I am an assistant professor at the Universidad de Extremadura (Spain). My main areas of research are:
- Reconstruction of solar activity and space climate.
- Climate variability during the last millennium from documental sources.
- History and teaching of geophysics and astronomy.
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Professional experience
- Bs. in Physics, University of Extremadura (Spain), 1997.
- Visiting Scientist, UNAM, Mexico, May 1999
- Ms. in Meteorology, University of Extremadura (Spain), 2001.
- Ph.D. in Physics, University of Extremadura (Spain), 2002
- Teaching Assistant, University of Extremadura, 2001-05
- Visiting Scientist, Lisbon Geophysical Centre, Portugal, summers 2003, 2004, 2005
- Assistant Professor, University of Extemadura, 2006-present.
Publications with peer review
Books:
- J. M. Vaquero (1998) Átomos y movimiento (Cáceres: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Extremadura, 248 pp).
- J. M. Vaquero (2003) Galileo. La nueva Física (Madrid: Nivola, Libros y Ediciones, 160 pp).
- J. M. Vaquero, M. Vázquez (2008) The Sun Recorded through History. Scientific Data Extracted from Historical Sources (Springer, in press).
Contributions in journals included in the Science Citation Index (SCI):
- M. C. Gallego, J. A. García, J. M. Vaquero and F. Sánchez Bajo (1999) “A strange attractor over daily timescale in the visual observations of Z Andromedae?” Acta Astronomica 49, 171-180.
- M. C. Gallego, J. M. Vaquero, J. A. García and M. L. Cancillo (1999) “A measurement of height Teide in 1776” European Journal of Physics 20(5), 321-325.
- J. M. Vaquero and M. C. Gallego (2001) “Two early observations of aurora at low latitudes” Annales Geophysicae 19, 809-811.
- J. M. Vaquero (2001) “An aurora observed from Badajoz (Spain) in 1770” The Observatory 121, 386-387.
- J. M. Vaquero and M. C. Gallego (2002) “Evidence for a sunspot of A. D. 939 in an Arabian Source” Solar Physics 206(1), 209-211.
- J. M. Vaquero and M. C. Gallego (2002) “A naked-eye observation of a sunspot by Ibn Rushd” Astronomy & Geophysics 43(2), 28.
- F. Sánchez-Bajo, J. M. Vaquero and M. P Rubio Montero (2002) “Measuring the solar limb-darkening with a modest equipment” European Journal of Physics 23, 323-330.
- J. M. Vaquero, F. Sánchez-Bajo and M. C. Gallego (2002) “A measure of the solar rotation during the Maunder Minimum” Solar Physics 207, 219-222.
- J. M. Vaquero (2002) “The Ether in the Work of the Spanish Astronomer Pedro Carrasco (1883-1966)” The Observatory 122, 306-307.
- J. M. Vaquero, F. Sánchez-Bajo and M. C. Gallego (2002) “On the reliability of the de la Rue sunspots areas measurements” Solar Physics 209, 311-319.
- J. M. Vaquero, M. C. Gallego and J. A. García (2002) “A 250-year cycle in naked-eye observations of sunspot” Geophysical Research Letters 29(20), 1997, 58.1-58.4. (doi:10.1029/2002GL014782).
- J. M. Vaquero, M. C. Gallego and J. A. García (2003) “Auroras in the Iberian Peninsula (1700-1855) from Rico Sinobas’ Catalogue” Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 65, 677-682.
- J. M. Vaquero (2003) “New data for the reconstruction of the solar activity: the case of Andrea Argoli” The Observatory 123, 150-151.
- J. M. Vaquero (2003) “The solar corona in the eclipse of 24 June 1778” Solar Physics 216, 41-45.
- J. M. Vaquero, M. C. Gallego and F. Sánchez-Bajo (2003) “Periodicities on the de la Rue sunspot area measurements” Solar Physics 218, 307-317.
- J. M. Vaquero, R. Vílchez, J. A. Méndez-Sierra, J. M. Barrigón and V. Gómez-Escobar (2004) “Analysis of an Early measurement of the propagation velocity of sound in the atmosphere” Applied Acoustic 65, 59-67.
