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54
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8936
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4102
National Ranking
19

Overview

Carlos Borrego is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and has contributed extensively to research in Environmental Science. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and Automotive Engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics centered on air quality and its various impacts. These topics include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization

Their publication record features work in a variety of scientific journals with frequent appearances in venues such as Atmosphere, Air Quality Atmosphere & Health, Energy Reports, The Science of The Total Environment, and Journal of Tourism Futures.

Recent papers by Carlos Borrego include:

  • "Autonomous vehicles opportunities for cities air quality" (2020) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "The impact of air quality on tourism: a systematic literature review" (2020) in Journal of Tourism Futures
  • "Smoke emissions from the extreme wildfire events in central Portugal in October 2017" (2022) in International Journal of Wildland Fire
  • "Application of SUEWS model forced with WRF: Energy fluxes validation in urban and suburban Portuguese areas" (2020) in Urban Climate
  • "Tourism and Air Quality during COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future" (2021) in Sustainability

Carlos Borrego has collaborated frequently with a consistent group of co-authors over their career. These include Ana Isabel Miranda, Myriam Lopes, Sandra Rafael, Alexandra Monteiro, and Johnny Reis, with collaboration counts ranging from eight to twelve joint works.

Best Publications

  • Transport impacts on atmosphere and climate: Land transport

    Elmar Uherek;Thomas Halenka;Jens Borken-Kleefeld;Yves Balkanski

  • CFD modelling of the aerodynamic effect of trees on urban air pollution dispersion.

    J.H. Amorim;V. Rodrigues;R. Tavares;J. Valente

  • Assessment of air quality microsensors versus reference methods: The EuNetAir joint exercise

    C. Borrego;J. Ginja;M. Coutinho;C. Ribeiro

  • How urban structure can affect city sustainability from an air quality perspective

    C. Borrego;H. Martins;O. Tchepel;L. Salmim

  • Integrating health on air quality assessment--review report on health risks of two major European outdoor air pollutants: PM and NO₂.

    Solange Costa;Joana Ferreira;Carlos Silveira;Carla Costa

  • Fire activity in Portugal and its relationship to weather and the Canadian Fire Weather Index System

    Anabela Carvalho;Mike D. Flannigan;K. Logan;Ana Isabel Miranda

  • Emission and dispersion modelling of Lisbon air quality at local scale

    C. Borrego;O. Tchepel;A.M. Costa;J.H. Amorim

  • Indoor air pollution, physical and comfort parameters related to schoolchildren's health: Data from the European SINPHONIE study.

    Ramen Munir Baloch;Cara Nichole Maesano;Jens Christoffersen;Soutrik Banerjee

  • Procedures for estimation of modelling uncertainty in air quality assessment.

    C. Borrego;A. Monteiro;J. Ferreira;A.I. Miranda

  • The impact of spatial resolution on area burned and fire occurrence projections in Portugal under climate change

    Anabela Carvalho;Mike D. Flannigan;Kim A. Logan;Lynn M. Gowman

  • Assessment of air quality microsensors versus reference methods: The EuNetAir Joint Exercise – Part II

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  • Forest fires in a changing climate and their impacts on air quality

    A. Carvalho;A. Monteiro;M. Flannigan;Silvina Alicia Solman

  • Urban resilience to future urban heat waves under a climate change scenario: A case study for Porto urban area (Portugal)

    D. Carvalho;H. Martins;M. Marta-Almeida;A. Rocha

  • Current air quality plans in Europe designed to support air quality management policies

    Ana Miranda;Carlos Silveira;Joana Ferreira;Alexandra Monteiro

  • Impact of road traffic emissions on air quality of the Lisbon region

    C Borrego;O Tchepel;N Barros;A.I Miranda

  • Airways changes related to air pollution exposure in wheezing children

    P.C. Martins;J. Valente;A.L. Papoila;I. Caires

  • Impact of land use on urban mobility patterns, emissions and air quality in a Portuguese medium-sized city

    Jorge Filipe Marto Bandeira;Margarida C. Coelho;Maria Elisa Sá;Richard Tavares

  • Influence of topography and land use on pollutants dispersion in the Atlantic coast of Iberian Peninsula

    A.C. Carvalho;A. Carvalho;I. Gelpi;M. Barreiro

  • Traffic-related particulate air pollution exposure in urban areas

    Carlos Borrego;Oxana Tchepel;Ana Margarida Costa;Helena Martins

  • Air Pollution Modeling and Its Application XVII

    Carlos Borrego;Ann-Lise Norman

  • Urban Photochemical Pollution in the Iberian Peninsula: Lisbon and Barcelona Airsheds

    Nelson Barros;Carlos Borrego;Isabel Toll;Cecilia Soriano

  • Air quality assessment for Portugal.

    A. Monteiro;A.I. Miranda;C. Borrego;R. Vautard

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana Isabel Miranda
Ana Isabel Miranda University of Aveiro
Alfredo Rocha
Alfredo Rocha University of Aveiro
Nicolas Moussiopoulos
Nicolas Moussiopoulos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Casimiro Pio
Casimiro Pio University of Aveiro
Teresa Nunes
Teresa Nunes University of Aveiro
M. Schaap
M. Schaap Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Robert Vautard
Robert Vautard École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Luís A.C. Tarelho
Luís A.C. Tarelho University of Aveiro
Mike D. Flannigan
Mike D. Flannigan University of Alberta
José María Baldasano
José María Baldasano Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

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