1. PERSONAL DATA
Ana Maria Almeida e Silva - Associate Professor with “Habilitation”
Institution: Geophysical Centre of Évora, University of Évora, 7002-554, Portugal
Phone: +351 266 745 354 (ext. 53 54); Fax: +351 266 745 394; E-mail: [email protected]
2. ACADEMIC DEGREES
• 1999, Agregação – habilitation - (Atmospheric P h y s i c s ), University of Évora (UÉ), Portugal
• 1988, PhD (Physics), University o f É v o r a , Portugal
• 1976, P h y s i cs l i c e n c i a t u r e (Meteorology and Oceanography), F a c u l t y o f S c i e n c e s , U n i v e r s i t y o f L i s b o n , P o r t u g a l
3. CURRENT SCIENTIFIC AND/OR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• In 1 9 9 1 - O n e o f t h e f o u n d e r s o f Geophysical Centre of Évora (CGE),University of Évora (UÉ), Portugal
• From 1 9 9 9 t i l l 2 0 1 1 , Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Évora (UÉ), Portugal
• F r o m 1 9 9 4 - 1 9 9 8 a n d f r o m 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 1 0 D irector of the Geophysical Centre of Évora (CGE), University of Évora (UÉ), Portugal
• F r o m 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 9 , S c i e n t i f i c C o o r d i n a t o r o f t h e Atmospheric Physics and Climate Group of CGE, CGE (UÉ, Portugal)
• Since 2003, Scientific Coordinator of the Physics and Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Climate Group, CGE (UÉ, Portugal)
• Since 2011, Scientific Coordinator of the Atmosphere and Hydrosphere G roup, CGE (UÉ, Portugal)
4. ACADEMIC HISTORY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Since 1995, Associate Professor, Permanent Position, University of Évora, Portugal
• 1990-1995, Associate Professor, University of Évora, Portugal
• 1977-1988, Assistant at Physics Department, University of Évora, Portugal
• 1988-1990, Lecturer, University of Évora, Portugal
• 1977-1988, Assistant, University of Évora, Portugal
5. PRESENT RESEARCH INTERESTS: Atmospheric Physics, particularly: atmospheric radiative transfer, climate relevant aerosol optical and
physical properties, cloud optical properties.
6. HONORS/GUEST LECTURES/STATE-OF-THE-ART PRESENTATIONS
• O c t - N o v 2011: Invited Professor, U n i v e r s i t y o f A v e i r o , P o r t u g a l
• Feb 2011: Invited Professor, U n i v e r s i t y o f G r a n a d a , S p a i n
• June 1989: Invited L e c t u r e r , A g r o n o m i c University o f L i s b o n , P o r t u g a l
• Invited in various national and international conferences
7. PROJECTS
PI of about 15 national a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l p r ojects; creation and set-up of research infrastuctures at the University of Évora: one of the founders of the
research unit - Évora Geophysics Centre (CGE), created in 1991 under the "Science" Programme and the managing Director elected from 1994-1998 and from
2005 up to November 2010; coordinator of proposals submitted to FCT national calls: (National Scientific Re-equipment Program (2000) and Associated
Laboratory on Natural and Technological Hazards (2005); Co-Coordinator of) a Four-year contract 2004-07(UÉ-MCTES) for the development of outreach
activities in the field of Atmospheric Sciences submitted to the Ministry of Science (2004; coordinator of the CGE Proposal for admission of several Senior
Researchers in the field of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences submitted to FCT (2006) under the National Scientific and Technological System of Ciência 2007
and 2008 Programs; 2007-2011 the national representative of the Portuguese Scientific Community and of FCT involved in the European EUFAR COPAL
(COmmunity heavy-PAyload Long endurance Instrumented Aircraft for Tropospheric Research in Environmental and Geo-Sciences) Consortium from the
European Science Foundation
8. MAIN ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES (UNIVERSITY BODIES AND NATIONAL BOARDS)
• 2011: Evaluator of bilateral projects of the Foundation of the Portuguese Universities in the fields of the Earth and Space Science
• 2010: Evaluator of bilateral projects of the Foundation of the Portuguese Universities in the fields of the Earth and Space Science
• 2009: Evaluator of final scientific reports of the FCT projects of the Foundation of the Portuguese Universities in the fields of the
Earth and Space Science
• 2001-2009: Coordinator of the Master course o n Climate and Atmospheric Environment
• 2007-2010 Coordinator of the Master course o n Earth, Atmospheric and Space Sciences of the University of Évora
• 2009-2010 Vice-Director of the Physics Department of the University of Évora
• 11/2009 - 12/ 2010: M e m b e r o f Scientific Council of the School of the Science and Technology of the University of
Évora
• 2009-2010: Member of the Scientific and Pedagogic Council of the Institute of Research and Advanced Training (IIFA) (2009-2010)
• 1988-2009: M e m b e r o f Scientific Council of the University of Évora
• 11/1997-01/2000: Director of Department of Physics (University of Évora)
9. MAIN ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES (SUPERVISION/CO SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS):
•Supervision/co-supervision of several Ph.D thesis and Master thesis; scientific coordination and co-coordination of several post doc positions
10. PUBLICATIONS:
More than 60 publications have been published as author or co-author in peer-reviewed scientific international journals and more than 70 communications have
been published in peer-reviewed international Proceedings, some of them from the ISI.
