Refereed Publications:  Submitted - Published - Proceedings  - Book Chapters - Others

 

 

Refereed Publications:
 

Recently submitted:

 

The Lunar Terrestrial Observatory: Observing the Earth using photometers on the Moon's surface
E. Palle, Advances in Space Research, (submitted), 2007.

 

Sunshine records and synoptic cloud observations at Ebro observatory, 1910-2006.

J.J. Curto, E. Also, E. Palle, G. Sole,  International Journal of Climatology, (submitted) 2007

 

Published:

 

Identifying the rotation rate and the presence of dynamic weather on extrasolar Earth-like planets from photometric observations
E. Palle, E.B. Ford, S. Seager, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, M. Vázquez,  The Astrophysical Journal, (in press) 2007. pdf

 

Trends and cycles in long Irish meteorological series

C.J. Butler, A. Garcia-Suarez, E. Palle,  Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the royal Irish academy, 107B(3), 157-165, 2007. pdf

 

Shortwave forcing of the earth's climate: modern and historical variations in the Sun's irradiance and the Earth's reflectance   

P.R. Goode, E. Palle, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 69, 13, 1556-1568, 2007. pdf

 

Measurements of the surface brightness of the Earthshine with applications to calibrate lunar flashes     

P. Montañés-Rodríguez, E. Palle, P.R. Goode,  The Astronomical Journal, 134, number 3, 1145, 2007. pdf

 

Vegetation signature in the observed globally-integrated spectrum of Earth: Modeling the red edge strength using simultaneous cloud data and applications for extrasolar planets
P. Montañés-Rodríguez, E. Palle, P.R. Goode, The Astrophysical Journal, 651, 544-552, 2006. pdf

 

Sporadic impact flashes on the Moon: Implications for impact rates on Earth and luminous efficiency
J.L. Ortiz, F.J. Aceituno, J.A. Quesada, J. Aceituno, M. Fernández, P. Santos-Sanz, J.M. Trigo-Rodríguez, J. Llorca, F.J. Martín-Torres, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, E. Pallé  Icarus, 184, 319-326, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.05.002, 2006 pdf
 

Reply to comment by F.A-M. Bender on "A multi-data comparison of shortwave climate forcing changes"
E. Palle  Geophysical Research Letters, 33, num. 15, L15813, doi:10.1029/2006GL026101, 2006.  pdf

Can the Earth's albedo and surface temperatures increase together?

E. Palle, P.R. Goode, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, S.E. Koonin, EOS, Vol. 87, No. 4, 24 January, 2006. pdf

A multi-data comparison of shortwave climate forcing changes

E. Palle, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, P.R. Goode, S.E. Koonin, M. Wild, S. Casadio, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 32, No. 21, L21702, 10.1029/2005GL023847, 2005. pdf

Toward a global earthshine network: first results from two stations 

E. Palle, P.R. Goode, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, S.E. Koonin, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L11803, doi:10.1029/2005GL022575, 2005. pdf

Globally Integrated Measurements of the Earth's Visible Spectral Albedos

P. Montañés-Rodríguez, E. Palle, P.R. Goode, J. Hickey, S.E. Koonin, Astrophysical Journal, vol 629, 1175-1182, 2005. pdf

Possible satellite perspective effects on the reported correlations between solar activity and clouds

E. Palle, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L03802, doi: 10.1029/2004GL021167, 2005. pdf

The possible connection between ionization in the atmosphere by cosmic rays and low level clouds

E. Palle, C.J. Butler and K. O'Brien, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics,66, 1779-1790, 2004.  pdf

Changes in the Earth's reflectance over the past two decades

E. Palle, P.R. Goode, P. Montañés-Rodríguez and S.E. Koonin, Science, 304, 1299-1301, 2004. pdf

The earthshine project: Update on photometric and spectroscopic measurements

E. Palle, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, P.R. Goode, J. Qiu, V. Yurchyshyn, J. Hickey, M-C Chu, E. Kolbe,C.T. Brown, S.E. Koonin, Advances in Space Research, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2003.01.027, April 2004. pdf

The Earthshine Spectrum

P. Montañés-Rodríguez, E. Palle, P.R. Goode, J. Hickey, J. Qiu, V. Yurchyshyn, M-C Chu, E. Kolbe,C.T. Brown, S.E. Koonin, Advances in Space Research, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2003.01.028, April 2004, pdf

Earthshine and the Earth's Albedo I: Earthshine observations and measurements of the Moon phase function for accurate measurements of the Earth's bond albedo

J. Qiu, P.R. Goode, E. Palle, V. Yurchyshyn, J. Hickey, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, M-C Chu, E. Kolbe, C.T. Brown, S.E. Koonin, Journal Geophysical Research, Vol. 108, No. D22, 4709, doi: 10.1029/2003JD003610, November 2003.  pdf

