Departament de Física

David Pino Gonzalez

Full professor
Campus Baix Llobregat (UPC), Edifici C3, Despatx 110
Esteve Terradas, 5
08860 Castelldefels

Telèfon: +34 934134142
E-Mail: david.pinoupc.edu
Web del grup de recerca: http://df.upc.edu
Web personal: http://futur.upc.edu/DavidPinoGonzalez

Since my postdoc internship my research interests have been mainly related with different aspects of the atmosphere, mainly within the boundary layer: role of the entrainment, formation of coastal fronts, precipitation during historical floods in the Mediterranean basin, or role of the long-range transport in phenology. Recently, since the COVID-19 pandemics, my research focus have enlarged to analyze the influence of environmental variables in the transmission of respiratory infectious diseases and deaths.


Short CV

2024 - present: Catedràtic contractat. Departament de Física. Unversitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2008 - 2024: Associate professor. Department of Physics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
2004 - 2008: Lector-doctor (tenure track) position. Department of Applied Physics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
2001 - 2003: Postdoctoral fellow at the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya.
1997 - 2001: PhD in the Advanced Physics program. Department of Applied Physics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
1991 - 1996: Degree on Physics. University of Barcelona.


1- Do precipitation and temperature influence perceptions of urban cleanliness?
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.; Lopez, D.
Weather, climate, and society 16, 555-562 (2024)

2- Mortality in Catalonia during the summer of 2022 and its relation with high temperatures and COVID-19 cases
Coma, E.; Pino, D.; Mora, N.; Moras, N.; Fina, F.; Perramon, A.; Prats, C.; Medina, M.; Planella, A.; Mompart, A.; Mendioroz, J.; Cabezas, C.
Frontiers in public health 11, (2023)

3- La meteorologia durant La Retirada: quin temps van patir els exiliats republicans per la Vall de Camprodon?
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.; Bassaganya, L.; Moré, J.; Mercader, J.
Mètode: revista de difusió de la investigació de la Universitat de de Valencia 4, 6-15 (2023)

4- Is declaring a climate emergency enough to stop global warming? Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.; Vinyoles, M.
Frontiers in climate 4, 848587 (2022)

5- Flood impact on the Spanish Mediterranean coast since 1960 based on the prevailing synoptic patterns
Gil-Guirado, S.; Pérez-Morales, A.; Pino, D.; Peña Rabadan, Juan Carlos; López-Martínez, F.
Science of the total environment 807, 150777 (2022)

6- La mascarilla obligatoria en educación primaria no frenó el coronavirus de manera significativa
Pino, D.
The conversation online, 1 (2022)

7- Unravelling the role of the mandatory use of face covering masks for the control of SARS-CoV-2 in schools: a quasi-experimental study nested in a population-based cohort in Catalonia (Spain)
Coma, E.; Català, M.; Méndez-Boo, L.; Alonso, S.; Hermosilla, E.; Alvarez-Lacalle, E.; Pino, D.; Medina, M.; Asso, L.; Gatell, A.; Bassat, Q.; Mas, A.; Soriano-Arandes, A.; Fina, F.; Prats, C.
Archives of disease in childhood 105, 1-13 (2022)

8- Potential contribution of distant sources to airborne Betula pollen levels in Northeastern Iberian Peninsula
Alarcon, M.; Periago, M.C.; Pino, D.; Mazon, J.; Casas-Castillo, M. Carmen; Ho, J.; De Linares, C.; Rodriguez, R.; Belmonte, J.
Science of the total environment 818, 151827: 1-151827: 15 (2022)

9- Robust estimation of diagnostic rate and real incidence of COVID-19 for European policymakers
Català, M.; Pino, D.; Marchena, M.; Palacios, P.; Urdiales, T.; Cardona, P.J.; Alonso, S.; Lopez, D.; Prats, C.; Alvarez-Lacalle, E.
PloS one 16, e0243701 (2021)

10- Schools as a Framework for COVID-19 Epidemiological Surveillance of Children in Catalonia, Spain: A Population-Based Study
Perramon, A.; Soriano-Arandes, A.; Pino, D.; Andres, C.; Català, M.; Gatell, A.; Poblet, M.; Prats, C.
Frontiers in Pediatrics 9, 745744 (2021)

11- Surface representation impacts on turbulent heat fluxes in the weather research and forecasting (WRF) model (v.4.1.3)
Román-Gascón, C.; Lothon, M.; Lohou, F.; Hartogensis, O.; Vilà, J.; Pino, D.; Yague, C.; Pardyjak, E.
Geoscientific model development 14, 3939-3967 (2021)

12- Community Risk Factors in the COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in Catalonia (Spain). A Population-Based Study
Zaldo-Aubanell, Q.; Campillo, F.; Bach, A.; Serra, I.; Olivet-Vila, J.; Saez, M.; Pino, D.; Maneja, R.
International journal of environmental research and public health 18, 3768-3788 (2021)

