leila - icess - University of California, Santa Barbara
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leila - icess - University of California, Santa Barbara
LEILA MARIA VÉSPOLI DE CARVALHO EDUCATION Philosophy Doctor in Meteorology (1998) Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics - Dept. Atmospheric Sciences - University of São Paulo (USP) Field of research: mesoscale meteorology, satellite meteorology, image processing Advisor: Dr. Maria Assunção Faus da Silva Dias Master of Sciences in Meteorology (1993). Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics - Dept. Atmospheric Sciences - University of São Paulo (USP) Field of research: mesoscale meteorology, radar and satellite meteorology Advisor: Dr. Oswaldo Massambani. Bachelor of Sciences in Meteorology (1986) Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics - Dept. Atmospheric Sciences - University of São Paulo (USP) PRESENT AFFILIATION Assistant Professor at the Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (IAG), Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP). May 1998- at present. Assistant Researcher at the University of California Santa Barbara, CA, USA, January 2001-present (on leave). RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Assistant Researcher IV at the Institute for Computational Earth System Science, University of California, Santa Barbara (2001-present) (on leave) Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute for Computational Earth System Science, University of California, Santa Barbara (2000-2001) Scientific researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (IAG), Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP). October 1988-1998 Meteorologist at the Center of Technology and Hydraulics (CTH), São Paulo, Brazil, 1986 - 1988 Physics teacher at the Objetivo secondary school, São Paulo, Brazil, 1985 - 1988. THESIS: Ph.D.: Mesoscale cloud patterns in satellite images using fractal dimensions and multivariate statistical methods. M.Sc.: Analysis of Cloud Texture from Infrared Satellite Images and rainfall on the ground from a C-Band radar: A Case Study for São Paulo. 1 SPECIALTY TRAINING: Hydrometeorology Course for University Faculty sponsored by the Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training (COMET) Program, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). Boulder, Colorado, 12-16 June 2000. Seventh United Nations International Training Course on Remote Sensing Education for Educators, Sponsored by the United Nations Organization and The Sweden Government. Sweden, May 05 – June 13 1997 Tropical Climate Equilibrium, Conserved Variable Analysis of LBA data, Diagnosis of Surface Interactions in Large Scale Models”. Dr. Alan Betts, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, IAG/USP, 03-04 November 1999. Chaos from Theory to Applications, Prof. Anastasios Tsonis, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, IAG/USP, 01/12 - 01/16/1998. An Introduction to Scaling and Fractals; Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, University of São Paulo (IME/USP). 01/16 – 02/24/1995. The NMC forecast model and its performance in South America, Dr. Peter Caplan - National Meteorological Center, USA. Department of Atmospheric Sciences, IAG/USP, March 27-30, 1995. FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION Tropical Climate, Regional and Large-scale Climate Variation and Modeling, Antarctic Climate, Climate change, Mesoscale Meteorology SELECTED PUBLICATIONS • Tropical Climate , Large-scale and Regional Climate, Modeling Carvalho, L. M. V, C. Jones, and B. Liebmann, 2004: The South Atlantic Convergence Zone: persistence, intensity, form, extreme precipitation and relationships with intraseasonal activity. J. Climate,17, 88-108. Liebmann, B. , G. Kiladis, L.M.V. Carvalho, C. Jones, C. Vera, D. Allured , 2007: Forcing of Kelvin Waves in the South American Sector. J. Climate.