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Optical properties of coated black carbon aggregates: numerical simulations, radiative forcing estimates, and size-resolved parameterization scheme

Modifications in the optical properties of black carbon (BC) due to ageing are presented and quantified in this study using a state-of-the-art description scheme of BC fractal aggregates. It is shown that the relative change in BC radiative forcing can be larger than 50 % as a function of changing fractal dimension and organic content. A comprehensive parameterization scheme for coated BC optical properties is developed with applications for modelling, ambient, and laboratory-based BC studies.
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Long-term deposition and condensation ice-nucleating particle measurements from four stations across the globe

Long-term ice-nucleating particle (INP) data are presented from four semi-pristine sites located in the Amazon, the Caribbean, Germany and the Arctic. Average INP concentrations did not differ by orders of magnitude between the sites. For all sites short-term variability dominated the time series, which lacked clear trends and seasonalities. Common drivers to explain the INP levels and their variations could not be identified, illustrating the complex nature of heterogeneous ice nucleation.
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Spread of SARS-CoV-2 through Latin America and the Caribbean region: A look from its economic conditions, climate and air pollution indicators

We have evaluated the spread of SARS-CoV-2 through Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region by means of a correlation between …
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Los grandes incendios globales están ahumando la estratosfera

Los cientos de incendios de este verano en el Ártico han creado una nube de humo del tamaño de un continente. El humo de estos fuegos está alcanzando la estratosfera y permanece allí durante meses con efectos similares a los de una erupción volcánica.
Los grandes incendios globales están ahumando la estratosfera

Geosciences Column: How erupting African volcanoes impact the Amazon’s atmosphere

When volcanoes erupt, they can release into the atmosphere a number of different gases initially stored in their magma, such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide. These kinds of gases can have a big influence on Earth’s atmosphere, even at distances hundreds to thousands of kilometres away.
Geosciences Column: How erupting African volcanoes impact the Amazon’s atmosphere

Hvis regnskogen i Amazonas dør, vil enorme mengder karbon slippes ut i atmosfæren

Varmere og tørrere forhold vil utløse flere branner i Amazonasregnskogen. Det vil frigjøre store mengder karbon til atmosfæren.
Hvis regnskogen i Amazonas dør, vil enorme mengder karbon slippes ut i atmosfæren

Partículas provenientes de incendios forestales están alcanzando la estratosfera

Por primera vez, científicos han logrado medir en la estratosfera partículas provenientes de incendios
Partículas provenientes de incendios forestales están alcanzando la estratosfera

Naturaleza Global Podcast: Cambio Climático

Abordamos en esta edición de Naturaleza Global aspectos actuales del cambio climático entrevistando a Jorge Saturno, doctorando en el Departamento de Biogeoquímica y Química Multifásica del Instituto Max Planck de Química. Se tratan temas como la elevación de la temperatura de los océanos y la relación entre el reciente desprendimiento del iceberg A68 y el cambio climático. Nos cuenta además los avances realizados en la investigación sobre aerosoles atmosféricos y su influencia sobre la formación de nubes a través de un proyecto realizado en el Amazonas.
Naturaleza Global Podcast: Cambio Climático

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Bio

I am doing research on atmospheric aerosols and their climate and environmental impact. I have been involved in air quality and climate change projects in Venezuela, Brazil and Germany. Specifically, I have experience in using optical instrumentation for aerosol measurements.

This website comprises a compilation of my academic publications and some resources for science communication that I will be sharing in the blog section (mostly in Spanish). Moreover, I will be posting notes about data analysis and visualization, especially of environmental data.

Interests

  • Aerosol particles
  • Air Quality
  • Climate crisis

Education

  • PhD in Chemistry, 2017

    Johnannes Gutenberg University, Mainz - Max Planck International Research School

  • MSc in Chemistry, 2013

    Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas

  • Licentiate in Chemistry, 2007

    Universidad Simón Bolívar

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