (Published) [pdf]
M. Stojanovic, A. Drumond, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2018) Variations in Moisture Supply from the Mediterranean Sea during Meteorological Drought Episodes over Central Europe, Atmosphere, 2018, 9, 278 Pages 1-15 doi:10.3390/atmos9070278 (Published) [pdf]
S.M. Vicente-Serrano, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, C. Azorin-Molina, A. Drumond, A. El Kenawy, F. Domínguez-Castro, M. Tomas-Burguera, M. Peña-Gallardo (2018) Recent changes of relative humidity: regional connections with land and ocean processes, Earth System Dynamics, Vol 9, Issue 2, 915-937, 2018 https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-915-2018 (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]
D. Ciric, R. Nieto, L. Losada, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2018) The Mediterranean Moisture Contribution to Climatological and Extreme Monthly Continental Precipitation, Water, 2018, 10(4), 519; Pages 1-19 doi:10.3390/w10040519 (Published) [pdf]
M. Stojanovic, A. Drumond, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2018) Anomalies in Moisture Supply during the 2003 Drought Event in Europe: A Lagrangian Analysis, Water, 2018, 10(4), 467. Pages 1-19. doi:10.3390/w10040467 (Published) [pdf]
F. Mandija, V.M. Chavez-Perez, R. Nieto, M. Sicard, V. Danylevsky, J.A. Añel, L. Gimeno (2018) The climatology of dust events over the European continent using data of the BSC-DREAM8b model, Atmospheric Research, Volume 209, 1 September 2018, Pages 144-162, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2018.03.006 (Published) [pdf]
Z. Salah, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno, S. Vicente-Serrano (2018) A Lagrangian analysis of the moisture budget over the Fertile Crescent during two intense drought episodes, Journal of Hydrology, Volume 560, May 2018, Pages 382-395 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.03.021 (Published) [pdf]
M. Vázquez, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2018) Moisture transport from the Arctic: a characterization from a Lagrangian perspective, Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, P 1-12 http://doi.org/10.18172/cig.3477 (In press) [pdf]
L. Gimeno-Sotelo, R. Nieto, M. Vázquez, L. Gimeno (2018) A new pattern of the moisture transport for precipitation related to the drastic decline in Arctic sea ice extent, Earth System Dynamics, 9, 611-625, 2018 DOI: 10.5194/esd-9-611-2018 (Published) [pdf]
S.M. Vicente-Serrano, M. Bidegain, M. Tomas-Burguera, F. Domínguez-Castro, A.E. Kenawy, T. McVicar, C. Azorin-Molina, J.I. Lopez-Moreno, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, A. Giménez (2018) A comparison of temporal variability of observed and model-based pan evaporation over Uruguay (1973–2014), International Journal of Climatology, doi:10.1002/joc.5179 (Published) [pdf]
S.M. Vicente-Serrano, J.I. Lopez-Moreno, K. Correa, G. Avalos, J. Bazo, C. Azorin-Molina, F. Domínguez-Castro, A. El Kenawy, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto (2018) Recent changes in monthly surface air temperature over Peru, 1964-2014, International Journal of Climatology, doi:10.1002/joc.5176 (Published) [pdf]
I. Hoyos, F. Domínguez, J. Cañón-Barriga, J.A. Martínez, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, P.A. Dirmeyer (2018) Moisture origin and transport processes in Colombia, northern South America, Climate Dynamics, pp 1-20, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-017-3653-6 (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]
M. Stojanovic, A. Drumond, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2017) Moisture Transport Anomalies over the Danube River Basin during Two Drought Events: A Lagrangian Analysis, Atmosphere, 8(10), 193; doi:10.3390/atmos8100193 (Published) [pdf]
D. Ciric, R. Nieto, A.M. Ramos, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2017) Wet Spells and Associated Moisture Sources Anomalies across Danube River Basin, Water, 9, 615, doi:10.3390/w9080615 (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]
