Rachel I. Albrecht, PhD - University of Maryland

Rachel I. Albrecht, PhD
Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (CICS)
NOAA / ESSIC University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20740
phone: (301) 405-3395
e-mail: [email protected]
Education
2004-2008
University of São Paulo- Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, São Paulo, SP - Brazil
Ph. D. in Meteorology - Advisors: Dr. Carlos A. Morales and Dr. Maria Assunção F. Silva Dias
Dissertation: “Electrification of precipitating systems over the Amazon: Physical and dynamical
processes of thunderstorm development”
2002-2004
University of São Paulo- Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, São Paulo, SP - Brazil
M. S. in Meteorology - Advisor: Dr. Maria Assunção F. Silva Dias
Thesis: “Microphysical characteristics of the convective and stratiform precipitation associated to
the intraseasonal oscillation at the Southwest Amazon”
1997-2000
University of São Paulo – Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
São Paulo, Brazil
B.S. in Meteorology
Employment and Experience
2008-present
Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (CICS)
NOAA / ESSIC University of Maryland
Research Associate
Supervisors: Dr. Seteven Goodmam and Dr. Philip Arkin.
GOES-R Risk Reduction Team
2004-2008
2007-2007
2004-2004
2002-2004
2001-2001
University of São Paulo – Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, São Paulo, SP - Brazil
Graduate Research Assistant
Supervisors: Dr. Maria Assunção F. Silva Dias and Dr. Carlos A. Morales
Research in Cloud Microphysics, Radar Meteorology, and Atmospheric Electricity
University of São Paulo – Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, São Paulo, SP - Brazil
Graduate Teaching Assistant (ACA 0330 – Introduction to Atmospheric Electricity)
Supervisor: Dr. Carlos A. Morales
(Taught part of the classes and served as assistant)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration – Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD, United States of America
Visiting scientist at TRMM Ground Validation program
Supervisor: Dr. Ali Tokay
Kwajalein atoll raindrop size distribution and rainfall characteristics
University of São Paulo – Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, São Paulo, SP - Brazil
Graduate Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Maria Assunção F. Silva Dias
Research in Cloud Microphysics, Radar Meteorology and Tropical Convection
University of São Paulo – Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
São Paulo, Brazil
Meteorologist at MASTER Weather Forecasting Laboratory
Supervisor: Dr. Pedro Leite da Silva Dias
Medium stated period forecast of reservatory affluences based on climate prediction
2000-2000
Aerospatial Technical Center - Aeronautic and Space Institute
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Intern - Supervisors: Dr. Gilberto Fisch and Dr. Luiz Augusto Machado
Quality Control of Vaisala radiosonde data from TRMM/LBA
2000-2000
University of São Paulo – Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
São Paulo, Brazil
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Augusto Pereira Filho
Research in Radar Meteorology and Cloud Microphysics
1998-2002
University of São Paulo – Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
São Paulo, Brazil
MASTER Weather Forecasting Laboratory Trainee
Supervisors: Dr. Maria Assunção Silva Dias and Dr. Pedro Leite da Silva Dias
Managed and created LBA data inventory, developed and maintained web page for TRMM/LBA,
CIRSAN/LBA, DRY-TO-WET-RaCCI/LBA, and South American radiosondes.
1997-1998
University of São Paulo – Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
São Paulo, Brazil
“Investigating the Earth”, Undergraduate voluntary activity
Supervisor: Dr. Eder Cassola Molina
Created and maintained web page about Astronomy, Geophysics and Meteorology subjects for
High School students
Scientific Meetings and Field Experiments
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89th American Meteorological Society Meeting – Phoenix, AZ, USA.
NOAA STAR GOES-R AWG Review – Madison, WI, USA.
III Regional Conference on Global Change: South America – São Paulo, SP Brazil
13th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity – Beijing, China.
33rd\ Conference on Radar Meteorology – Cairns, QL Australia.
XIV Brazilian Congress on Meteorology – Florianopolis, SC Brazil
6th RAMS/BRAMS/OLAM International Users Workshop – Ubatuba, SP Brazil
2nd Conference on Meteorological Applications of Lightning & 86th AMS Annual Meeting – Atlanta,
GA United States of America
VII International Symposium on Lightning Protection – São Paulo, SP Brazil
32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology & 12th Conference on Mesoscale Meteorology,
Albuquerque, NM United States of America
2nd Data Analysis Workshop on the RaCCI/LBA and SMOCC/LBA - Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil
XIII Brazilian Congress on Meteorology – Fortaleza, CE Brazil
3rd LBA Scientific Conference - Brasília, DF Brazil
1st Data Analysis Workshop on the RaCCI/LBA and SMOCC/LBA - Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil
Dry-to-Wet Atmospheric Mesoscale Campaign (DRYTOWET/LBA), Radiation, Clouds and Climate
Interactions (RaCCI/LBA), and Smoke Aerosols, Clouds, Rainfall and Climate (SMOCC/LBA),
Rondônia, Brazil
XII Brazilian Congress on Meteorology – Foz do Iguaçu, PR Brazil
2nd LBA Scientific Conference - Manaus, AM Brazil
Local Circulations in Santarém – CIRSAN/LBA – Para, Brazil
XI Brazilian Meteorological Society Conference - Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil
1st LBA Scientific Conference - Belem, Brazil
2nd Winter Air Pollution Experiment - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Data Analysis Workshop on the WETAMC/LBA and TRMM/LBA - Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil
1st Winter Air Pollution Experiment - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Wet Atmospheric Mesoscale Campaign – WETAMC/LBA & TRMM/LBA - Rondônia, Brazil
Refereed publications
MITZEVA, R., TSENOVA, B., ALBRECHT, R. , PETERSEN, W. (2009): The Study of Charge Structure Sensitivity
in Simulated Thunderstorms, Atmospheric Research, 91, 299-309.