- J. M. Vaquero (2004) “Solar signal in the number of floods recorded for the Tagus river basin over the last millennium” Climatic Change 66, 23-26.
- J. M. Vaquero (2004) “On the solar activity during the year 1784” Solar Physics 219, 379-384.
- J. M. Vaquero, M. C. Gallego; F. Sánchez-Bajo (2004) “Reconstruction of a monthly homogeneous sunspot area series since 1832” Solar Physics 221(1), 179-189.
- J. M. Vaquero (2004) “A forgotten naked-eye sunspot recorded by Galileo” Solar Physics 223, 283-286.
- M.L. Cancillo, A. Serrano, A.M. Ruiz, J.A. García, M. Antón and J. M. Vaquero (2005) “Global solar radiation and sunshine duration in Extremadura” Physica Scripta 118, 24-28.
- J. M. Vaquero, R. M. Trigo and M. C. Gallego (2005) “A “lost” sunspot observation in 1785” Astronomische Nachrichten 326(2), 112-114, doi: 10.1002/asna.200410343.
- J. M. Barrigón; V. Gómez-Escobar; J. A. Méndez-Sierra; R. Vílchez-Gómez; J. M. Vaquero; J. Trujillo Carmona (2005) “A categorization method applied for environmental noise studies in five Spanish cities” Journal of Acoustic Society of America 117(5), 2844-2852.
- J. M. Vaquero (2005) “On the use of sunspot number for the estimation of past solar and upper atmosphere conditions from historical and modern auroral observations” Annales Geophysicae 23, 1959-1961.
- J. M. Barrigón, V. Gómez Escobar, J. M. Vaquero, J. A. Méndez-Sierra and R. Vílchez-Gómez (2005) “Measurements of noise pollution in Badajoz City, Spain” Acta Acustica 91(4), 797-801.
- J. M. Vaquero; A. Gordillo; M. C. Gallego; F. Sánchez-Bajo and J. A. García (2005) “The umbra-penumbra area ratio of sunspots from the de la Rue data” The Observatory 125, 152-156.
- J. M. Vaquero, M. C. Gallego and J. A García (2005) “Early meteorological records of Manila: El Niño episode of 1864” Atmósfera 18(3), 245-258.
- J. M. Vaquero and R. M. Trigo (2005) “Results of the Rio de Janeiro magnetic observations 1781-1788” Annales Geophysicae 23, 1881-1887.
- J. M. Vaquero, M. C. Gallego and J. J. Sanjosé (2005) “A Note on Measurements of Geomagnetic Declination Across Atlantic Ocean in the Eighteen Century” Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 152, 62-66.
- J. M. Vaquero and R. M. Trigo (2005) “Auroras observed in Portugal in the late 18th century from printed and manuscript meteorological observations” Solar Physics 231, 157-166.
- M. C. Gallego, J. A. García, J. M. Vaquero (2005) “The NAO signal on daily rainfall series over the Iberian Peninsula” Climate Research 29, 103-109.
- R. Casas, J. M. Vaquero and M. Vázquez (2006) “Solar Rotation in the 17th century” Solar Physics 234, 379-392.
- J. M. Vaquero and R. M. Trigo (2006) “Identification of possible intense historical solar storms during the years 1781-1788 inferred from auroras and geomagnetic observations in Rio de Janeiro” Solar Physics 235,419-432.
- J. M. Vaquero, J. A. García, M. C. Gallego (2006) “A Note on Solar Cycle Length Estimates” Solar Physics 235, 433-437.
- Sánchez Bajo, F. and J. M. Vaquero (2006) “Variable Stars in the Classroom” European Journal of Physics 27, 635-646.
- J. M. Vaquero and R. M. Trigo (2006) “Results of Geomagnetic Observations in Central Africa by Portuguese Explorers during 1877-1885” Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 157, 8-15.
- J. M. Vaquero, M. C. Gallego, R. M. Trigo, F. Sánchez-Bajo, M. L. Cancillo and J. A. García (2006) “A New Reconstruction of Total Solar Irradiance Since 1832” Atmósfera 19(4), 267-274.