M. Vázquez, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2017) Extreme Sea Ice Loss over the Arctic: An Analysis Based on Anomalous Moisture Transport, Atmosphere, 8(2), 32; doi:10.3390/atmos8020032 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, R.M. Trigo, S.M. Vicente-Serrano (2017) Drought episodes in the climatological sinks of the Mediterranean moisture source: The role of moisture transport, Global and Planetary Change, doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2016.12.004 (Published) [pdf]
S.M. Vicente-Serrano, E. Aguilar, R. Martínez, N. Martín-Hernández, C. Azorin-Molina, A. Sanchez-Lorenzo, A. El Kenawy, M. Tomás-Burguera, E. Morán-Tejeda, J.I. Lopez-Moreno, J. Revuelto, S. Beguería, J.J. Nieto, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto (2017) The complex influence of ENSO on droughts in Ecuador, Climate Dynamics, 48:405-427, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-016-3082-y (Published) [pdf]
D. Ciric, M. Stojanovic, A. Drumond, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2016) Tracking the Origin of Moisture over the Danube River Basin Using a Lagrangian Approach, Atmosphere, 7(12), 162; doi:10.3390/atmos7120162 (Published) [pdf]
D.G. Miralles, R. Nieto, N.G. McDowell, W.A. Dorigo, N.E.C Verhoest, Y.Y. Liu, A.J. Teuling, A.J. Dolman, S.P. Good, L. Gimeno (2016) Contribution of water-limited ecoregions to their own supply of rainfall, Environmental Research Letters, vol 11, doi: doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/124007 (Published) [pdf]
M. Vázquez, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2016) Moisture transport into the Arctic: Source-receptor relationships and the roles of atmospheric circulation and evaporation, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121, doi:10.1002/2016JD025400 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, F. Dominguez, R. Nieto, R.M. Trigo, A. Drumond, C. Reason, A.S. Taschetto, A.M. Ramos, R. Kumar, J. Marengo (2016) Major Mechanisms of Atmospheric Moisture Transport and Their Role in Extreme Precipitation Events, Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol. 41 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, E. Taboada, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, S.M. Vicente-Serrano, J.I. Lopez-Moreno (2016) A Lagrangian analysis of the present-day sources of moisture for major ice-core sites, Earth System Dynamics, 7, 549-558, doi:10.5194/esd-7-549-2016 (Published) [pdf]
A.M. Ramos, R. Nieto, R. Tomé, L. Gimeno, R.M. Trigo, M.L.R. Liberato, D.A. Lavers (2016) Atmospheric rivers moisture sources from a Lagrangian perspective, Earth System Dynamics, 7, 371-384, doi:10.5194/esd-7-371-2016 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2016) A Lagrangian approach for investigating anomalies in the moisture transport during drought episodes, Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 42, pages 113-125, DOI: 10.18172/cig.2925 (Published) [pdf]
S.M. Vicente-Serrano, R. Garcia-Herrera, D. Barriopedro, C. Azorin-Molina, J.I. Lopez-Moreno, N. Martín-Hernández, M. Tomás-Burguera, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto (2015) The Westerly Index as complementary indicator of the North Atlantic oscillation in explaining drought variability across Europe, Climate Dynamics, Pages 1-19, DOI 10.1007/s00382-015-2875-8 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, M. Vázquez, R. Nieto, R.M. Trigo (2015) Atmospheric moisture transport: the bridge between ocean evaporation and Arctic ice melting, Earth System Dynamics, pages: 583-589, vol: 2, doi:10.5194/esd-6-583-2015 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, L. Gimeno, R. Garcia-Herrera, R. Nieto (2015) Changes in the contribution of moisture from the Mediterranean Basin to the continental precipitation from 1980 onwards: a Lagrangian analysis, Journal of the Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment, Special Issue: 66-69 (Published) [pdf]
P.M. Sousa, D. Barriopedro, R.M. Trigo, A.M. Ramos, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, K.F. Turkman, M.L.R. Liberato (2015) Impact of Euro-Atlantic blocking patterns in Iberia precipitation using a novel high resolution dataset, Climate Dynamics, doi: 10.1007/s00382-015-2718-7 (Published) [pdf]
M. Wegmann, Y. Orsolini, M. Vázquez, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, O. Bulygina, R. Jaiser, D. Handorf, A. Rinke, K. Dethloff, A. Sterin, S. Brönnimann (2015) Arctic moisture source for Eurasian snow cover variations in autumn, Environmental Research Letters, 10 054015 (Published) [pdf]
