Millennium Science Nucleus on Coastal Climate Dynamics

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Millennium Science Nucleus on Coastal Climate
Dynamics

• Laura Gallardo (PI)
• Ana María Córdova, Ricardo Muñoz, Axel Osses
• Melitta Fiebig, René Garreaud, José Rutllant

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Outline

• Themes, teams and framework
• Approach
• Resources
• Summary

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Team

• Ana María Córdova (U. Valparaíso, CEAZA), PhD
  Meteorology, USP (2003), Atm. Chemistry.
• Laura Gallardo (CMM, U. de Chile), PhD Chemical
  Meteorology, MISU (1996), Disp. Modeling
• Ricardo Muñoz (DGF, U. de Chile), PhD
  Meteorology, PSU (2002), Bound. Lay. Meteo.
• Axel Osses (DIM, CMM, U. de Chile), PhD Applied
  Mathematics, EPOL (1998), Diff. Ecs.
• Melitta Fiebig (U. La Serena, CEAZA), PhD Appl.
  Math, Mainz (1989), Num. Anal.
• René Garreaud (DGF, U. de Chile), PhD Meteo, UWas
  (1999), Reg. Modeling
• José Rutllant (DGF, U. de Chile), PhD Meteo, UWis
  (1977), Mes. Meteo.
• Students, post-docs, technicians and colleagues

S Multi-disciplinary, -etarian,
-gender,-background,-institutional
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South Eastern Pacific/Western South America
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South East Pacific (SEP) Our Foci

• Coastal Atmospheric Circulation
• and Sc. Clouds
• Aerosols Sc. Clouds
• Remote sensing Sc. Clouds

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We aim at

• Understanding of the dynamics of the coastal
  low-level jet system and its relationship with
  low-cloud cover variability and coastal upwelling
• Increasing our understanding of how anthropogenic
  and natural aerosols, mainly sulfate aerosols,
  interact with the persistent stratocumulus deck
  in the coastal areas of Central and Northern
  Chile.
• Validating key satellite products and defining
  adequate assimilation strategies for improving
  radiative transfer simulations in regional
  atmospheric models

Strengthning and consolidating growing
capabilities in Coastal Climate Dynamics in
Chile and SA to contribute in a leading position
to a better understanding required for better
management of resources, and strategic decisions.
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Framework

• Chile offers a unique observational platform for
  addressing aerosol-cloud-atmosphere-ocean
  interactions
• Water management, fisheries and mining industries
  require of a better basis for decision-making in
  the short-(weather) and long -(climate) terms
• Chilean scientific capabilities are able to face
  the challenges but they need further consolidation

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Modeling
Enhanced, 3-D database for proccess
studyHypotesis TestingSupport field
activitiesValidation/improvement of weather
forecast
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Available Resources
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New resources what for?
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Summary

• The SEP region is an amazing but poorly explored
  research area
• Our nucleus is able to make a difference in terms
  of
• Science
• Low-level jet dynamics Sc
• Aerosols Sc
• Remote sensing Sc
• Societal impacts
• Inputs for decision-making (Fishery, mining,
  water management)
• Consolidation of relevant, multi-institutional,
  disciplinary, sientific capacity
• VOCALS Rex November 2008 brings along a perfect
  opportunity for positive (international)
  feed-backs!!