Scientific Publications

List of publications in reverse chronological order and organized by different categories

Peer-Reviewed

  • R. Checa-Garcia, Y. Balkanski, S. Albani, T. Bergman, T. Van Noije, A. Cozic, B. Marticorena, D. Olivié, F. O'Connor, M. Michou, P. Nabat & M. Schulz "Evaluation of natural aerosols in CRESCENDO-ESMs: Mineral Dust" Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2020)  [DOI]
  • J. Gliss, A. Mortier, M. Schulz, E. Andrews, Y. Balkanski, S. E. Bauer, A. M. K. Benedictow, H. Bian, R. Checa-Garcia, M. Chin, P. Ginoux, J. J. Griesfeller, A. Heckel, Z. Kipling, A. Kirkevaag, H. Kokkola, P. Laj, P. L. Sager, M. T. Lund, C. L. Myhre, H. Matsui, G. Myhre, D. Neubauer, T. van Noije, P. North, D. J. L. Olivie, L. Sogacheva, T. Takemura, K. Tsigaridis & S. G. Tsyro "Multi-model evaluation of aerosol optical properties in the AeroCom phase III Control experiment, using ground and space based columnar observations from AERONET, MODIS, AATSR and a merged satellite product as well as surface in-situ observations from GAW sites" Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2020)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • J. Keeble, B. Hassler, A. Banerjee, R. Checa-Garcia, G. Chiodo, S. Davis, V. Eyring, P. T. Griffiths, O. Morgenstern, P. Nowack, G. Zeng, J. Zhang, G. Bodeker, D. Cugnet, G. Danabasoglu, M. Deushi, L. W. Horowitz, L. Li, M. Michou, M. J. Mills, P. Nabat, S. Park & T. Wu "Evaluating stratospheric ozone and water vapor changes in CMIP6 models from 1850-2100" Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2020)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • J. Kok, A. Adebiyi, S. Albani, Y. Balkanski, R. Checa-Garcia, et al. "Improved representation of the global dust cycle using observational constraints on dust properties and abundance" Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2020)  [DOI]
  • G. Thornhill, W. Collins, D. Olivie, A. Archibald, S. Bauer, R. Checa-Garcia, S. Fiedler, G. Folberth, A. Gjermundsen, L. Horowitz, J.-F. Lamarque, M. Michou, J. Mulcahy, P. Nabat, V. Naik, F. M. O'Connor, F. Paulot, M. Schulz, C. E. Scott, R. Seferian, C. Smith, T. Takemura, S. Tilmes & J. Weber "Climate-driven chemistry and aerosol feedbacks in CMIP6 Earth system models" Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2020)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • G. D. Thornhill, W. J. Collins, R. J. Kramer, D. Olivié, F. O'Connor, N. L. Abraham, R. Checa-Garcia, S. E. Bauer, M. Deushi, L. Emmons, P. Forster, L. Horowitz, B. Johnson, J. Keeble, J.-F. Lamarque, M. Michou, M. Mills, J. Mulcahy, G. Myhre, P. Nabat, V. Naik, N. Oshima, M. Schulz, C. Smith, T. Takemura, S. Tilmes, T. Wu, G. Zeng & J. Zhang "Effective Radiative forcing from emissions of reactive gases and aerosols – a multimodel comparison" Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 1–29 (2020)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, M. I. Hegglin, D. Kinnison, D. A. Plummer & K. P. Shine "Historical Tropospheric and Stratospheric Ozone Radiative Forcing Using the CMIP6 Database" Geophysical Research Letters 45 3264-3273 (2018)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, K. P. Shine & M. I. Hegglin "The contribution of greenhouse gases to the recent slowdown in global-mean temperature trends" Environmental Research Letters 11 094018 (2016)  [DOI]
  • A. Butz, J. Orphal, R. Checa-Garcia, F. Friedl-Vallon, T. von Clarmann, H. Bovensmann, O. Hasekamp, J. Landgraf, T. Knigge, D. Weise, O. Sqalli-Houssini & D. Kemper "Geostationary Emission Explorer for Europe (G3E): mission concept and initial performance assessment" Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 8 4719-4734 (2015)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, J. Landgraf, A. Galli, F. Hase, V. A. Velazco, H. Tran, V. Boudon, F. Alkemade & A. Butz "Mapping spectroscopic uncertainties into prospective methane retrieval errors from Sentinel-5 and its precursor" Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 8 3617-3629 (2015)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, A. Tokay & F. J. Tapiador "Binning effects on in-situ raindrop size distribution measurements" Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions 7 2339-2379 (2014)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia & F. J. Tapiador "A Maximum Entropy Modelling of the Rain Drop Size Distribution" Entropy 13 293-315 (2011)  [DOI]
  • F. J. Tapiador, A. Y. Hou, M. de Castro, R. Checa-Garcia, F. Cuartero & A. P. Barros "Precipitation estimates for hydroelectricity" Energy & Environmental Science 4 4435 (2011)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • F. J. Tapiador, R. Checa-Garcia & M. de Castro "An experiment to measure the spatial variability of rain drop size distribution using sixteen laser disdrometers" Geophysical Research Letters 37 L16803 (2010)  [DOI]
  • P. Tarazona, R. Checa-Garcia & E. Chacon "Critical Analysis of the Density Functional Theory Prediction of Enhanced Capillary Waves" Physical Review Letters 99 196101 (2007)  [DOI]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, E. Chacon & P. Tarazona "Density functional study of layering at liquid surfaces" Physical Review E 70 061601 (2004)  [DOI]