13- ¿Es la COVID-19 una enfermedad estacional?
Pino, D.
The conversation , 1-4 (2020)

14- El riesgo de contagio de COVID-19 en las aulas: la importancia de la ventilación
Pino, D.
The conversation , 1-4 (2020)

15- Así influimos los humanos en las inundacions de la cuenca mediterránea
Pino, D.
The conversation , 1-4 (2019)

16- Climatic and social factors behind the Spanish Mediterranean flood event chronologies from documentary sources (14th–20th centuries)
Barriendos, M.; Gil-Guirado, S.; Pino, D.; Tuset, J.; Pérez-Morales, A.; Alberola, A.; Costa, J.; Balasch, J.; Castelltort, X.; Mazon, J.; Ruiz, J.
Global and planetary change 182, 102997 (2019)

17- Aircraft clouds: from chemtrail pseudoscience to the science of contrails
Mazon, J.; Costa, M.; Pino, D.
Mètode Science Studies Journal 8, 111-117 (2018)

18- Extreme temperature events on the Iberian Peninsula: Statistical trajectory analysis and synoptic patterns
Mohammed, A.; Alarcon, M.; Pino, D.
International journal of climatology 38, 5305-5322 (2018)

19- The extreme floods in the Ebro River basin since 1600 CE
Balasch, J.; Pino, D.; Ruiz, J.; Tuset, J.; Barriendos, M.; Castelltort, X.; Peña, J.
Science of the total environment 646, 645-660 (2018)

20- Influence of meteorological phenomena on worldwide aircraft accidents in the period 1967-2010
Mazon, J.; Rojas, J.I.; Lozano, M.; Pino, D.; Prats, X.; Miglietta, M.
Meteorological applications 24, 5 (2017)

21- Cold outbreaks at the mesoscale in the Western Mediterranean basin: from Raincells to rainbands
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Advances in meteorology 2017, 1-12 (2017)

22- Meteodiversity: a new concept for quantifying meteorological diversity
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Weather 72, 143-145 (2017)

23- The influence of an increase of the Mediterranean Sea Surface Temperature on two nocturnal offshore rainbands: a numerical experiment
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Atmosphere 8, 58 (2017)

24- Using archives of past floods to estimate future flood hazards
Swierczynski, T.; Ionita, M.; Pino, D.
EOS transactions 98, (2017)

25- Are the Pyrenees a barrier for the transport of birch (Betula) pollen from Central Europe to the Iberian Peninsula?
Izquierdo, R.; Alarcon, M.; Mazon, J.; Pino, D.; De Linares, C.; X. Aguinagalde; Belmonte, J.
Science of the total environment 575, 1183-1196 (2017)

26- A WRF simulation of an episode of contrails covering the entire sky
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Atmosphere 7, 95 (2016)

27- Meteorological and hydrological analysis of major floods in NE Iberian Peninsula
Pino, D.; Ruiz, J.; Balasch, J.; Romero, L.; Tuset, J.; Barriendos, M.; Mazon, J.; Castelltort, X.
Journal of hydrology 541, 63-89 (2016)

28- Snow bands over the Gulf of Finland in wintertime
Mazon, J.; Niemelä, S.; Pino, D.; Savijärvi, H.; Vihma, T.
Tellus. Series A, dynamic meteorology and oceanography , 25102-25116 (2015)

29- Turbulence vertical structure of the boundary layer during the afternoon transition
Darbieu, C.; Lohou, F.; Lothon, M.; Vilà, J.; Couvreux, F.; Durand, P.; Pino, D.; Patton, E.; Nilsson, E.; Blay, E.; Gioli, B.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics 15, 10071-10086 (2015)

30- Lifted temperature minimum during the atmospheric evening transition
Blay, E.; Pardyjak, E.; Pino, D.; Hoch, S.; Cuxart, J.; Martínez, D.; Reuder, J.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics 15, 6981-6991 (2015)

31- Historical, hydraulic, hydrological and meteorological reconstruction of 1874 Santa Tecla flash floods in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula)
Ruiz, J.; Balasch, J.; Tuset, J.; Barriendos, M.; Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Journal of hydrology 524, 279-295 (2015)

32- Study of a prototypical convective boundary layer observed during BLLAST: contributions by large-scale forcings
Pietersen, H.; Vilà, J.; Augustin, P.; van de Boer, A.; de Coster, O.; Delbarre, H.; Durand, P.; Fourmentin, M.; Gioli, B.; Hartogensis, O.; Lohou, F.; Lothon, M.; Ouwersloot, H.; Pino, D.; Reuder, J.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics 15, 4241-4257 (2015)

