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Ricardo M. Trigo

Ricardo M. Trigo

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Environmental Sciences
Portugal
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
100
Citations
38011
World Ranking
376
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Ricardo M. Trigo is affiliated with the University of Lisbon in Portugal and specializes in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research largely focuses on understanding climate variability, meteorological phenomena, and the impacts of drought and heatwaves.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

The subfields of study they contribute to are:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Archeology
  • Oceanography

Their work covers a range of topics, with particular emphasis on:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Recent publications by Ricardo M. Trigo include:

  • Challenges for drought assessment in the Mediterranean region under future climate scenarios, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Increased likelihood of heat-induced large wildfires in the Mediterranean Basin, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Assessing the role of compound drought and heatwave events on unprecedented 2020 wildfires in the Pantanal, 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • Recent increasing frequency of compound summer drought and heatwaves in Southeast Brazil, 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • Long-term variability and trends in meteorological droughts in Western Europe (1851-2018), 2020, International Journal of Climatology

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Ana Russo
  • Luís Gimeno
  • Alexandre M. Ramos
  • Albenis Pérez-Alarcón
  • Pedro M. Sousa

Ricardo M. Trigo's research is often published in venues such as:

  • Atmospheric Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Scientific Reports
  • International Journal of Climatology

Best Publications

  • The Twentieth Century Reanalysis Project

    Gilbert P Compo;Gilbert P Compo;J. S. Whitaker;Prashant D Sardeshmukh;Prashant D Sardeshmukh;N. Matsui;N. Matsui

  • The Hot Summer of 2010: Redrawing the Temperature Record Map of Europe

    David Barriopedro;Erich M. Fischer;Jürg Luterbacher;Ricardo M. Trigo

  • Response of vegetation to drought time-scales across global land biomes

    Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano;Célia Gouveia;Célia Gouveia;Jesús Julio Camarero;Santiago Beguería

  • A Review of the European Summer Heat Wave of 2003

    R. García-Herrera;J. Díaz;R. M. Trigo;J. Luterbacher

  • The North Atlantic Oscillation influence on Europe: climate impacts and associated physical mechanisms

    Ricardo M. Trigo;Timothy J. Osborn;João M. Corte-Real

  • Evidence of increasing drought severity caused by temperature rise in southern Europe

    Sergio M Vicente-Serrano;Juan-I Lopez-Moreno;Santiago Beguería;Jorge Lorenzo-Lacruz

  • North Atlantic oscillation influence on precipitation, river flow and water resources in the Iberian Peninsula

    Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo M. Trigo;David Pozo-Vázquez;Timothy J. Osborn;Yolanda Castro-Díez

  • The Mediterranean climate: An overview of the main characteristics and issues

    P Lionello;Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli;Roberta Boscolo;Pinhas Alpert

  • Objective Climatology of Cyclones in the Mediterranean Region

    Isabel F. Trigo;Trevor D. Davies;Grant R. Bigg

  • Circulation weather types and their influence on the precipitation regime in Portugal.

    Ricardo M. Trigo;Carlos C. DaCamara

  • Oceanic and terrestrial sources of continental precipitation

    Luis Gimeno;Andreas Stohl;Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo M. Trigo;Francina Dominguez

  • Challenges for drought assessment in the Mediterranean region under future climate scenarios

    Yves Tramblay;Aristeidis Koutroulis;Luis Samaniego;Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano

  • Synoptic patterns associated with large summer forest fires in Portugal

    Mário G. Pereira;Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo M. Trigo;Carlos C. da Camara;José M.C. Pereira

  • On the origin of continental precipitation

    Luis Gimeno;Anita Drumond;Raquel Nieto;Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo M. Trigo

  • Evaluation of the North Atlantic Oscillation as simulated by a coupled climate model

    T. J. Osborn;K. R. Briffa;S. F. B. Tett;P. D. Jones

  • Trends and extremes of drought indices throughout the 20th century in the Mediterranean

    P. M. Sousa;R. M. Trigo;R. M. Trigo;P. Aizpurua;R. Nieto;R. Nieto

  • Shallow and deep landslides induced by rainfall in the Lisbon region (Portugal): assessment of relationships with the North Atlantic Oscillation

    José Zêzere;R. M. Trigo;R. M. Trigo;I. F. Trigo

  • Major Mechanisms of Atmospheric Moisture Transport and Their Role in Extreme Precipitation Events

    Luis Gimeno;Francina Dominguez;Raquel Nieto;Raquel Nieto;Ricardo Trigo

  • How exceptional was the early August 2003 heatwave in France

    Ricardo Machado Trigo;Ricardo Machado Trigo;Ricardo García-Herrera;Julio Díaz;Isabel Franco Trigo;Isabel Franco Trigo

  • On the key role of droughts in the dynamics of summer fires in Mediterranean Europe.

    Marco Turco;Marco Turco;Jost von Hardenberg;Amir AghaKouchak;Maria Carmen Llasat

  • Atmospheric conditions associated with the exceptional fire season of 2003 in Portugal

    Ricardo M. Trigo;Ricardo M. Trigo;José M. C. Pereira;MáRio G. Pereira;Bernardo Mota

  • Objective climatology of cyclones in the Mediterranean region: a consensus view among methods with different system identification and tracking criteria

    Piero Lionello;Isabel F. Trigo;Victoria Gil;Margarida L. R. Liberato

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandre M. Ramos
Alexandre M. Ramos University of Lisbon
Célia M. Gouveia
Célia M. Gouveia Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Margarida L. R. Liberato
Margarida L. R. Liberato University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Ricardo García-Herrera
Ricardo García-Herrera Complutense University of Madrid
Isabel F. Trigo
Isabel F. Trigo Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Luis Gimeno
Luis Gimeno Universidade de Vigo
Raquel Nieto
Raquel Nieto Universidade de Vigo
David Barriopedro
David Barriopedro Complutense University of Madrid
Santiago Giralt
Santiago Giralt Geociencias Barcelona (GEO3BCN - CSIC)
Joaquim G. Pinto
Joaquim G. Pinto Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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