Technical Reports

  • R. Checa-Garcia "CMIP6 Ozone forcing dataset: supporting information" (2018)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia "Statistic for Weather and Climate: Introduction" (2017)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • A. Butz, R. Checa-Garcia, J. Landgraf, F. Alkemade, H. Tran, J. Hartmann, V. Boudon & L. Coudert "Consolidation of SWIR requirements for S5 satellite: Final report" (2014)
  • A. Butz, R. Checa-Garcia, J. Landgraf, F. Alkemade, H. Tran, J. Hartmann, V. Boudon & L. Coudert "Consolidation of SWIR requirements for S5 satellite: Initial assessments" (2013)
  • A. Butz, R. Checa-Garcia, J. Landgraf, F. Alkemade, H. Tran, J. Hartmann, V. Boudon & L. Coudert "Consolidation of SWIR requirements for S5 satellite: Spectroscopy uncertainties" (2013)

Invited Talks

  • R. Checa-Garcia "Properties and challenges of mineral dust aerosol modelling in the latest Earth System Models" (2020)
  • R. Checa-Garcia "Evaluation of dust cycle of climate models with an overview of aerosol scheme" (2019)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia "Stratospherically adjusted radiative forcing with SOCRATES-RF" (2017)

Conferences

  • K. Carslaw, C. Scott, M. Yoshioka, D. Hamilton, F. O'Connor, G. Folberth, J. Mulcahy, M. Dalvi, Y. Balkanski, R. Checa-Garcia, D. Olivie, M. Schulz, M. Michou, P. Nabat, L. Nieradzik, T. van Noije & T. Bergman "Re-assessment of pre-industrial fires in CMIP6 models and the implications for radiative forcing" EGU conference (2020)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, Y. Balkanski, T. Bergman, K. Carslaw, M. Dalvi, B. Marticorena, M. Michou, P. Nabat, L. Nieradzik, T. van Noije, D. O'Donnell, D. Olivie, F. O'Connor, M. Schulz & C. Scott "Properties and challenges of mineral dust aerosol modelling in the latest Earth System Models" EGU conference (2020)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, Y. Balkanski, T. Bergman, K. Carslaw, B. Marticorena, M. Michou, P. Nabat, T. van Noije, C. Dearden, D. Olivie, F. O'Connor, M. Schulz & C. Scott "Evaluation of CRESCENDO-ESMS natural aerosols: mineral dust" AeroCOM 19th. (2020)  [URL]
  • C. Scott, M. Yoshioka, C. Dearden, K. Carslaw, D. Spracklen, F. O'Connor, G. Folberth, M. Dalvi, J. Mulcahy, Y. Balkanski, R. Checa-Garcia, D. Olivie, M. Schulz, T. van Noije, P. le Sager, M. Michou, P. Nabat, L. Nieradzik, T. Bergman & D. O'Donnell "How well do the latest Earth System Models capture the behaviour of biogenic secondary organic aerosol in the atmosphere?" EGU conference (2020)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, Y. Balkanski, B. Marticorena, S. Albani, P. Nabat, T. Bergman, T. van Noije, D. Olivié, M. Schulz, F. O’Connor, M. Michou, C. Scott & K. Carslaw " Observational constraints to improve Dust natural cycle in ESMs" CRESCENDO General Assembly (2019)
  • R. Checa-Garcia, Y. Balkanski, B. Marticorena, P. Nabat, T. Bergman, T. van Noije, D. Olivié, M. Schulz, F. O’Connor, M. Dalvi, C. Dearden, M. Michou, C. Scott & K. Carslaw " CRESCENDO-ESMs intercomparison: mineral dust aerosols" CRESCENDO General Assembly (2019)
  • P. Ginoux, R. Checa-Garcia, Y. Balkanski, L. Xiaohong, W. Chenglai, W. Mingxuan & P. Tucella. "Anthropogenic Dust Experiments: Dust Models" AeroCOM 18th. (2019)  [URL]
