Dr. Beatriz Fernández

Atmospheric Physics

Doctor in Physics (2021) from the University of Valladolid (Spain). Her thesis focused on the field of atmospheric physics and more specifically on statistical studies on climate change and on the evolution of the temporal patterns of CO₂ and CH₄ in a semi-natural environment of the upper Spanish plateau. During her predoctoral stage, she has been trained at different European universities such as the University of Aveiro (Portugal) in the “Atmospheric Processes and Modeling” group and the University of Thessaloniki (Greece) in the “Regional Climate Modeling” group. Besides, she has been also trained at the prestigious Norwegian Institute for Air Research (Norway). Her predoctoral training is a BSc. in Forestry Engineering (2011) and a MSc. in Forestry Engineering (2013) from the University of Valladolid. Her research contribution has led to the presentation of her work in different conferences as well as the publication of several scientific articles in high-impact indexed journals.

Selected publications:

• “Temporal patterns of CO₂ and CH₄ in a rural area in northern Spain described by a harmonic equation over 2010-2016”. (2017). Fernández-Duque, B.; Pérez, I.A.; Sánchez, M.L.; García, M.Á.; Pardo, N. Science of the Total Environment, 593-594, 1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.132.

• “Wind speed description and power density in northern Spain”. (2017). Herrero-Novoa, C.; Pérez, I.A.; Sánchez, M.L.; García, M.Á.; Pardo, N; Fernández-Duque, B. Energy, 138, 967-976.DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.07.127.

• (2018). Pérez, I.A.; Sánchez, M.L.; García, M.Á.; Pardo, N; Fernández-Duque, B. International Journal of Climatology. DOI: 10.1002/joc.5323.

• “The influence of meteorological variables on CO₂ and CH₄ trends recorded at a seminatural station”. (2018). Pérez, I.A.; Sánchez, M.L.; García, M.Á.; Pardo, N; Fernández-Duque, B. Journal of Environmental management, 209, 37-45. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.12.028.

• “Analysis of PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 concentrations in an urban atmosphere in northern Spain”. (2019). García, M.Á.; Sánchez, M.L.; de los Ríos, A.; Pérez, I.A.; Pardo, N.; Fernández-Duque, B. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 76(2), 331-345. DOI:10.1007/s00244-018-0581-3.

• “Annual and seasonal cycles of CO₂ and CH₄ in a mediterranean Spanish environment using different kernel functions”. (2019). Fernández-Duque, B.; Pérez, I.A.; García, M.Á.; Pardo, N.;Sánchez, M.L. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 33(3), 915-930. DOI: 10.1007/s00477-019-01655-5.

• “Influence of dataset density on CO₂ and CH₄ trend calculation”. (2019). Pérez, I.A.; Sánchez, M.L.; García, M.Á.; Pardo, N.; Fernández-Duque, B. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 12(5), 613-625. DOI: 10.1007/s11869-019-00681-0.

• CO₂ spatio-temporal analysis in the Iberian Peninsula”. (2019). Pérez, I.A.; Sánchez, M.L.; García, M.Á.; Pardo, N.; Fernández-Duque, B. Science of the Total Environment, 686, 322-331. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.492.

• “Local regressions for decomposing CO₂ and CH₄ time-series in a semi-arid ecosystem”. (2020). Fernández-Duque, B.; Pérez, I.A.; García, M.Á.; Pardo, N.;Sánchez, M.L. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 11(1), 213-223.DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2019.10.012.

• “Statistical analysis of the CO₂ and CH₄ annual cycle on the northern plateau of the Iberian Peninsula”. (2020). Pérez, I.A.; Sánchez, M.L.; García, M.Á.; Pardo, N.; Fernández-Duque, B. Atmosphere, 11(7), 769. DOI: 10.3390/atmos11070769.

• “Statistical urban plume analysis using observations and air mass modelling at a rural station in the northern Spanish plateau”. (2020). Fernández-Duque, B.; Pérez, I.A.; García, M.Á.; Pardo, N.;Sánchez, M.L. Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health, 13(11), 1343 – 1350. DOI: 10.1007/s11869-020-00889-5.

• “Key points in air pollution meteorology”. (2020). Pérez, I.A.; García, M.Á.; Sánchez, M.L.; Pardo, N.; Fernández-Duque, B. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), 1 – 14, 8349. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17228349.

• “Spatial analysis and evolution of four air pollutants in England and Wales”. (2021). Prieto, Á.P.; Pérez, I.A.; García, M.Á.; Sánchez, M.L.; Pardo, N.; Fernández-Duque, B. Science of the Total Environment, 774, 145665. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145665.

• “Measuring temperature trends in the Mediterranean basin”. (2021). Castellanos, M.; García, M.Á.; Pérez, I.A.; Sánchez, M.L.; Pardo, N.; Fernández-Duque, B. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 222, 105713. DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2021.105713.