33- Role of the nocturnal coastal-front depth on cloud formation and precipitation in the Mediterranean basin
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Atmospheric research 153, 145-154 (2015)

34- Mesoscale numerical simulations of heavy nocturnal rainbands associated with coastal fronts in the Mediterranean Basin
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Natural hazards and earth system sciences 14, 1185-1194 (2014)

35- Simulació numèrica de fronts costaners nocturns a la conca de la Mediterrània
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Revista de Física 5, 35-42 (2014)

36- The "Prediflood" database of historical floods in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula) AD 1035–2013, and its potential applications in flood analysis
Barriendos, M.; Ruiz, J.; Tuset, J.; Mazon, J.; Balasch, J.; Pino, D.; Ayala, J.
Hydrology and Earth system sciences 18, 4807-4823 (2014)

37- The BLLAST field experiment: boundary-layer late afternoon and sunset turbulence
Lothon, M.; Lohou, F.; Pino, D.; Couvreux, F.; Pardyjak, E.; Reuder, J.; Vilà, J.; Durand, P.; Hartogensis, O.; Legain, D.; Augustin, P.; Gioli, B.; Lenschow, D.; Faloona, I.; Yague, C.; Alexander, D.; Angevine, W.; Bargain, E.; Barrié, J.; Bazile, E.; Bezombes, Y.; Blay, E.; van de Boer, A.; Boichard, J.; Bourdon, A.; Butet, A.; Campistron, B.; de Coster, O.; Cuxart, J.; Dabas, A.; Darbieu, C.; Deboudt, K.; Delbarre, H.; Derrien, S.; Flament, P.; Fourmentin, M.; Garai, A.; Gibert, F.; Graf, A.; Groebner, J.; Guichard, F.; Jiménez, M.; Jonassen, M.; van den Kroonenberg, A.; Magliulo, V.; Martin, S.; Martínez, D.; Mastrorillo, L.; Moene, A.; Molinos, F.; Moulin, E.; Pietersen, H.; Piguet, B.; Pique, E.; Román-Gascón, C.; Rufin-Soler, C.; Saïd, F.; Sastre-Marugán, M.; Seity, Y.; Steeneveld, G.; Toscano, P.; Traullé, O.; Tzanos, D.; Wacker, S.; Wildmann, N.; Zaldei, A.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics 14, 10931-10960 (2014)

38- Countergradient heat flux observations during the evening transition period
Blay, E.; Pardyjak, E.; Pino, D.; Alexander, D.; Lohou, F.; Lothon, M.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics 14, 9077-9085 (2014)

39- Land surface spinup for episodic modeling
Angevine, W.; Bazille, E.; Legain, D.; Pino, D.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics 14, 8165-8172 (2014)

40- Rapid and sudden advection of warm and dry air in the Mediterranean Basin
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.; Barriendos, M.
Natural hazards and earth system sciences 14, 235-246 (2014)

41- Role of the residual layer and large-scale subsidence on the development and evolution of the convective boundary layer
Blay, E.; Pino, D.; Vilà, J.; van de Boer, A.; de Coster, O.; Darbieu, C.; Hartogensis, O.; Lohou, F.; Lothon, M.; Pietersen, H.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics 14, 4515-4530 (2014)

42- The role of sea-land air thermal difference, shape of the coastline and sea surface temperature in the nocturnal offshore convection
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Tellus. Series A, dynamic meteorology and oceanography 65, 20027 (2013)

43- Quantifying the uncertainties of advection and boundary layer dynamics on the diurnal carbon dioxide budget
Pino, D.; Kaikkonen, J.; Vilà, J.
Journal of geophysical research 118, 1-17 (2013)

44- Nocturnal offshore precipitation near the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Meteorology and atmospheric physics 120, 11-28 (2013)

45- "Clouds caused by human activities"
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.; Costa, M.; Lorente, J.
Weather 67, 302-306 (2012)

46- A conceptual framework to quantify the influence of convective boundary layer development on carbon dioxide mixing ratios
Pino, D.; Vilà-Guerau de Arellano, J.; Peters, W.; Schröter, J.; van Heerwaarden, C.; Krol, M.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics 12, 2969-2985 (2012)

47- The role of nocturnal Low-Level-Jet in nocturnal convection and rainfalls in the west Mediterranean coast: the episode of 14 December 2010 in northeast of Iberian Peninsula
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Advances in science and research (ASR) 8, 27-31 (2012)

48- Observations and large-eddy simulations of entrainment in the sheared sahelian boundary layer
Canut, G.; Couvreux, F.; Lothon, M.; Pino, D.; Saïd, F.
Boundary-layer meteorology 142, 79-101 (2012)

49- Determination of wind speed and associated loads over the sports facility collapsed during the severe windstorm of 24 January 2009 in Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona)
Mazon, J.; Crespo, D.; Pino, D.
Tethys: Journal of Mediterranean Meteorology and Climatology , (2011)

