Pedro M. Sousa

 
 

Profile

Research Group: RG1 –RG1 – Climate variability processes and extremes
Position at IDL: Researcher
Job: IPMA
Email: ppsousa@fc.ul.pt 
Room: 1.1.06 
Academic Degree and field of specialization: 

  • 2013-2017: PhD in Geophysical Sciences and Geoinformation – Meteorology (University of Lisbon, Portugal)

  • 2009: Master in Geophysical Sciences – Meteorology (University of Lisbon, Portugal)

  • 1999-2005: Degree in Geophysical Sciences – Meteorology (University of Lisbon, Portugal)

Scientific Informations

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-4204

SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57200376767


Top 10 Publications: 

Sousa PM, Barriopedro D, Ramos AM, García-Herrera R, Espírito-Santo F, Trigo RM (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

Sousa PM, Blamey RC, Reason, CJC, Ramos AM, Trigo RM (2018) The ‘Day Zero’ Cape Town drought and the poleward migration of moisture corridors. Environmental Research Letters 13 (12): L124025, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aaebc7

Sousa PM, Trigo RM, Barriopedro D, Soares PMM, Santos JA (2018) European temperature responses to blocking and ridge regional patterns. Climate Dynamics 50 (1-2): 457-477, doi: 10.1007/s00382-017-3620-2

Sousa PM, Trigo RM, Barriopedro D, Soares PMM, Ramos AM, Liberato MLR (2017) Responses of European precipitation distributions and regimes to different blocking locations.  Climate Dynamics, doi: 10.1007/s00382-015-2718-7.

Sousa PM, Barriopedro D, Trigo RM, Ramos AM, Nieto R, Gimeno L, Turkman KF, Liberato MLR (2016) Impact of Euro-Atlantic blocking patterns in Iberia precipitation using a novel high resolution dataset. Climate Dynamics 46: 2573-2591, doi: 10.1007/s00382-015-2718-7.

Sousa PM, Trigo RM, Pereira MG, Bedia J, Gutiérrez JM (2015) Different approaches to model future burnt area in the Iberian Peninsula. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 202 (15): 11–25, doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.11.018.

Sousa PM, Trigo RM, Aizpurua P, Nieto R, Gimeno L, Garcia-Herrera R, (2011) Trends and extremes of drought indices throughout the 20th century in the Mediterranean. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 33–51, doi: 10.5194/nhess-11-33-2011.