Research interests
- Surface data assimilation
- Numerical Weather Prediction
- Climate Change
Professional pathway
- Research Scientist, Data Assimilation Section, ECMWF, UK (2008-Present)
- Post-doctoral, Climate Change and Modeling Unit, CERFACS, France (2007-2008)
- Doctorate (PhD), Meteorology at the Medium Scale Group, Météo-France (2004-2007)
- Research Assistant / PhD, Mathematical and Geodesy Positioning Group, TU Delft (2002-2003)
- Young Graduate Trainee, Earth Observation Section, European Space Agency, ESTEC (2001-2002)
- Junior fellowship at University of Valencia (1999 - 2000)Scientist.
Academic pathway
- Doctorate
Commitees and projects
- SMOS
E-mail: Joaquin dot Munoz at ecmwf dot int
About
Joaquín Muñoz-Sabater was born in Valencia, Spain. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse III), Toulouse, France,in April 2007. In 2008, he joined the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Reading, U.K., where he is currently working in the Data Assimilation Section. His research focuses mainly on the assimilation of passive remote sensing data (with special emphasis on Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) data), for soil moisture analysis and the impact on the weather forecast.
Prior to his Ph.D., Joaquín worked first at the European Space Agency (ESA), ESTEC, The Netherlands, where he was involved in feasibility studies for the EARTHcare mission, and second at the Delft University of Technology, where he carried out research in radar interferometry. His thesis took place entirely at Météo France, and it was focused on the assimilation of remote sensing data for the characterization of land surfaces. Before joining the ECMWF, he worked at the European Centre for Research and Advanced Training in Scientific Computation (CERFACS), Toulouse. There, he was responsible for a project of the French National Hydrometeorological and Flood Forecasting Centre, where he studied the impact of assimilating streamflow observations for flood forecasting applications.
Contact
Dr. Joaquin Muñoz Sabater
ECMWF, Shinfield Park, RG29AX, Reading, UK.
Email: joaquin.munoz at ecmwf.int
Telephone: +44(0)1189499817