R. Sorí, A. Drumond, R. Nieto (2015) Moisture contribution of the Atlantic Warm Pool to precipitation: a Lagrangian analysis, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 3:22. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2015.00022 (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, R. Castillo, A. Drumond (2014) The modulation of oceanic moisture transport by the hemispheric annular modes, Frontiers in Earth Science, 2:11. doi: 10.3389/feart.2014.00011 (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, R. Castillo, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2014) A catalog of moisture sources for continental climatic regions, Water Resources Research, 50, doi:10.1002/2013WR013901 (Published) [pdf]
R. Castillo, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2014) Estimating the temporal domain when the discount of the net evaporation term affects the resulting net precipitation pattern in the moisture budget using a 3-D Lagrangian approach, PLoS ONE, 9(6), doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099046 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, M. Vázquez, D.A. Lavers (2014) Atmospheric rivers: a mini-review, Frontiers in Earth Science, 2:2. doi: 10.3389/feart.2014.00002 (Published) [pdf]
R. Castillo, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno (2014) The role of the ENSO cycle in the modulation of moisture transport from major oceanic moisture sources, Water Resources Research, DOI: 10.1002/2013WR013900 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, J. Marengo, T. Ambrizzi, R. Nieto, L. Moreira, L. Gimeno (2014) The role of Amazon Basin moisture on the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle: a Lagrangian analysis, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, vol. 18, pages 2577-2598, doi:10.5194/hessd-18-2577-2598 (Published) [pdf]
R.M. Trigo, J.A. Añel, D. Barriopedro, R. Garcia-Herrera, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, R. Castillo, M.R. Allen, N. Massey (2013) The record winter drought of 2011-2012 in the Iberian Peninsula, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Soc., 94(9), S41-S45 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, R. Castillo, R.M. Trigo (2013) Influence of the intensification of the major oceanic moisture sources on continental precipitation, Geophysical Research Letters, 40, 1443-1450, doi:10.1002/grl.50338 (Published) [pdf]
M.L.R. Liberato, A.M. Ramos, R.M. Trigo, I.F. Trigo, A.M. Durán-Quesada, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2012) Moisture Sources and Large-Scale Dynamics Associated With a Flash Flood Event, Lagrangian Modeling of the Atmosphere, doi: 10.1029/2012GM001244 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, A. Stohl, R.M. Trigo, F. Domínguez, K. Yoshimura, L. Yu, A. Drumond, A.M. Durán-Quesada, R. Nieto (2012) Oceanic and Terrestrial Sources of Continental Precipitation, Reviews of Geophysics, 50, RG4003, doi:10.1029/2012RG000389 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, A.M. Durán-Quesada (2012) Ocean Evaporation and Precipitation, Enciclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Meyers, Robert A. (Ed.). CXXII, 12555 p. (Published) [pdf]
S.M. Vicente-Serrano, S. Bergueria, L. Gimeno, L. Eklundh, G. Giuliani, D. Weston, A. El Kenawy, J.I. Lopez-Moreno, R. Nieto, T. Ayenew, D. Konte, J. Ardo, G.G.S. Pegram (2012) Challenges for drought mitigation in Africa: the potential use of geospatial data and drought information systems, Applied Geography, 34:471-486 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, R. Nieto, E. Hernández, L. Gimeno (2011) A Lagrangian analysis of the variation in moisture sources related to drier and wetter conditions in regions around the Mediterranean Basin, NHESS, Special Issue Understanding dynamics and current developments of climate extremes in the Mediterranean region, 11, 2307–2320; doi:10.5194/nhess-11-2307-2011 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2011) Sources of moisture for China and their variations during drier and wetter conditions in 2000−2004: a Lagrangian approach, Climate Research, 50, 215–225, 2011 doi: 10.3354/cr01043 (Published) [pdf]
