Alexandre M. Ramos

Profile

Research Group: RG1 – Climate variability processes and extremes
Position at IDL: Collaborator
Job: Researcher KIT
Email: alexandre.ramos@kit.edu
Academic Degree and field of specialization: 

2012 Phd degree at the University of Vigo – Climate Sciences: Meteorology, Oceanography and Climate Change.

2010 MSc degree at the University of Vigo – Climate Sciences: Meteorology, Oceanography and Climate Change.

2005 Bachelor degree at the University of Lisbon – Geophysics Sciences – Meteorology.

Scientific Informations

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3129-7233

SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=24734304300

Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-1998-2009

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexandre_Ramos2

Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=Ord6UMsAAAAJ&hl

Scientific Interests

Main Interests: 

My current research interests are mainly in the field of atmospheric sciences, including the areas of climatology and extreme events in the Atlantic Basin and adjacent continental areas. During my post-doctoral research I have worked on the Atmospheric Rivers (ARs) variability in the North Atlantic Basin and their influence in western Europe. An implementation of an automated detection scheme was applied to western Europe, allowing to study the influence of ARs on extreme precipitation events and floods for past, present and future climates. A thorough analysis has been carried out on historical cases of floods in Iberia and their relationship with ARs.

Top 10 Publications: 

Algarra I, Nieto R, Ramos AM et al (2020) Significant increase of global anomalous moisture uptake feeding landfalling Atmospheric Rivers. Nat Commun 11, 5082. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18876-w

Zscheischler J, Martius O, Westra S, Bevacqua E, Raymond C, Horton RM, van den Hurk B,  AghaKouchak A,  Jézéquel A, Mahecha MD, Maraun D, Ramos AM, Ridder N, Thiery W, Vignotto E (2020) A typology of compound weather and climate events Nature Reviews Earth Environment, 1 (7) doi: 10.1038/s43017-020-0060-z

Ramos AM, Sousa PM, Dutra E, Trigo RM (2020) Predictive skill for atmospheric rivers in the western Iberian Peninsula. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 877-888. doi: 10.5194/nhess-20-877-2020

Payne AE, Demory M, Leung LR, Ramos, A.M, Shields C.A,  Rutz, J.J, Siler N, Villarini G, Hall A, Ralph F.M. (2020) Responses and impacts of atmospheric rivers to climate change. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 1, 143–157. doi:10.1038/s43017-020-0030-5

Ramos AM, Blamey RC, Algarra I, Nieto R, Gimeno L, Tomé R, Reason CJ, Trigo R (2019) From Amazonia to southern Africa: Atmospheric moisture transport through Low Level Jets and Atmospheric Rivers. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1436: 217-230. doi:10.1111/nyas.13960

Sousa PM, Blamey RC, Reason, CJC, Ramos AM, Trigo RM (2018) The ‘Day Zero’ Cape Town drought and the poleward migration of moisture corridors. Environmental Research Letters 13 (12): L124025, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aaebc7

Lavers, DA, Richardson DS, Ramos AM, Zsoter E, Pappenberger F, Trigo RM (2018) Earlier Awareness of Extreme Winter Precipitation across the Western Iberian Peninsula. Meteorological Applications 25: 622– 628. https://doi.org/10.1002/met.1727

Blamey RC, Ramos AM, Trigo RM, Tomé R, Reason CJ (2018) The influence of Atmospheric Rivers over the South Atlantic on Winter Rainfall in South Africa. Journal of Hydrometeorology 19, 127–142, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-17-0111.1.

Ramos AM, Tomé R, Trigo RM, Liberato MLR, Pinto JG (2016) Projected changes in atmospheric rivers affecting Europe in CMIP5 models, Geophysical Research Letters 43:9315–9323, doi:10.1002/2016GL070634.

Ramos AM, Nieto R, Tomé R, Gimeno L, Trigo RM, Liberato MLR, Lavers DA (2016) Atmospheric rivers moisture sources from a Lagrangian perspective. Earth System Dynamics 7:371-384, doi:10.5194/esd-7-371-2016.

Ramos AM, Trigo RM, Liberato MLR, Tomé R (2015) Daily Precipitation Extreme Events in the Iberian Peninsula and Its Association with Atmospheric Rivers, Journal Hydrometeorology 16:579–597, doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-14-0103.1.