ALBRECHT, R. I., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F. (2005): Microphysical evidence of the transition between predominant
convective/stratiform rainfall associated to the large-scale variability of precipitation in southwest Amazon. Acta
Amazonica, 35, 175 - 184,.
SILVA DIAS, M. A. F., PETERSEN, W., DIAS, P. L. S., CIFELLI, R., BETTS, A., LONGO, M., GOMES, A. M.,
LIMA, M. A., ANTONIO, M. A., ALBRECHT, R. I. (2002): A case study of convective organization in precipitating
lines on southwest Amazon during WETAMC and TRMM-LBA, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 8078.
LONGO, M., ALBRECHT, R. I., Machado, L. A. T., Fisch, G., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F. (2002): Controle de qualidade
dos dados de radiossondagem da campanha WETAMC/LBA, Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, 17, 243-253.
PEREIRA FILHO, A. J., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F., ALBRECHT, R. I., PEREIRA, L. G. P., GANDU, A. W.,
MASSAMBANI, O., TOKAY, A., RUTLEDGE, S. (2002): Multisensor analysis of a squall line in the Amazon region,
J. Geophys. Res., 107, 8084.
Conferences publications
ALBRECHT, R. I., GOODMAN, S. J., BUECHLER, D., CHRONIS, T. (2009): Tropical frequency and distribution of
lightning based on 10 years of observations from space by the Lightning Image Sensor (LIS), Fourth Conference
on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
ALBRECHT, R. I., and MORALES, C. A. (2008): Effects of the biomass burning in the thunderstorm development:
An analysis in the Amazon Basin, International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation 2008, July, Cancun,
Mexico.
ALBRECHT, R. I., MORALES, C. A., and SILVA DIAS, M. A. F.(2008): One Dimension Cloud Model with
Electrification Scheme: The dependence of the CCNs on the development of the electrical charge centers, t
International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation 2008, July, Cancun, Mexico.
ALBRECHT, R. I., MORALES, C. A., FREITAS, E. D., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F. (2007): Lightning parametrization in
numerical models: Description and results from BRAMS and an 1D cloud model, XI International Symposium on
Lightning Protection, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil.
ALBRECHT, R. I., MORALES, C. A., NEVES, J., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F. (2007): Lightning activity on thunderstorms
relative to the microphysics, thermodynamics and large-scale features in the Amazon Region, 33rd\ Conference on
Radar Meteorology, Cairns, QL Australia.
ALBRECHT, R. I., MORALES, C. A., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F. (2007): Impact of aerosols in cloud electrification:
Results from cloud modeling and measurements at the Amazon region, 13th International Conference on
Atmospheric Electricity, Beijing, China.
MITZEVA, R., TSENOVA, B., ALBRECHT, R. , PETERSEN, W. (2007): The Study of Charge Structure Sensitivity
in Simulated Thunderstorms, 13th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Beijing, China.
ALBRECHT, R. I., MORALES, C. A., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F., PETERSEN, W. (2006): Applications of an electrified
one-dimensional cloud model, 2nd Conference on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data preprints, Atlanta,
GA USA.
ALBRECHT, R. I., MORALES, C. A., PEREYRA, R., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F., PETERSEN, W. (2006): Impacto dos
aerossóis na eletrificação de tempestades: Modelo 1D de nuvem eletrificada e investigações sobre o aumento de
descargas atmosféricas positivas, Anais do XIV Congresso Brasileiro de Meteorologia, Florianópolis, SC Brazil.
ALBRECHT, R. I., MORALES, C. A., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F. (2005): Electrified 1D Cloud Model: Preliminary results
during the RaCCI/LBA 2002 Field Campaign, VIII International Symposium on Lightning Protection preprints, São
Paulo, SP Brazil.
ALBRECHT, R. I., MORALES, C. A., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F., PETERSEN, W. (2005): Electrified 1D cloud model:
Investigation of the Amazonian monsoon and dry-to-wet seasonal conditions for convection, 11th Conference on
Mesoscale Processes preprints, Albuquerque, NM USA.