Earthshine and the Earth's Albedo II: Observations and Simulations Over Three Years

E. Palle, P.R. Goode, V. Yurchyshyn, J. Qiu, J. Hickey, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, M-C Chu, E. Kolbe, C.T. Brown, S.E. Koonin, Journal Geophysical Research, Vol. 108, No. D22, 4710, doi: 10.1029/2003JD003611, November 2003.  pdf

The proposed connection between clouds and cosmic rays: Cloud behavior during the past 50-120 years

E. Palle and C.J. Butler Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-terrestrial Physics, vol. 64(3), pp 327-337, 2002.  pdf

Comparison between Sunshine records and Synoptic Cloud observations: a case study for Ireland

E. Palle and C.J. Butler, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, vol 27, pp 405-414, 2002. pdf

Sunshine records from Ireland, cloud factors and possible links to solar activity and climate

E. Palle and C.J. Butler, International Journal of Climatology, vol. 21, Issue 6, pp 709-729, 2001.  pdf

The Influence of Cosmic Rays on Terrestrial Clouds and Global Warming

E. Palle and C.J. Butler, Astronomy and Geophysics 41, 4.18-4.22, 2000. pdf

 

 

Proceedings Papers:

 

Cloudiness and apparent rotation rate of Earth-like planets          

E. Palle, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, M. Vázquez, E.B. Ford, S. Seager, "Extreme Solar Systems", ASP Conference Series, (in press), 2008

 

The many faces of Earth          

E. Palle, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, International Journal of Astrobiology, 8, 1, 59-87 

 

Spectroscopy of Earth observed as a distant planet          

P. Montañés-Rodríguez, E. Palle, P.R Goode, FJ Martin-Torres, International Journal of Astrobiology, 8, 1, 59-87

Decadal variability in the earth's reflectance as observed by earthshine
E. Palle, P.R. Goode, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, S.E. Koonin, SORCE Meeting 2004: Decadal Variability in the Sun and Climate On-line proceedings

Global measurements of the earth's visible spectral albedo
P. Montañés-Rodríguez, E. Palle, P.R. Goode, S.E. Koonin, SORCE Meeting 2004: Decadal Variability in the Sun and Climate On-line proceedings

Changes in the earth's albedo over the past 20 years
E. Palle, Connecting our Sun to the Heliosphere and Geospace. Living With a Star Workshop publication CD. Published by LWS, 2004
 

Earth's wavelength-dependent albedo variations

P. Montañés-Rodríguez, E. Palle, P.R. Goode, The seconf TPF/Darwin International Conference, 2004. On-line proceedings

Earthshine observations from SOFIA
P. Montañés-Rodríguez, E. Palle, P.R. Goode,  SOFIA upper deck science opportunities workshop, 2004 On-line proceedings

Sunshine, Earthshine and climate change: II. Solar origins of variations in the earth's albedo
P.R. Goode, E. Palle, V. Yurchyshyn, J. Qiu, J. Hickey, P. Montañés-Rodríguez M-C. Chu, E. Kolbe, C.T. Brown and S.E. Koonin
Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society, 35, 1, 2003. 

 

Possible climatic consequences of a cosmic rays influence on Earth's cloud cover
E. Palle and C.J. Butler, NCAR Summer Colloquium on Dynamics of Decadal to Centennial Climate Variability, 2001
On-line Proceedings

The Influence of solar activity and cosmic rays on terrestrial clouds and global warming
E. Palle and C.J. Butler, IAU Symposium 203. "Recent Insights into the Physics of the Sun and Heliosphere - Highlights from SOHO and Other Space Missions -", ASP Conference Series, Vol 200, 2001.

Sunshine, Clouds and Cosmic Rays
E. Palle and C.J. Butler, Proc. of the first SOLSPA Euroconference, Canary Island, September 2000. ESA Special Publication SP-463, p 147-152. 

 

 

Book Chapters:

 

The Earth as an object of astrophysical interest in the search for extrasolar planets    (book chapter)       

M. Vázquez, P. Montañés-Rodríguez, E. Palle, Lecture Notes and Essays in Astrophysics II, published by the Real Sociedad Española Fisica, 2007.

 

La búsqueda de vida en el Universo con la Tierra como modelo      (book chapter, in spanish)

E. Palle,  Planet Earth, special issue of the Boletin de la Real Sociedad Economica del Pais de Tenerife, 2008.

 

Solar Activity, Cloud Cover and Climate Change      (PhD Thesis)

E. Palle,  Ph.D at Armagh Observatory & The Queens University in Belfast, N. Ireland, UK, 2001

 

 

Other publications:

 

Daily, monthly, seasonal, and annual hours of bright sunshine 1880-2004          

C. J. Butler, M. Emerson, A.M. Garcia-Suarez, E. Palle, S.T. Kelly, Meteorological data recorded at Armagh Observatory, volume 10.