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Miguel Potes

Also known as: M. Potes

University of Évora, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lisbon

Research areas: Environmental Science · Water Science and Technology · Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics · Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

ORCID iD 0000-0002-8912-5277
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Miguel Potes holds a degree in Meteorology, Oceanography and Geophysics from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, with the thesis entitled "Study of water quality in Alqueva reservoir using ENVISAT-MERIS satellite" in 2006. Miguel joined the Évora Geophysics Centre (CGE - http://www.cge.uevora.pt/en) in 2008, shortly after completing his Master’s degree at the University of Évora with the thesis "Climate and water quality on Guadiana basin". With a solid background in Atmospheric Physics and Climate, Miguel completed his PhD in 2013 with a thesis entitled "Remote sensing and in situ determination of physical and micro-biological parameters of inland waters and its application on lake-atmosphere modelling". In 2014, Miguel was involved in studying the interface between meteorology and physical limnology, in particular, applying his knowledge to inland water bodies, as the Portuguese Alqueva basin, the largest artificial reservoir in West Europe, while also seeking to understand the impact in the surrounding atmospheric environment. That same summer, he was one of the key organisers of an intensive international measurement campaign on lake-atmosphere interaction, which took place in southern Portugal. The ALqueva observational EXperiment (ALEX2014 - www.alex2014.cge.uevora.pt) resulted in an interdisciplinary database useful for the researchers working on Alqueva reservoir, but also for the national scientific community. This field campaign improved the knowledge of energy and mass fluxes between large reservoirs and the atmosphere, as well as the development of thermal circulations on semi-arid Mediterranean conditions. In 2015, Miguel was member of the organising committee of the fourth Workshop on "Parameterization of Lakes in Numerical Weather Prediction and Climate Modelling" (http://www.lake15.cge.uevora.pt/), co-organized with the WG3 meeting of COST Action ES1404, held by Institute of Earth Science (ICT - institute formed in 2015 with CGE and other two Portuguese groups) and the University of Évora. Also in 2015, Miguel received the Young Scientist Award from European Meteorological Society (EMS). From 2016 to 2019 Miguel was intensively involved in ALOP project (ALentejo Observation and Prediction systems - http://www.alop.ict.uevora.pt/). As a postdoctoral researcher at ICT, Miguel focused on developing a portable underwater device for measuring spectral profiles of downward irradiance in order to obtain the light attenuation coefficient in different water types. These in situ measurements are intended to be a valuable tool for calibration satellite remote sensing of some surface products related to water reflectance and transparency. In 2019, Miguel signed a contract with the University of Évora and ICT as a Junior Researcher in the scientific area of Atmospheric Physics and Climate. In 2023, he signed a new contract as Assistant Researcher in the scientific area of Earth Sciences with the same Institution, funded by FCT, with the reference CEECINST/00069/2021/CP2811/CT0003, with DOI 10.54499/CEECINST/00069/2021/CP2811/CT0003 (https://doi.org/10.54499/CEECINST/00069/2021/CP2811/CT0003). In 2025, Miguel becomes General Secretary of the Portuguese Association of Meteorology and Geophysics (APMG - https://www.apmg.pt/) and joined the Center for sci-tech Research in EArth sysTem and Energy (CREATE - UIDB/06107) an Institute that brings together researchers from the University of Évora and the Polytechnic Institute of Beja. Becomes Director of this Center in 02/04/2026. Miguel has more than 40 peer-reviewed articles as author/co-author with more than 850 citations and scores a h-index of 17. Orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8912-5277 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Miguel_Potes/info Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7801553346.

Employment

  • University of Évora Assistant Researcher
    2023 - Present
  • University of Évora Júnior Research
    2019 - 2023
  • Institute of Earth Sciences PostDoc fellowship by FCT in "Study of spectral attenuation coefficient of inland waters", (SFRH/BPD/97408/2013)
    2014 - 2019
  • Institute of Earth Sciences PostDoc fellowship in the project "Alqueva Hidro-Meterologic Experiment – ALEX2014" (EXPL/GEO-MET/1422/2013)
    2014 - 2014

Education

Projects & Funding

  • Center for Sci-Tech Research in EArth sysTem and Energy Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2025 - 2026
  • Center for Sci-Tech Research in EArth sysTem and Energy Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2025 - 2026
  • GRASP-SYNERGY: Developments of the Generalized Retrieval of Atmospheric and Surface Properties for the synergy of different satellites and ground-based networks: Advances in atmosphere and surface characterizations. Commission Européenne Représentation au Luxembourg
    2023 - 2027
  • Assistant Researcher in the scientific area of Earth Sciences Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2023 - 2029
  • INTERLAYER - The complex INTERlink of safeguarding wAter availabilitY and quality to mitigate and adapt to hydroclimatic extRemes Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2023 - 2027
  • REWET - REstoration of WETlands to minimise emissions and maximise carbon uptake. A strategy for long-term climate mitigation Horizon 2020
    2023 - Present
  • MasJorge – Monitorização Sísmica, Geodésica e Atmosférica da atividade sismo-vulcânica recente na Ilha de S. Jorge – Açores Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2022 - 2022
  • INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2020 - 2024
  • CILIFO - Centro Ibérico para la Investigación y Lucha contra Incendios Forestales Interreg Europe
    2019 - 2022
  • LEADING - Land usE chAnges anD mItigation of global warmiNG Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2019 - 2022
  • Untitled Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2019 - 2023
  • INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS DA TERRA Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2019 - 2019
  • Técnicas de Observações Multiespectrales para a Avaliação da Qualidade da Água e Poluição do Ar Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2018 - 2021
  • ALOP (ALentejo Observation and Prediction systems) - Observation, prediction and alert systems in atmosphere and in water reservoirs of Alentejo Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2016 - 2019
  • Estudo do coeficiente de atenuação espectral de massas de água interiores Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2014 - 2019
  • ALEX - Alqueva hydro-meteorological Experiment Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2014 - 2014
  • Projecto Estratégico - UI 78 - 2011-2012 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2011 - 2013
  • MATAGRO - Monitoring of Atmospheric Tracers in Antarctica with Ground-based Remote sensing Observations. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2011 - 2015
  • DETECÇÃO REMOTA POR SATÉLITE DA QUALIDADE DA ÁGUA DE ALBUFEIRAS E SEU IMPACTO NA PREVISÃO METEOROLÓ-GICA A ESCALA REGIONAL Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2010 - 2013
  • SATCLOUV - SATellite CLOud properties and effects on erythemal UV radiation. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
    2010 - 2013

Publications (128)