S.M. Vicente-Serrano, J.I. Lopez-Moreno, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, E. Morán-Tejeda, J. Lorenzo-Lacruz, S. Beguería, J. Zabalza (2011) Effects of warming processes on droughts and water resources in the NW Iberian Peninsula (1930−2006), Climate Research, 48:203–212 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, A.M. Durán-Quesada, A. Stohl, H. Sodemann, R.M. Trigo (2011) A Close Look at Oceanic Sources of Continental Precipitation, Eos, 92(23), 193-200 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, S.M. Vicente-Serrano, J.I. Lopez-Moreno (2011) Characterization of the atmospheric component of the winter hydrological cycle in the Galicia / North Portugal Euroregion: a lagrangian approach, Climate Research, 48: 193-201 (Published) [pdf]
M. Gómez-Gesteira, L. Gimeno, M. deCastro, M.N. Lorenzo, I. Álvarez, R. Nieto, A.J.C. Crespo, A.M. Ramos, J.J. Taboada, F.E. Santo, D. Barriopedro (2011) The state of climate in NW Iberia, Climate Research, 48:109–144 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto (2011) On the contribution of the Tropical Western Hemisphere Warm Pool source of moisture to the northern hemisphere precipitation through a lagrangian approach, Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, D00Q04, doi:10.1029/2010JD015397 (Published) [pdf]
S.M. Vicente-Serrano, J.I. Lopez-Moreno, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, E. Morán-Tejeda, J. Lorenzo-Lacruz, S. Beguería, C. Azorin-Molina (2011) A Multi-Scalar Global Evaluation of the Impact of ENSO on Droughts, Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, D20109, doi:10.1029/2011JD016039 (Published) [pdf]
P. Sousa, R.M. Trigo, P. Aizpurua, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, R. Garcia-Herrera (2011) Trends and extremes of drought indices throughout the 20th century in the Mediterranean, NHESS, Special Issue "Understanding dynamics and current developments of climate extremes in the Mediterranean region", 11, 33–51; doi:10.5194/nhess-11-33-2011 (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, A. Drumond, E. Hernández (2010) A Lagrangian identification of the main moisture sources and sinks affecting the Mediterranean area, WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development, 5, vol. 6, 365-374 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, A. Drumond, R. Nieto, R.M. Trigo, A. Stohl (2010) On the origin of continental precipitation, Geophysical Research Letters, 37, doi: 10.1029/2010GL043712 (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, R.M. Trigo, T. Ambrizzi, E. De Souza (2010) A Lagrangian identification of the sources of moisture over Northeastern Brazil during its pre-rainy and rainy seasons, PLoS ONE, 5 (6), e11205 (Published) [pdf]
M.S. Reboita, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, R.P. da Rocha, T. Ambrizzi, R. Garreaud, L. F. Krüger (2010) Climatological Features of Cutoff Low Systems in the Southern Hemisphere, Journal of Geophysical Research (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, A.M. Durán-Quesada, L. Gimeno (2010) Major sources of moisture over Antarctic ice-core sites identified through a Lagrangian approach, Climate Research, 41, 45-49, doi: 10.3354/cr00842 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, R.M. Trigo, S. Vicente, J.I. Lopez-Moreno (2010) Where does the Iberian Peninsula moisture come from? An answer based on a Largrangian approach, Journal of Hydrometeorology, doi: 10.1175/2009JHM1182.1 (Published) [pdf]
A.M. Durán-Quesada, L. Gimeno, J.A. Amador, R. Nieto (2010) Moisture sources for Central America: Identification of moisture sources using a Lagrangian analysis technique, Journal of Geophysical Research, 15, D05103, doi: 10.1029/2009JD012455 (Published) [pdf]
J.I. Lopez-Moreno, S.M. Vicente-Serrano, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2009) Stability of the seasonal distribution of precipitation in the Mediterranean region: observations since 1950 and projections for the twenty-first century, Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L10703; doi:10.1029/2009GL037956 (Published) [pdf]