(Submitted) Liebmann, B.; Camargo, S. Seth. A., Marengo J., L. M. V. Carvalho, D. Allured, R. Fu, C. Vera. Onset and end of the rainy season in South America in observations and the ECHAM 4.5 Atmospheric General Circulation Model, 2007. J. Climate, 21, 2037-2050. Jones, C., and L. M. V. Carvalho, 2006: Changes in the activity of the Madden-Julian oscillation during 1958-2004. J. Climate, 19, 6353–6370. Silva M. E. S., L. M. V. Carvalho, M. A. F. Silva Dias, T. M. B. Xavier, 2006: Complexity and Predictability of Daily Precipitation in a Semi-Arid Region: an application to Ceará, Brazil. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, v. 13, p. 651-659. 2 Jones, C., L. M. V. Carvalho, R.W. Higgins, D. E. Waliser, J.K.E. Schemm, 2004a: Climatology of tropical intraseasonal convective anomalies 1979-2002. J. Climate, 17, 523-539. Jones, C., L. M. V. Carvalho, R.W. Higgins, D. E. Waliser, J-K. E. Schemm, 2004b: A Statistical forecast model of tropical intraseasonal convective anomalies. J. Climate, 17, 2078-2095. Gonçalves, F. L. T., L. M. V. Carvalho, M. R.D.O. Latorre, F.C. Conde, P.H.N. Saldiva, A. L. F. Braga, 2004: The effects of atmospheric pollution and meteorological parameters on respiratory morbidity during summer in São Paulo city. Env. International, 31, 343-349 Liebmann, B, G. N. Kiladis, C. S. Vera, A. C. Saulo, L. M. V. Carvalho, 2004a: Subseasonal variations of rainfall in the vicinity of the South American low-level jet stream and comparison to those in the South Atlantic Convergence Zone. J. Climate 17, 3829–3842. Liebmann, B, C. S. Vera, L. M. V. Carvalho, A. C. Saulo, I. Camilloni, M. P. Hoerling, D. Allured, M. Bidegain, J. Baez, V. Barros, 2004b: An Observed Trend in Central South American Precipitation. J. Climate 17, 4357-4367. Carvalho, L. M. V., C. Jones, B. Liebmann, 2002a: Extreme precipitation events in Southeastern South America and large-scale convective patterns in South Atlantic Convergence Zone. J. Climate, 15, 2377-2394 Jones, C., and L. M. V. Carvalho, 2002: Active and break phases in the South American Monsoon System. J. Climate, 15, 905-914. Liebmann, B., C. Jones and L.M. V. Carvalho, 2001: Interannual variability of extreme precipitation events in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. J. Climate, 14, 208-218. • Antarctic Climate and Climate Change Carvalho, L. M. V., A. A. Tsonis, C. Jones, H. R. Rocha, P. S. Polito, 2007. Anti-persistence in the global temperature anomaly field. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 14,723-733.) Carvalho, L. M. V., C. Jones, and T. Ambrizzi, 2005: Opposite phases of the Antarctic Oscillation and Relationships with Intraseasonal to Interannual activity in the tropics during the Austral Summer. J. Climate. 18, 702-718 • Mesoscale Meteorology and Satellite Meteorology Carvalho, L. M. V., C. Jones, and M. A. F. Silva Dias, 2002b: Intraseasonal large-scale circulations and mesoscale convective activity in Tropical South America during the TRMM-LBA campaign. J. Geophs. Res., 29, 10.102/2001JD000745. Carvalho, L. M. V., D. Lavalleé, and C. Jones, 2002c: Multifractal properties of evolving convective systems over tropical South America. Geophys.l Res. Letters, 29, 10.1029/2001GL014276). Nieto-Ferreira, R., D. L. Herdies, T. M. Rickenbach, and L. M. V. Carvalho, 2003: Variability of South American convective cloud systems and tropospheric circulation during JanuaryMarch 1998 and 1999. Mon. Wea. Rev. 131, 961–973. Carvalho, L. M. V., and C. Jones, 2001: A satellite method to identify structural properties of mesoscale convective systems based on maximum spatial correlation tracking technique (MASCOTTE). J. Appl. Meteor, 40, 1683-1701. 3 Carvalho, L. M. V. , M.A.F. Silva Dias, 2000: Test of sensitivity of fractal box counting dimensions of mesoscale convective systems observed from satellite images with limited area and different spatial resolutions. Rev. Bras. Meteor. 15, 89-101. (in Portuguese) Carvalho, L. M. V. and M.A.F. Silva Dias, 1998: An application of fractal box dimension to the recognition of mesoscale cloud patterns in infrared satellite images. J. Appl. Meteor. 