AMORIM, W., MORALES, C. A., ALBRECHT, R. I., ROSA, R. M., (2005): Yes, We do have tornadoes in Sao
Paulo, Brazil. From the mesoscale models to the radar reflectivity point of view, 32nd Conference on Radar
Meteorology preprints, Albuquerque, NM USA.
ALBRECHT, R. I., MORALES, C. A., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F., PALAGANO, M., PETERSEN, W. (2004): Eletrificação
de nuvens durante o experimento RaCCI utilizando um modelo unidimensional de nuvem fria, Abstracts of 2nd
RaCCI workshop, Cachoeira Paulista, SP Brazil.
ALBRECHT, R. I., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F. (2004): Características microfísicas da precipitação convectiva e
estratiforme associadas à oscilação de larga-escala no sudoeste da Amazônia, Anais do XIII Congresso Brasileiro
de Meteorologia, Fortaleza, CE Brazil.
MORALES, C. A., Machado, L. A. T., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F., AMORIM, W., FREDIANI, M. E. B., ALBRECHT, R. I.
(2004): Characteristics of the precipitating systems during the 2002 Dry-to-wet field campaign in the Amazon
Region, Anais do XIII Congresso Brasileiro de Meteorologia, Fortaleza, CE Brazil.
ALBRECHT, R. I., TOKAY, A. (2004): Drop size distribution measurements in TRMM/LBA and beyond, Abstracts
of 3rd LBA Scientific Conference, Brasília, DF Brazil.
ALBRECHT, R. I., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F. (2004): Microphysical evidence of the transition between predominant
convective/stratiform rainfall associated to the large-scale variability of precipitation in southwest Amazon,
Abstracts of 3rd LBA Scientific Conference, Brasília, DF Brazil.
MORALES, C. A., Machado, L. A. T., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F., FREDIANI, M. E. B., AMORIM, W., ALBRECHT, R. I.
(2004): Characteristics of the precipitating systems during the 2002 Dry-to-wet field campaign in the Amazon
Region, Abstracts of 3rd LBA Scientific Conference, Brasília, DF Brazil.
MORALES, C. A., AMORIM, W., Machado, L. A. T., FREDIANI, M. E. B., ALBRECHT, R. I., BIAZETTO, B. (2003):
Características dos sistemas precipitantes durante a campanha Dry-to-Wet, Abstracts of 1st RaCCI Workshop,
Cachoeira Paulista, SP Brazil.
ALBRECHT, R. I., PEREIRA FILHO, A. J. (2002): Evolução temporal da relação ZR em sistemas precipitantes
durante o experimento WETAMC/LBA & TRMM/LBA, Anais do XII Congresso Brasileiro de Meteorologia, Foz do
Iguaçu, PR Brazil.
ALBRECHT, R. I., PEREIRA FILHO, A. J. (2002): Temporal evolution of ZR relationships over precipitating
systems during WETAMC/LBA & TRMM/LBA, Abstracts of 2nd LBA Scientific Conference, Manuas, AM Brazil.
ALBRECHT, R. I., LONGO, M., Machado, L. A. T., Fisch, G., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F. (2002): WETAMC campaign
sounding data quality control, Abstracts of 2nd LBA Scientific Conference, Manuas, AM Brazil.
PEREIRA FILHO, A. J., ALBRECHT, R. I. (2001): S-Pol measurements and DSD estimates of reflectivity during the
WETAMC and TRMM-LBA field experiment in Rondonia, Brazil, 30th International Conference on Radar
Meteorology preprints, Munich, Germany.
PEREIRA FILHO, A. J., ALBRECHT, R. I., PEREIRA, L. G. P., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F., GANDU, A. W.,
MASSAMBANI, O. (2000): Características físicas, dinâmicas e termodinâmicas de uma linha de instabilidade
durante o experimento TRMM-LBA, Anais do XI Congresso Brasileiro de Meteorologia, Rio de Janeiro. RJ Brazil
ALBRECHT, R. I., PEREIRA FILHO, A. J. (2000): Temporal Evolutilon of Z-R relationship over a squall line system
during WETAMC/LBA & TRMM/LBA experiments, Abstracts of 1st LBA Scientific Conference, Belém, PA Brazil.
PEREIRA FILHO, A. J., ALBRECHT, R. I., PEREIRA, L. G. P., SILVA DIAS, M. A. F., GANDU, A. W. (1999):
Multisensor analysis of a squall line during the TRMM-LBA experiment, Abstracts of Data Analysis Workshop on
the WET-AMC/LBA & TRMM/LBA, Cachoeira Paulista, SP Brazil.
Other relevant skills
Languages:
Portuguese, English and Spanish
Computers:
FORTRAN, C/C++, R Statistical Computing, IDL, GrADS, SOLO Radar Software, SHELL scripting,
HTML, PHP, Linux/Unix and Windows Platforms
Affiliations:
American Meteorological Society (2007-present)
Brazilian Meteorological Society (1999-present)