L. de la Torre, R. Nieto, M. Noguerol, J.A. Añel, L. Gimeno (2008) A climatology based on reanalysis of baroclinic developmental regions in the extratropical Northern Hemisphere, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Special Issue ‘Trends and Directions in Climate Research\ (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, M. Sprenger, H. Wernli, R.M. Trigo, L. Gimeno (2008) Identification and Climatology of COLs near the Tropopause, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Special Issue ‘Trends and Directions in Climate Research\ (Published) [pdf]
M.C. Casas, R. Rodríguez, R. Nieto, A. Redaño (2008) The estimation of probale maximun precipitation: the case of Catalonia, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Special Issue ‘Trends and Directions in Climate Research\ (Published) [pdf]
A. Drumond, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, T. Ambrizzi (2008) A Lagrangian identification of major sources of moisture over Central Brazil and La Plata Basin, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, D14128, doi:10.1029/2007JD009547 (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, D. Gallego, R.M. Trigo, P. Ribera, L. Gimeno (2008) Dynamic identification of moisture sources in the Orinoco basin in equatorial South America, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 53 (3), pp. 602-617 (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, R.M. Trigo, L. Gimeno (2008) Potential outflows pathways for Iberian atmospheric middle-lived pollution, Open Atmospheric Science Journal, 2, 18-22; doi: 10.2174/1874282300802010018 (Published) [pdf]
G. Delgado, L.A. Toledo-Machado, C.F. Angelis, M.J. Bottino, A. Redaño, J. Lorente, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto (2008) Basis for a rainfall estimation technique using IR-VIS cloud classification and parameters over the live cycle of mesoescale convective systems, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47, 1500-1516 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, D. Gallego, L. de la Torre, R. Nieto, P. Ribera, R. Garcia-Herrera (2007) A new diagnostic of Stratospheric Polar Vortices, the variability of the stratospheric polar vortex, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 69, 1797-1812 (doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.07.013) (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, R.M. Trigo (2007) Decay of the Northern Hemisphere stratospheric polar vortex and the occurrence of cut-off low systems: An exploratory study, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 96, 21-28 (doi 10.1007/s00703-006-0218-3) (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, L. de la Torre, P. Ribera, D. Barriopedro, R. Garcia-Herrera, A. Serrano, A. Gordillo, A. Redaño, J. Lorente (2007) Interannual variability of cut-off low systems over the European sector: the role of blocking and the northern hemisphere circulation modes, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 96, 85-101 (doi 10.1007/s00703-006-0222-7) (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, J.A. Añel, L. de la Torre, D. Gallego, D. Barriopedro, M.C. Gallego, A. Gordillo, A. Redaño, G. Delgado (2007) Analysis of the precipitation and cloudiness associated with COLs occurrence in the Iberian Peninsula, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 96, 103-119 (doi 10.1007/s00703-006-0223-6) (Published) [pdf]
G. Delgado, A. Redaño, J. Lorente, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, P. Ribera, D. Barriopedro, R. Garcia-Herrera, J.A. García (2007) Cloud Cover Analysis Associated to Cut-off Low Pressure Systems using Meteosat Imagery, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 96, 141-157 (doi 10.1007/s00703-006-0225-4) (Published) [pdf]
J.A. Añel, J.C. Antuña, L. de la Torre, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, P. Ribera (2007) Global statistics of multiple tropopauses from the IGRA database, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L06709-1-5 (doi: 10.1029/2006GL029224) (Published) [pdf]
L. de la Torre, L. Gimeno, J.A. Añel, R. Nieto (2007) The role of the solar cycle on the NAO signature in Northern Hemisphere surface temperature, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 24(2), 191-198 (doi: 10.1007/s00376-007-0191-x) (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, D. Gallego, R.M. Trigo (2007) Identification of major sources of moisture and precipitation over Iceland, Meteorologische Zeitschrift, (special issue Weather and Climate of Iceland and the Icelandic Waters)16(1), 37-44 (Published) [pdf]