37, 1265-1282. PAPERS WITH GRADUATE STUDENTS • Climate Change and Modeling Bombardi, R. J. , L. M. V. Carvalho, 2007: Variability of the monsoon regime over central Brazil: the present climate and projections for a 2xCO2 scenario using MIROC-Model. Rev. Bras. Meteor. (In Portuguese) (In press) Bombardi, R. J. , L. M. V. Carvalho, 2007: Evaluating the South America monsoon system in the IPCC global coupled climate models. J. climate (submitted) • Tropical Meteorology and Regional Climate Silva, A. E., and L. M. V. Carvalho., 2007: Large-scale index for South America Monsoon (LISAM). Atmospheric Science Letters. DOI: 10.1002/asl150 Muza, M. N. and L. M. V. Carvalho, C. Jones and B. Liebmann, 2007: Interannual and intraseasonal precipitation anomalies over southeastern South America during the Austral Summer. J. Climate (submitted). Muza M. N., and L. M. V. Carvalho, 2006: Intraseasonal and interannual variability of extreme precipitation over Southern Amazon. Rev. Bras. Meteor., 21, n.3a, 29-41 (in Portuguese). • Antarctic Climate Lima, F. U. F, and L. M. V. Carvalho, 2007: Extreme intraseasonal anomalies in the Amundsen and Bellingshausen sea ice area during the Austral winter. Annals of Glaciology. (in press) PAPERS IN PREPARATION: Carvalho, L. M. V., A. W. Gandu, R. Camargo, N. Boiaski, C. Jones, E. Freitas, P.L. Silva Dias, , 2007: RAMS simulation of extreme temperature in the Antarctica Peninsula in association with intraseasonal disturbances. Mon. Wea. Rev. Carvalho, L. M. V., C. Jones, T. Ambrizzi, and D.H. Bromwich, 2007: Changes in Tropical Atmospheric Circulation and Implications for the Antarctic Ozone Trend, J. Climate. Boiaski, N. T., and Carvalho, L. M. V., 2007: Extreme temperature anomalies on intraseasonal time-scales in the Antarctica Peninsula. J. Climate. Jones, C., E. Freitas, L.M.V. Carvalho, F. Fujioka, 2007: Numerical Simulation of the offshore characteristics of a Santa Ana wind event in Southern California. Mon. Wea. Rev. 4 BOOK CHAPTERS Carvalho, L. M. V., Tsonis, A. A. and Jones, C., 2007: On the spatiotemporal variability of temperature field. In: Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences, Anastasios A. Tsonis, James Elsner (Editors). Ed. Spring , NY, 604 p. Massambani, O and L. M. V. Carvalho, 1994: "Climate and Environment". In The Environmental Issue, L. E. Magalhaes (Editor). Terragraph, 440p. (In Portuguese) Book Chapters in preparation Carvalho, L. M. V. and C. Jones, 2007: The South America Convergence Zone. In The climate and Weather of Brazil. Eds: N. J. Ferreira, N. J., I. F. A. Cavalcanti, M. A. F. Silva Dias and M. Justi Silva (in Portuguese). CONFERENCE PAPERS (2004-2007): Carvalho, L. M. V., R. Camargo, E. Freitas, P.L. Silva Dias, N. T. Boiaski: RAMS simulation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation extratropical response in the Antarctic Peninsula. Workshop on the New Approaches to Understanding, Simulating and Forecasting the Madden-Julian Oscillation – US CLIVAR MJO Working Group, Irvine, CA, November 2007 Carvalho, L. M. V., and R. J. Bombardi: Variability of the South America Monsoon System: the present climate and projections for a 2xCO2 scenario. First Iberian and American Workshop on Regional Climate Modeling. Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2007 Carvalho, L.M.V., A.A. Tsonis, C. Jones, H. R. Rocha, and P. S. Polito: Anti-Persistence in Global Temperature Anomaly Field. International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, July 2007 Carvalho, L. M. V., and N. Boiaski, Atmospheric mechanisms related to extreme intraseasonal temperature anomalies in the Antarctica Peninsula during the winter season. International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, July 2007 Carvalho, L. M. V., C. Jones and T. Ambrizzi: Tropical Intraseasonal Activity and Impacts on the lower troposphere and Antarctic