Ramos AM, Trigo RM, Liberato MLR (2014) A ranking of high-resolution daily precipitation extreme events for the Iberian Peninsula, Atmospheric Science Letters 15:328–334, doi: 10.1002/asl2.507.

Projects (10 most relevant): 

2019 – 2021 North Atlantic Atmospheric Patterns influence on Western Iberia Climate: From the Lateglacial to the Present (HOLMODRIVE) funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal (FCT), PTDC/CTA-GEO/29029/2017 (Principal Investigator).

2018 – 2022 Understanding and modeling compound climate and weather events (DAMOCLES) funded by COST and supported by the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020, CA17109 (Leader Working Package 1).

2018 – 2021 Weather Extremes in the Euro Atlantic Region: Assessment and Impacts (WEx-Atlantic) funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal (FCT), PTDC/CTA-MET/29233/2017 (Co-Principal Investigator).

2018 – 2021 Landslide Early Warning soft techonology prototype to improve community resilience and adaptation to environmental change (BeSafeSlide) funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal (FCT), PTDC/GES-AMB/30052/2017 (Researcher).

2017 – 2020 Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project (ARTMIP). Lead by the National Center for Atmospheric Research and Sponsored by different Agencies and Universities of the USA (http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/projects/artmip/) (Researcher)

2016 – 2019 Improving Drought and Flood Early Warning, Forecasting and Mitigation using real-time hydroclimatic indicators (IMDROFLOOD) funded by European Union, WaterJPI/0004/2014 (Researcher).

2016 – 2019 Hydrogeomorphologic risk in Portugal: driving forces and application for land use planning (FORLAND) funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal (FCT), PTDC/ATPGEO/1660/2014 (Researcher).

2013 – 2016 Quantification and Evolution of Droughts in the Iberian Peninsula, Past, Present and Future (QSECA). Funded by Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal. PTDC/AAG-GLO/4155/2012 (Researcher).

2012 – 2015 Mid-Latitude North Atlantic Extreme Storms Variability: Diagnosis, Modelling Dynamical Processes and Related Impacts on Iberia (STORMEx). Funded by Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal. PTDC/AAC-CLI/121339/2010 (Researcher).

Books & Chapters (up to 10): 

Jonathan J. Rutz, Bin Guan, Deniz Bozkurt, Irina V. Gorodetskaya,  Alexander Gershunov, David A. Lavers, Kelly M. Mahoney, Benjamin J. Moore, William Neff, Paul J. Neiman, F. Martin Ralph, Alexandre M. Ramos, Hans Christian Steen-Larsen, Maria Tsukernik, Raúl Valenzuela, Maximiliano Viale, Heini Wernli  (2020) “Global and Regional Perspectives”, In Atmospheric Rivers. Switzerland: Springer

Michael D. Dettinger, David A. Lavers, Gilbert P. Compo, Irina V. Gorodetskaya, William Neff, Paul J. Neiman, Alexandre M. Ramos, Jonathan J. Rutz, Maximiliano Viale, Andrew J. Wade, Allen B. White (2020) “Effects of Atmospheric Rivers”, In Atmospheric Rivers. Switzerland: Springer.

O. Bock, R. Pacione, F. Ahmed, A. Araszkiewicz, Z. Bałdysz, K. Balidakis, C. Barroso, S. Bastin, S. Beirle, J. Berckmans, J. Böhm, J. Bogusz, M. Bos, E. Brockmann, M. Cadeddu, B. Chimani, J. Douša, G. Elgered, M. Eliaš, R. Fernandes, M. Figurski, E. Fionda, M. Gruszczynska, G. Guerova, J. Guijarro, C. Hackman, R. Heinkelmann, J. Jones, S. Zengin Kazancı, A. Klos, D. Landskron, J. P. Martins, V. Mattioli, B. Mircheva, S. Nahmani, R. T. Nilsson, T. Ning, G. Nykiel, A. Parracho, E. Pottiaux, A.M. Ramos, P. Rebischung, A. Sá, W. Dorigo, H. Schuh, G. Stankunavicius, K. Stępniak, H. Valentim, R. Van Malderen, P. Viterbo, P. Willis, A. Xaver (2020) “Use of GNSS Tropospheric Products for Climate Monitoring”. In Advanced GNSS Tropospheric Products for Monitoring Severe Weather Events and Climate. Switzerland: Springer.

Awards: 

2016 MEdCLIVAR 2016 Young Scientist Award, awarded by MedCLIVAR