  • J. F. Kok, A. A. Adebiyi, S. Albani, Y. Balkanski, R. Checa-Garcia, P. R. Colarco, C. P. Garcia-Pando, D. Hamilton, Y. Huang, A. Ito, M. Klose, L. Li, N. M. Mahowald, R. L. Miller, V. Obiso, A. Rocha-Lima, C. A. Whicker & C. Zhao "The contribution of the world’s main source regions to the global cycle of desert dust" AGU Fall Meeting (2019)
  • D. Olivié, M. Schulz, O. Seland, A. Kirkevåg, T. van Noije, T. Bergman, D. O’Donnell, M. Michou, P. Nabat, K. Carslaw, C. Dearden, D. Mohit, F. O’Connor, R. Checa-Garcia & Y. Balkanski " Evaluation of natural marine aerosol in five Earth System Models" EGU Meeting (2019)
  • Y. Balkanski, P. Nabat, C. Scott, S. Albani, B. Marticorena, D. Ridley, R. Checa-Garcia, M. Schultz & K. Carslaw "How can dust measurements constrain the representation of the dust cycle in Earth System Models?" 9th Internatıonal Workshop on Sand/Duststorms and assocıated dustfall (2018)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, I. Hegglin, D. Kinnison, Plummer & P. Shine "Historical tropospheric and stratospheric ozone radiative forcing using the CMIP6 ozone" Geophysical Research Abstracts (2018)  [URL]
  • P. Forster, C. Smith, L. Regayre, A. Maycock, A. Schmidt, R. Checa-Garcia, A. Dittus, K. Shine, M. Hegglin & E. Hawkins "Re-writing History: the Role of Forcing in Surge and Hiatus Events over the 20th and 21st Centuries" AGU Fall Meeting (2018)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, I. Hegglin, D. Kinnison, D. Plummer, J. Lamarque, I. Cionni & P. Shine "The CCMI ozone forcing database in support of CMIP6" Workshop Chemistry Climate Model Iniciative (CCMI) (2017)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, P. Shine & I. Hegglin "The contribution of greenhouse gases to the recent slowdown in global-mean temperature trends" IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA conference (2017)  [URL]
  • I. Hegglin, D. Kinnison, D. Plummer, R. Checa-Garcia, J. Lamarque, I. Cionni & P. Shine "The chemistry-climate model initiative ozone forcing database in support of CMIP6" IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA conference (2017)  [URL]
  • A. Butz, O. Orphal, R. Checa-Garcia, F. Friedl-Vallon, T. Clarmann, H. Bovensmann, O. Hasekamp, J. Landgraf, T. Knigge, D. Weise, O. Sqalli-Houssini & D. Kemper "Geostationary Emission Explorer for Europe (G3E): mission concept and initial performance assessment" ESA Living Planet Symposium (2016)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, K. Schepanski, B. Heinold, R. Wolke, A. Hunerbein, R. Wagner & S. Feuerstein "Sensitivity Studies of MSG products with COSMO-MUSCAT and RRTOV" Mineral Dust Workshop (2nd Leipziger Staubtag) 13 (2015)  [URL]
  • F. Alkemade, A. Galli, H. Boesch, H. Bovensmann, M. Buchwitz, R. Checa-Garcia, A. Butz, I. Aben, O. Hasekamp & J. Landgraf "CO2 and CH4 total column retrievals: The study of co-registration errors in multiband IR spectroscopes in support of future satellite missions" Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol-16 (2014)
  • A. Butz, I. Aben, A. Babenhauserheide, S. Basu, M. Bertleff, R. Checa-Garcia, C. Frankenberg, P. Hahne, F. Hase, O. Hasekamp, S. Houweling, F. Klappenbach, J. Kostinek, J. Landgraf & W. Peters "Remote Sensing of Greenhouse Gases for Carbon Cycle Modelling (RemoTeC): Algorithm Developments, Ground-Based Instrumentation, and Modelling Aspects" 10th International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurements from Space (2014)  [URL]