Ozone. International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, July 2007 Carvalho, L. M. V., and R. J. Bombardi: Variability of the monsoon regime over tropical South America: the present climate and projections for a 2xCO2 scenario. International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, July 2007 Carvalho, L.M. V., and A. E. Silva: South American Monsoon Index. International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, July 2007. F. U. F. Lima, and Carvalho, L.M. V., Extreme intraseasonal anomalies in the Amundsen Bellingshausen sea ice extent during the Austral winter International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, July 2007. Lima, F. U. F, and L. M. V. Carvalho, Extreme intraseasonal anomalies in the Amundsen and Bellingshausen sea ice area during the Austral winter, International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, July 2007 5 Carvalho, L.M.V., A.A. Tsonis, C. Jones, H. R. Rocha, and P. S. Polito: Global Spatiotemporal organization of extreme temperature, Workshop on Atlantic Multidecadal to Centenial Oscillation, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, November, 2006. Carvalho, L.M.V., A.A. Tsonis, C. Jones, and H. R. Rocha: Global spatial organization of temperature extremes.20 years of Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences, Rhodes, Greece, June 2006. Carvalho, L.M.V., and C. Jones, Intraseasonal variations in the tropical circulation and implications for the extratropical lower stratosphere. Workshop on the Organization and Maintenance of Tropical Convection and the Madden Julian Oscillation, Trieste, Italy, March 2006. Carvalho, L.M.V., R. J. Bombardi, A. E. Silva, H. R. Rocha and C. Jones: The summer monsoon in the Brazilian Savanna: observations and projections for a double CO2 Scenario. 8th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, 2006 C. Jones, L. M. V. Carvalho: Changes in the activity of the Madden-Julian oscillation: 8th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, 2006 L. M. V. Carvalho, F. U. F. Lima, N. T. Boiaski, S. Morales: Intraseasonal to interannual variations in the Antarctic Oscillation and impacts on extreme temperature and circulation in the Antarctica Peninsula and Central Chile, 8th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, 2006 M. N. Muza, and L. M. V. Carvalho: Interannual and intraseasonal variability of extreme precipitation and drought over southern Amazon during the austral summer, 8th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, 2006 M. N. Muza and L. M. V. Carvalho: Diagnose of climate extremes over central-eastern South America. In Annals of the XIV Brazilian Meteorology Conference, Florianopolis, Brazil, 2006. N. T. Boiaski, and L.M.V. Carvalho: Intraseasonal Variability of extreme temperature on the in the Antarctica Peninsula. In Annals of the XIV Brazilian Meteorology Conference, Florianopolis, Brazil, 2006. Carvalho, L. M. V. and C. Jones: Tropical-extratropical interactions and implications for ozone trends. Chapman Conference on Tropical-Extratropical Climatic Teleconnections, A Long-Term Perspective, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005 Carvalho, L.M. V., M. N. Muza, and B. Liebmann: Intraseasonal to interannual variability of extreme precipitation events in southeastern South America. First Meeting of the MESA Science Working Group (SWG-1). Mexico City, Mexico, 2005 Jones, C., and L. M. V. Carvalho: An observational analysis of variations in the Madden-Julian Oscillation. American Geophysical Union, 25th Joint Assembly, New Orleans, LA, 2005 Carvalho, L. M. V. and C. Jones: Tropical-extratropical interactions and implications for ozone trends. Chapman Conference on Tropical-Extratropical Climatic Teleconnections, A Long-Term Perspective. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005. 6 Jones, C., and L. M. V. Carvalho: An observational analysis of decadal variations in the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Chapman Conference on Tropical-Extratropical Climatic Teleconnections, A Long-Term Perspective. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005. Carvalho, L. M. V. and C. Jones: Evidence of changes in the atmospheric tropical circulation and implications for Antarctic ozone trend, 30th Climate Diagnostic and Prediction Workshop, State College, Pennsylvania, 2005 Jones, C., and L. M. V. Carvalho: Observational analysis of decadal variations in the MaddenJulian Oscillation, American Geophysical Union, 25th Joint Assembly, New Orleans, 2005 Carvalho, L. M. V. and C. Jones, 2004: Can Variations of Convection and Circulation in the Tropics and Subtropics Play a Role in the Natural Variability of the Antarctic Ozone? 29th Climate Diagnostic and Prediction Workshop, Madison, Wisconsin. Carvalho, L. M. V. , C. Jones, T. Ambrizzi: Opposite phases of the Antarctic Oscillation and Relationships with Intraseasonal to Interannual Activity in the Tropics during the Austral Summer, XVIII SCAR 2004 – Julho 2004, Bremen, Germany, 2004 Carvalho, L. M. V., C. Jones, N. Mahowald, C. Lou: Temporal and Spatial Variability of Mineral Aerosols from North Africa, 14th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitationinternational Commission on Clouds and Precipitation (IPCC), Bologna, Italy, 2004 Carvalho, L. M. V. and C. Jones: Can Variations of Convection and Circulation in the Tropics and Subtropics Play a Role in the Natural Variability of the Antarctic Ozone? The Global Circulation of the Atmosphere Conference, Caltech, Pasadena, 4-6 November 2004. TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFERENCE PAPERS: (1990-2007): 60 (sixty) GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS (2003-present) In progress: Statistical forecasts and diagnostics of extreme temperature and precipitation over Eastern and Southern Brazil. Student: Michel N. Muza. Degree: Ph.D. (2005-2008). Research topic: climate variability; tropical meteorology, regional climate. Fellowship: CNPq (Brazil) South America summer monsoon variability and relationships with the biosphere over the Brazilian Savanna: Student: Ana E. Silva. Degree: Ph.D. (2005-2008). Research topic: climate variability; tropical meteorology, mesoscale meteorology. Fellowship: FAPESP (Brazil) IPCC multi-model analysis of the Antarctic Oscillation and relationships with atmospheric blocking: the present climate and the scenario with 2xCO2. Student: Flavio Natal de Oliveira. Degree: Ph.D. (2007-2010). Research topic: climate change; climate variability; tropical-extratropical interactions, modeling. Fellowship: CAPES (Brazil) Climate extremes over tropical South America: the present climate and projections for the XXI century. Student: Rodrigo. J. Bombardi. Degree: M.S. (2006-2008). Research topic: climate change; tropical meteorology, modeling. Fellowship: FAPESP (Brazil) Tropical-extratropical interactions on intraseasonal time-scales and implications for extreme precipitation in Chile. Student: Sebastian Morales. Degree: M.S. (2005-2007). Research topic: climate variability; Antarctic climatology; tropical-extratropical interactions. Fellowship: CAPES international program (Brazil) 7 Undergraduate students: The importance of local processes for the onset and maintenance of the South America monsoon system. Student: Lênin Ferreira Barbosa. Degree: B.S. (2007). Research topic: climate variability; tropical meteorology, mesoscale meteorology. Fellowship: CNPq (Brazil). Concluded Graduate and Undergraduate Theses: Extreme climate variations over the Antarctica Peninsula on intraseasonal to interannual timescales. Student: Nathalie Boiaski. Degree: M.S. (2005-2007). Research topic: climate variability; Antarctic climatology; tropical-extratropical interactions. Fellowship funds: FAPESP (Brazil) Extreme intraseasonal anomalies in the Antarctic Sea Ice and relationships with atmospheric circulation. Student: Fabio Ullmann F. Lima. Degree: M.S. (2005-2007). Research topic: Antarctic Climate; tropical-extratropical interactions. Fellowship: FAPESP (Brazil) Extreme intraseasonal to interannual precipitation anomalies over southeastern and southern Brazil during the Austral Summer. Student: Michel Nobre Muza: Degree: M.S. (20032005). Research topics: climate variability; tropical meteorology. Fellowship: FAPESP (Brazil) Characteristics of mesoscale convective systems over the Amazon and the Brazilian Savanna during active and break phases of the South America Monsoon. Student: Vlamir da Silva Junior. Degree: B.S. (2002-2003). Research topics: mesoscale meteorology, satellite data analysis, tropical meteorology. Fellowship: CNPq (Brazil) Onset and demise of the South America Monsoon system over the Brazilian Savanna: the present climate and a scenario with 2xCO2. Student: Rodrigo J. Bombardi. Degree: B.S. (2005). Research topic: climate variability and climate change; tropical meteorology. Fellowship: CNPq (Brazil) Interannual variability and trends of extreme temperature over the Brazilian Savanna. Student: Carlos Vieira. Degree: B.S. (2005). Research topic: regional climate and climate change; tropical meteorology. Fellowship: CNPq (Brazil) Extreme precipitation during the dry season and implications for the onset and demise of the rainy season over the Brazilian Savanna. Student: Rodrigo J. Bombardi. Degree: B.S. (2004). Research topic: mesoscale meteorology, tropical meteorology. Fellowship: CNPq (Brazil) TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Undergraduate Program: 1988-present: • Physical and statistical climatology • Dynamical climatology • Satellite and mesoscale meteorology • Thermodynamics and Cloud Physics • Introduction to the Atmospheric Sciences • Atmospheric Radiation 8 Graduate Program: 2002-present: • Observational Methods in Climate and Mesoscale Meteorology Course materials can be seen in: http://www.iag.usp.br/meteo/gem/ CURRENT RESEARCH AWARDS Scientific Productivity The Brazilian National Research Committee (CNPq) provides a fellowship for higher education professors who maintain excellence and scientific productivity in their fields of expertise. I have been awarded a fellowship since 2002. Tropical-Extratropical interactions and impacts on the Southern Ocean and Antarctica PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Funding Agency: CNPq, Brazilian National Center for Research Period: 2004-2008 Tropical-Extratropical interactions and relationships with the South America Climate PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Funding Agency: CNPq, Brazilian National Center for Research Period: 2004-2007 Biosphere-Atmosphere interactions phase-2: the Brazilian Savanna and changes in land use PI: Humberto R. Rocha Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Funding Agency: FAPESP, Sao Paulo State Research Foundation Period: 2004-2008 An Investigation of Intraseasonal Oscillations in the Atmosphere and their Interannual Variations Funding Agency: NOAA-CLIVAR Pacific Program PI: Dr. Charles Jones Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 12/01/04-11/30/2007 Probabilistic Forecasts of Extreme Events and Weather Hazards over the U.S. Funding Agency: NOAA PI: Dr. Charles Jones Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 05/07-04/09 Understanding the Mechanisms of Onset and Demise of the South American Monsoon System Funding Agency: NOAA Climate Dynamics and Experimental Program PI: Dr. Charles Jones Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 05/07-04/10 Past and future climate and impacts in the Parana-Plata Basin Organization: CLARIS: A Europe-South America Network for climate Change Assessment and Impact Studies PI: Jean-Philippe Boulanger Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 2008-2011 Regional Modeling of Climate Variability over North and Northeast Brazil 9 Funding Agency: CNPq (Brazil) PI: Dr. Adilson W. Gandu Period: 2005-2007 Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Previous