- M. Vázquez, J. M. Vaquero and J. J. Curto (2006) “On the connection between solar activity and low latitude aurorae in the period 1715-1860” Solar Physics 238, 405-420.
- M. C. Gallego, J. A. Gacía, J. M. Vaquero and V. L. Mateos (2006) “Changes in frequency and intensity of daily precipitation over the Iberian Peninsula” J. Geophys. Res. 111, D24105, doi:10.1029/2006JD007280.
- J. A. García, M. C. Gallego, A. Serrano and J. M. Vaquero (2007) “Trends in block-seasonal extreme rainfall over the Iberian Peninsula in the second half of the 20th century” Journal of Climate 20, 113-130.
- J. M. Vaquero, R. M. Trigo, M. C. Gallego and M. A. Moreno Corral (2007) “Two early sunspots observers: Teodoro de Almeida and José Antonio Alzate” Solar Physics 240, 165-175.
- J. M. Vaquero and M. C. Gallego (2007) “Sunspot Numbers Can Detect Pandemic Influenza A: the Use of Different Sunspot Numbers” Medical Hypotheses 68(5), 1189-1190.
- J. M. Vaquero (2007) “Historical Sunspot Observations: A Review” Advances in Space Research 40, 929-941.pdf
- J. M. Vaquero, M. C. Gallego and F. Sánchez-Bajo (2007) “Improving Sunspot Records: Observations by M. Hell Revisited” The Observatory 127, 221-224.
- M. Antón, A. Serrano, M. L. Cancillo, J. M. Vaquero and J.A. García (2007) “Ozone Mini-Hole over South-Western Spain during January 2004: Influence over Ultraviolet Radiation” Geophysical Research Letters 34(10), CiteID L10808.
- J. M. Vaquero, M. C. Gallego and R. M. Trigo (2007) “The sunspot numbers during 1736-1739 revisited” Advances in Space Research 40 (12), 1895-1903.
- J. M. Vaquero, R. M. Trigo and M. C. Gallego (2007) “Sporadic Aurora from Spain” Earth, Planets and Space 59, e49–e51.
- M. Chenoweth, J. M. Vaquero, R. García-Herrera, D. Wheeler (2007) “A Pioneer in Tropical Meteorology: William Sharpe’s Barbados Weather Journal, April-August 1680” Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 88, 1957-1964.
- J. M. Vaquero and Y. Vaquero (2008) “Mental Illness and Sunspot Number: Is There a Relationship?” Medical Hypotheses 70, 204.
- J. M. Vaquero, R. García-Herrera, D. Wheeler, M. Chenoweth and C. Mock (2008) “An historical analogue of 2005 Hurricane Vince” Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 89, 191-201.
- R. M. Trigo and J. M. Vaquero (2008) “An unsung hero” Astronomy & Geophysics 49, 2.14-2.16.
- J. M. Vaquero and R. M. Trigo (2008) “Can the Solar Cycle Amplitude Be Predicted Using the Preceding Solar Cycle Length?” Solar Physics 250, 199-206.
- J. M. Vaquero, M. A. Valente, R. M. Trigo, P. Ribeiro, and M. C. Gallego (2008) “The 1870 space weather event: Geomagnetic and auroral recordsJournal of Geophysical Research 113, A08230, doi:10.1029/2007JA012943.
- R. M. Trigo, J. M. Vaquero, M. J. Alcoforado, M. Barriendos, J. Taborda, R. García-Herrera and J. Luterbacher (2008) “1816, the year without summer in Iberia” International Journal of Climatology , doi 10.1002/joc.1693.
- L.H. Ma and J. M. Vaquero "Is the Suess cycle present in historical naked-eye observations of sunspots?" New Astronomy (accepted)
Address and contact
Dr. José Manuel Vaquero
Departamento de Física Aplicada
Escuela Politécnica
Universidad de Extremadura
Avda. de la Universidad s/n
E-10071 Cáceres, Spain
Email: jvaquero@unex.es