11. MOST RELEVANT P E E R - R E V I E W E D PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS
• “Aerosol extinction in a remote continental region of the Iberian Peninsula during summer”, Elias, Thierry; Silva, Ana Maria; Belo, Nuno; Pereira,
Sergio; Formenti, Paola; Helas, Günter; Wagner, Frank., J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 111, No. D14, D14204, 2006.
• “Radiative Forcing of Asian dust determined from the synergized GOME and GMS satellite data - A case study” Costa M. J., B. J. Sohn, V.
Levizzani, and A. M. Silva, - Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, Vol 84,Nº 1, pp:85-95 , 2006.
• “Caracterização da “Qualidade do Ar” na atmosfera e em ambientes interiores”, Ana Maria Silva, António Miguel. Proceedings sobre Riscos
Públicos e Industriais, Edições Salamandra, Lisboa, 2007 (ISBN 978-972-689-231-1), Vol 2, pp 803-818.
• “Cloud microphysical properties retrieval during intense biomass burning events over Africa and Portugal”. Costa, M. J., E. Cattani, V. Levizzani,
and A. M. Silva, 2007: In: Measuring precipitation from space - EURAINSAT and the future. V. Levizzani, P. Bauer, and F. J. Turk, Eds., Springer, 97-111.
• "Intercomparison of spectroradiometers and sunphotometers for the determination of the aerosol optical depth during the VELETA-2002 field
campaign"- V. Estellés1, M.P. Utrillas, J.A. Martínez-Lozano1, A. Alcántara, L. Alados-Arboledas, F.J. Olmo, J. Lorente, X. de Cabo, V. Cachorro, H.
Horvath, A Labajo, M. Sorribas, J.P. Díaz, A.M. Díaz, A.M. Silva, T. Elías, M. Pujadas,J.A.Rodriguez, J. Cañada, Y. García, 2007. Journal of Geophysical
Reserach, 111 (D17207) doi:10.1029/2005JD006047, 2006b.
• “Aerosol radiative forcing efficiency in the UV region over southeastern Mediterranean: VELETA2002 campaign” A. M. Dıaz, O. E. García, J. P.
Díaz, F. J. Expósito, M. P. Utrillas, J. A. Martínez-Lozano, L. Alados-Arboledas, F. J. Olmo, J. Lorente, V. Cachorro, H. Horvath, A. Labajo, M. Sorribas, J.
M. Vilaplana, A. M. Silva, T. Elias, M. Pujadas, J. A. Rodrigues, and J. A. González, 2007. Journal of Geophys. Res., 112, D06213:1-13, doi:
10.1029/2006JD007348.
• “A Comparison between Biomass Burning Aerosols Modelled and Measured by AERONET Network in the Iberian Peninsula” .A. M. Ramos ;
Freitas, S. ; Longo, K. ; Conde, F. C. ; Corte-Real, J. ; Silva, A. M. ; Fazenda, A. L. ; Recuero, F. S. ; Soares, D. M. . In: C A Brebbia; C Borrego, Air
Pollution XV. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, v. 101, p. 497-503, 2007.
• ”Some considerations about Ångström exponent distributions”. Wagner, F and Silva, A.M. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8,1-9, (2008).
