Research interests
- Land surface data assimilation
- Numerical Weather Prediction
- Remote sensing and microwave emission modelling
- 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)
Commitees and projects
- SMOS Quality Working Group
- SMOS-NEXT Scientific Advisory Group
- HYDRAS+ Steering Committee Member
Contact
Dr. Joaquin Muñoz Sabater
ECMWF, Shinfield Park, RG29AX, Reading, UK.
Email: joaquin.munoz at ecmwf.int
Telephone: +44(0)1189499817
About
Joaquín Muñoz-Sabater was born in Valencia, Spain. He received obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse III), Toulouse, France, in April 2007, with "mention très honorable". In 2008, he joined the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Reading, U.K.UK, where he is currently working in the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) taking responsability on land surface reanalyses. Before C3S, he worked in the Data Assimilation Section. His research focuses mainly , where he mainly focused 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 Prior to his Ph.D., Joaquín worked first firstly at the European Space Agency (ESA), ESTEC, The Netherlands, where he was involved in feasibility studies for the EARTHcare mission, and second secondly 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 Following his PhD he also 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.