Projects A Multi-scale Investigation of Extreme Dry and Wet Events over Brazil. Funding Agency: FAPESP (2002-2004) and CNPq (Brazil) (2002-2005) PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 2002-2005 Decadal Variations in Tropical Intraseasonal Oscillations Funding Agency: NOAA-CLIVAR Pacific Program PI: Dr. Charles Jones Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 06/2003-05/2005 Variability of Extreme Precipitation Events in Southeast South America: An Assessment on Intraseasonal, Interannual and Decadal Time Scales Funding Agency: NOAA-CLIVAR PACS Program PI: Dr. Charles Jones Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 12/01/2000-11/30/2002 Large-scale Atmospheric circulation and Impacts on the Antarctic Environment Funding Agency: CNPq (Brazil) PI: Dr. Tércio Ambrizzi PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 2001-2006 Environmental changes over Antarctica and Circumpolar Ocean Funding Agency: CNPq (Brazil) PI: Dr. Jefferson Simões Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 2002-2006 Large-scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment over the Amazon (LBA): The Role of Mesoscale Interactions in the Amazon. Funding Agency: FAPESP (Brazil) PI: Dr. Maria Assunção F. Silva Dias Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 1996-2002 Meteorology and Air Pollution in São Paulo Funding Agency: FAPESP (Brazil) PI: Dr. Pedro Leite da Silva Dias Period: 1996-2002 Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Characterization of Properties and Organization of Mesoscale Convective Systems over Continents and Oceans Funding Agency: FAPESP (Brazil) 10 PI: Dr. Maria Assunção F. Silva Dias Period: 1997-2000 Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Spatial Distribution and Intensity of Global Convection during Winter Blocking Regimes affecting Southeastern Brazil Funding Agency: FAPESP (Brazil) PI: Dr. Maria Assunção F. Silva Dias Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 1997-1999 Understanding the South Atlantic Convergence Zone Dynamics and Influences on Adjacent Regions Funding Agency: CNPq and FAPESP (Brazil) PI: Dr. Maria Assunção F. Silva Dias Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 1996-1998 Dynamics of Meteorological Systems Affecting South America Funding Agency: CNPq and FAPESP (Brazil) PI: Dr. Maria Assunção F. Silva Dias Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 1996-1998 Integration of Satellite Images and Data Analysis Funding Agency: CNPq and FAPESP (Brazil) PI: Dr. Maria Assunção F. Silva Dias Co-PI: Leila M. V. Carvalho Period: 1989-1990 MEMBER IN THESIS COMMITTEE (2002-Present): 7 Ph.D. and 6 M.Sc. MEMBER IN QUALIFYING COMMITTEE (2002-Present): 10 MEMBER IN TENIOR TRACK COMMITTEE (2002-Present): 2 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: American Meteorological Society (AMS) since 2000 American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2000 Brazilian Meteorological Society since 1998 EDITORIAL BOARD Editorial Board Member of the Meteorological Applications journal (Royal Meteorological Society) since 2006 REVIEWER OF SPECIALIZED JOURNALS (1998-present): Journal of Applied Meteorology (AMS) Journal of Climate (AMS) Monthly Weather Review (AMS) Climate Dynamics (Springer) 11 Journal of Geophysical Research (AGU) Geophysical Research Letters (AGU) International Journal of Climatology (Royal Met. Society) Meteorological Application (Royal Met. Society) Meteorológica (Argentinean Meteorological Society) Rev. Bras. Meteor. (Brazilian Meteorological Society) Rev. Bras. Geophs. (Brazilian Geophysical Society) LANGUAGES English, Portuguese and Spanish Sao Paulo, January, 2008 Dr. Leila M. Véspoli de Carvalho Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences Dept. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Sao Paulo 1226, R. do Matão, SP-05508-900, Brazil Phone: ++ (55) (11) 3091-4713 FAX: ++ (55) (11) 3091-4714 e-mail:[email protected] 12