  • A. Butz, A. Babenhauserheide, M. Bertleff, R. Checa-Garcia, P. Hahne, F. Hase, F. Klappenbach, J. Kostinek, I. Aben, O. Hasekamp, J. Landgraf, A. Galli & S. Basu "Remote Sensing of Greenhouse Gases and Their Sources and Sinks" 13th International HITRAN Conference (2014)  [DOI]  [URL]
  • A. Butz, A. Babenhauserheide, M. Bertleff, R. Checa-Garcia, P. Hahne, F. Hase, F. Klappenbach, J. Kostinek, I. Aben, O. Hasekamp & others "Remote Sensing of Greenhouse Gases and Their Sources and Sinks" 13th International HITRAN Conference (2014)
  • A. Butz, J. Orphal, H. Bovensmann, T. von Clarmann, F. Friedl-Vallon, F. Hase, R. Checa-Garcia, G. Hechenblaikner, T. Knigge & F. Schmuelling "G3E-Geostationary Emission Explorer for Europe: mission concept" AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (2014)
  • R. Checa-Garcia, F. Alkemade, V. Boudon, C. Fischerkeller, P. Hahne, H. Tran, J. Landgraf & A. Butz "Simulated retrievals of methane total columns in support of future satellite missions: an error sources analysis" Geophysical Research Abstracts 16 Vol-16 (2014)
  • R. Checa-Garcia, L. Duran, Molini & F. T. Parodi Antonio "Small-scale variability of the raindrop size distribution and predictability properties of Mediterranean Storms" 13th Plinius Conference on Mediterranean Storms 13 (2011)  [URL]
  • F. Tapiador & R. Checa-Garcia "Spatial variability of the DSD using a disdrometer array" GPM Ground Validation Conference 13 (2010)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia "Toy Models of dynamical systems to understand topics of atmospheric dynamics." Workshop NWP Applications for Meteorology (2009)
  • P. Tarazona, R. Checa-Garcia & E. Chacon "Hamiltonianos efectivos de interfases libres en la teoria del funcional de la densidad" Statistical Physics Conference (FISES-2008) (2008)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, P. Tarazona & E. Chacon "Descripcion en la teoria del funcional de la densidad de la estructura intrinseca de la interfase liquido-vapor" Statistical Physics Conference (FISES-2006) (2006)
  • R. Checa-Garcia, P. Tarazona & E. Chacon "Interfase liquido-vapor en la teoria del funcional de la densidad." Statistical Physics Conference (FISES-2005) (2005)
  • R. Checa-Garcia, P. Tarazona & E. Chacon "Study of Layering at liquid surface: Fisher-Widom line and capillary waves." Proceedings of 6th Liquid Matter Conference., Published in J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17. 17 (2005)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, P. Tarazona & E. Chacon "Study of layering structures at free liquid surfaces with Density Functional theories" Proceedings of 22nd International Conference on Statistical Physics (2004)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia, P. Tarazona & E. Chacon "Estudio de la estructura en capas de superficies liquidas libres usando la DFT" Statistical Physics Conference (FISES-2003) (2003)  [URL]

Newpapers and Magazines

  • R. Checa-Garcia "El creciente papel del ozono en el cambio climático." (2020)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia "El covid-19 y el descenso de las emisiones de CO2." (2020)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia "Emergencia climática: reflexiones de un científico ante la crisis del covid-19." (2020)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia "La ciencia del clima que explicamos a los políticos europeos para cumplir con el Acuerdo de París." (2020)  [URL]
  • R. Checa-Garcia "La importancia de los modelos del clima de última generación." (2020)  [URL]