50- Formulation of and numerical studies with the Dutch Atmospheric Large-Eddy Simulation (DALES)
Heus, T.; van Heerwaarden, C.; Jonker, H. J. J.; Siebesma, P.; Axelsen, S.; van den Dries, K.; Geoffroy, O.; Moene, A.; Pino, D.; de Roode, S.; Vilà-Guerau de Arellano, J.
Geoscientific model development discussions 3, 99-180 (2010)

51- Formulation of the Dutch Atmospheric Large-Eddy Simulation (DALES) and overview of its applications
Heus, T.; van Heerwaarden, C.; Jonker, H. J. J.; Siebesma, P.; Axelsen, S.; van den Dries, K.; Geoffroy, O.; Moene, A.; Pino, D.; de Roode, S.; Vilà-Guerau de Arellano, J.
Geoscientific model development 3, 415-444 (2010)

52- Pluviometric anomaly in the Llobregat Delta
Mazon, J.; Pino, D.
Tethys: revista del temps i el clima de la Mediterrània occidental , 31-50 (2009)

53- On inferring isoprene emission surface flux from atmospheric boundary layer concentration measurements
Vilà-Guerau, J.; Dries, K.; Pino, D.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics , 3629-3640 (2009)

54- Effects of shear in the convective boundary layer: analysis of the turbulent kinetic energy budget
Pino, D.; Vilà, J.
Acta geophysica 56, 167-193 (2008)

55- Long-range transport of beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) pollen to Catalonia (north-eastern Spain)
Belmonte, J.; Alarcon, M.; Avila, A.; Scialabba, E.; Pino, D.
International journal of biometeorology 52, 675-687 (2008)

56- The Role of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Processes in Atmospheric Chemistry
Vilà-Guerau, J.; Jonker, H.; Pino, D.; Harry, M.; Chaumerliac, N.; Faloona, I.; Galmarini, Stefano
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 88, 1245-1248 (2007)

57- Role of the shear and the inversion strength during sunset turbulence over land: characteristic length scales
Pino, D.; Jonker, H. J. J.; Vila, J.; Dosio, A.
Boundary-layer meteorology 121, 537-556 (2006)

58- Representing Sheared Convective Boundary Layer by Zeroth- and First-Order-Jump.
Pino, D.; Vila, J.; Kim, S-W.
Journal of applied meteorology and climatology 45, 1224-1243 (2006)

59- "Parameterization of entrainment in a sheared convective boundary layer using a first-order jump model"
Kim, S-W.; Park, S-U.; Pino, D.; Vila, J.
Boundary-layer meteorology -, 455-475 (2006)

60- Numerical Modelling of Troposferic Ozone in Catalunya
Ortega, S.; Soler, M.R.; Beneito, J.; Pino, D.
Tethys: revista del temps i el clima de la Mediterrània occidental 3, 27-39 (2006)

61- The boundary layer growth in an urban area
Pino, D.; Vilà, J.; Comeron, A.; Rocadenbosch, F.
Science of the total environment 334, 207-213 (2004)

62- Evaluation of two ozone air quality modelling systems
Ortega, S.; Soler, M.R.; Beneito, J.; Pino, D.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics 4, 1389-1398 (2004)

63- "Analyzing the basic features of different complex terrain flows by means of a Doppler Sodar and a numerical model: Some implications for air pollution problems"
Soler, M.R.; Hinojosa, J.; Bravo, M.; Pino, D.; Vilà, J.
Meteorology and atmospheric physics 85, 141-154 (2004)

64- "Mediterranean Balloon Experiment: ocean wind speed sensing from the stratosphere, using GPS reflections"
Cardellach Galí, Estel; Ruffini, G.; Pino, D.; Antonio, R.; Komjathy, A.; Garrison, A.
Remote sensing of environment 88, 351-362 (2003)

65- "Modelling different meteorological situations in Catalunya, Spain, with MM5 and TAPM mesoscale models: a comparative study"
Soriano, C.; Soler, M.R.; Pino, D.; Alarcon, M.; Physick, B.; Hurley, P.
International journal of environment and pollution 20, 256-268 (2003)

66- "The Contribution of Shear to the Evolution of a Convective Boundary Layer"
Pino, D.; Vilà-Guerau, D.; Duynkerke, P.
Journal of the atmospheric sciences 60, 1913-1926 (2003)

67- "Thermal Rossby waves in a rotating annulus. Their stability"
Pino, D.; Net, M.; Sanchez, J.; Mercader, M.
Physical review E, statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics 63, 5 (2001)

68- Thermal and inertial modes of convection in a rapidly rotating annulus
Pino, D.; Mercader, M.; Net, M.
Physical review E, statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics 61, 1507-1517 (2000)