• “Direct SW aerosol radiative forcing over Portugal” Santos, D., Costa, M. J., and A. M. Silva:, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 5771-5786, 2008.
• “Scattering properties and mass concentration of local and long-range transported aerosols over the South Western Iberia Peninsula” Pereira, S.,
F. Wagner and A.M. Silva (2008), Atmospheric Environment, 42 (33), 7623-7631.
• " Altitude effect in UV radiation during the Evaluation of the Effects of Elevation and Aerosols on the Ultraviolet Radiation 2002 (VELETA-2002)
field campaign " Y. Sola1, J. Lorente1, E. Campmany1, X. de Cabo1, J. Bech, A. Redaño, J.A. Martínez-Lozano, M.P. Utrillas, L. Alados-Arboledas, F. J.
Olmo, J.P. Díaz, F.J. Expósito,V. Cachorro, M. Sorribas, A. Labajo, J.M. Vilaplana, A.M. Silva, J. Badosa (2008) Journal of Geophysical Research, VOL.
113, D23202:1-11, doi:10.1029/2007JD009742.
• “Aerosol columnar properties retrieved from CIMEL radiometers during VELETA 2002” L. Alados-Arboledas,A. Alcantara, F.J. Olmoa, J.A.
Martı´nez-Lozanob,V. Estellés, V. Cachorroc, A.M. Silva, H. Horvath, M. Gangle, A. Dıaz, M. Pujadasg, J. Lorenteh, A. Labajoi, M. Sorribasj, G. Pavese.
Atmospheric Environment 42, 2654–2667 (2008).
• “Monitoring of atmospheric minor compounds at the Evora Station – Portugal” Bortoli D., A.M. Silva, M.J. Costa, A.F. Domingues and G.
Giovanelli, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 30, 15-16, 4209-4226, 2009a.
• “Monitoring of atmospheric ozone and nitrogen dioxide over the south of Portugal by ground-based and satellite observations” Bortoli D., A.M.
Silva, M.J. Costa, A. Domingues, G. Giovanelli,: Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 15, pp. 12944-12959, doi:10.1364/OE.17.012944 2009b.
•“ Properties of dust aerosol particles transported to Portugal from the Sahara desert”, Wagner, F., D. Bortoli, S. Pereira, M.J. Costa, A.M. Silva, B.
Weinzierl, M. Esselborn, A. Petzold, K. Rasp, B. Heinold, and I. Tegen (2009): “61 B Tellus, 61B (1), 297–306.
• “ Influence of the ozone profile above Madrid (Spain) on Brewer estimation of ozone air mass factor” Antón, M., M. López, M.J. Costa, A. Serrano,
D. Bortoli, M. Bañón, J.M.Vilaplana, and A.M. Silva, , Ann. Geophys., 27, 3179–3183, 2009.
• “Total ozone column from direct and diffuse spectral solar irradiance in the Southwest of the Iberian peninsula” Antón, D. Bortoli, J.M. Vilaplana,
A.M. Silva, A. Serrano, M.J. Costa, B. de la Morena, and M. Kroon, 2010, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmosphere, 115, D05305
doi:10.1029/2009JD012514.
• “A new multipurpose UV-Vis spectrometer for air quality monitoring and climatic studies” D. Bortoli, A. M. Silva and G. Giovanelli, International
Journal of Remote Sensing Vol. 31, No. 3, (2010) 705–725.
• "Solar irradiation in diffusely enclosures with partitions" A. F. Miguel, A. Silva (2010). Applied Energy 87, 836-842
• “Tropospheric ozone variability over the Iberian Peninsula” Pavan S. Kulkarni, D. Bortoli, R. Salgado, M. Antón, M.J. Costa, A.M. Silva Atmospheric
Environment 45 (2011) 174-182
• “Seven years of measurements of aerosol scattering properties, near the surface, in the southwestern Iberia Peninsula” S. N. Pereira, F. Wagner and
A. M. Silva Atmos. Chem. Phys. 11, 17-29, (2011)
• "Temporal and spatial variabilities of total ozone column over Portugal" M. Antón, D. Bortoli, M.J. Costa, P.S. Kulkarni, A.F. Domingues, D.
Barriopedro, A. Serrano, A.M. Silva, Remote Sensing of Environment 115 (2011) 855–863