Francisco Manuel Tavares Lopes is currently working at the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), and Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), as junior researcher. Education background includes a degree in Meteorology, Oceanography and Geophysical Sciences (University of Lisbon, Portugal, 2010); Masters in Geophysical Sciences, specialization in Meteorology (University of Lisbon, Portugal, 2012); and PhD in Earth and Space Sciences, specialization in Atmosphere and Climate Physics (University of Évora, Portugal, 2020). Work experience: big data; numerical modelling with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts global model, in particular forecasts of near-surface meteorological variables; ERA5, Copernicus (C3S), and EUMETSAT satellite product evaluation; monitorization of the Earth-Atmosphere system. Current interests: atmosphere and climate research work, operational meteorology.