Maryrose Mangan

Maryrose Mangan is an External employee in the Meteorology and Air Quality group at Wageningen University & Research, specializing in micrometeorology and land-atmosphere interactions. She recently completed her PhD in May 2025, focusing on evapotranspiration dynamics in semi-arid environments through the LIAISE project.

Educational background:

• Master of Science (MSc)
• PhD, Wageningen University (2025)

Her research centers on boundary layer processes, evapotranspiration mechanisms, and land surface interactions, with emphasis on semi-arid regions. She investigates how surface heterogeneity influences atmospheric boundary layers and quantifies water-carbon dioxide exchanges in vegetation canopies using field measurements and modeling approaches.

Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal a methodological focus on improving micrometeorological instrumentation (e.g., sonic anemometer corrections) and analyzing turbulent structures in agricultural settings. Key themes include canopy-atmosphere coupling, diurnal gas exchange patterns, and solar irradiance dynamics under varying cloud conditions.

Mangan contributed to the LIAISE project (2020-2025), generating the 'LIAISE LES - Prescribed Surface Fluxes Case' dataset for large-eddy simulations. This EU-funded initiative examined land-atmosphere feedbacks in the Iberian semi-arid zone through field campaigns and modeling.

She operates within Wageningen's Meteorology and Air Quality group, collaborating internationally on environmental meteorology challenges including climate-vegetation interactions and surface energy balance modeling.