J.A. Añel, L. Gimeno, L. de la Torre, R. Nieto (2006) Changes in the tropopause height for the Eurasian region from CARDS radiosonde data, Naturwissenschaften, 93, 603-609; doi 10.1007/s00114-006-0147-5 (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, R.M. Trigo (2006) A Lagrangian identification of major sources of Sahel moisture, Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L18707 (doi:10.1029/2006GL027232) (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, L. Gimeno (2006) Atmospheric transport towards the Iberian Peninsula in the range 3-10 days. Sources of middle-lived pollutants and aerosols, The Scientific World Journal, 6, 1041-1047 (doi:10.1100/tsw.2006.208) (Published) [pdf]
L. de la Torre, L. Gimeno, J.A. Añel, R. Nieto (2006) Study of troposphere-stratosphere coupling through the Northern Annular Mode, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 68, 989-998 (doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2005.12.003) (Published) [pdf]
L. de la Torre, L. Gimeno, J.A. Añel, R. Nieto (2006) Solar Influence on the Northern Annular Mode Spatial Structure and QBO modulation, Advances in Space Research, 37, 1635-1639 (doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.05.018) (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, L. de la Torre, P. Ribera, D. Gallego, R. Garcia-Herrera, J. Agustín García, M. Núñez, A. Redaño, J. Lorente (2005) Climatology of cut-off lows in the Northern Hemisphere, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 86-11, 1551-1552 (Published) [pdf]
M. Tesouro, L. de la Torre, R. Nieto, P. Ribera, D. Gallego, L. Gimeno (2005) Weekly cycle in NCAR-NCEP reanalysis surface temperature data, Atmósfera, 18-4, 205-209 (Published) [pdf]
R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, L. de la Torre, P. Ribera, D. Gallego, R. Garcia-Herrera, J. Agustín García, M. Núñez, A. Redaño, J. Lorente (2005) Climatological features of Cut-off low systems in the Northern Hemisphere, Journal of Climate, 18, 2805-2823 (Published) [pdf]
N.O. García, L. Gimeno, L. de la Torre, R. Nieto, J.A. Añel (2005) North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and precipitation in Galicia (Spain), Atmósfera, 18-1, 25-32 (Published) [pdf]
M. Tesouro, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, L. de la Torre, P. Ribera, D. Gallego, R. Garcia-Herrera, E. Hernández (2005) Interannual variability of the annual cycle of temperature over Northern Africa, Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 45, 141-151 (Published) [pdf]
P. Ribera, D. Gallego, L. Gimeno, J.F. Pérez, R. García, E. Hernández, L. de la Torre, R. Nieto, N. Calvo (2004) The use of equivalent temperature to analyze climate variability, Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 48-2, 459-468 (Published) [pdf]
P. Ribera, L. Gimeno, D. Gallego, R. García, E. Hernández, L. de la Torre, R. Nieto, N. Calvo (2004) Two approaches for determining extreme years of global atmospheric temperature, Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 48-2, 447-458 (Published) [pdf]
L. de la Torre, P. Ribera, L. Gimeno, J.A. Añel, R. Nieto (2004) Utilización del momento angular relativo para el estudio de NAO/AO, Física de la Tierra, 16, 73-82 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, O. Vidal, R. Nieto, L. de la Torre, R. García, E. Hernández, R. Bojariu, P. Ribera, D. Gallego (2003) Impact of the extratropical dynamical modes upon troposphere temperature using an approach based on advection of temperature, International Journal of Climatology, 23, 399-404 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, L. de la Torre, R. Nieto, R. García, E. Hernández, P. Ribera (2003) Changes in the relationship NAO-Northern hemisphere temperature due to solar activity, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 206, 15-20 (Published) [pdf]
L. Gimeno, P. Ribera, R. Nieto, J.F. Pérez, O. Vidal, L. de la Torre, D. Gallego, R. García, E. Hernández (2002) Imprints of the North Atlantic Oscillation on four unusual atmospheric parameters, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 202, 677-692 (Published) [pdf]