Curriculum Vitae Aug/2012
Andréa D. de Almeida Castanho 179Woods Hole Rd.
Falmouth, MA 02536 USA
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Education / Awards
Post doctoral Fellowship
The Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA, USA.
Period: Jan 2010to present
Advisor:Michael T. Coe
Project:The research is focused on the calibration, validation and application of Dynamic Global Vegetation Model to better characterize interactions between deforestation and climate in the Amazon Basin.
Grant: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences- MIT, Cambridge, USA.
Center for Global Change Science
Period: Aug2005 to Aug 2008
Advisor:Professor Ronald Prinn and Professor Luisa Molina
Project:Looking to air pollution in mega cities from space: A proposal with high precision and spatial resolution using remote sensing.
Award: Molina Fellowshipin Environmental Science
Ph.D. AtmosphericSciences
Department of Applied Physics, Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Group of Studies on Air Pollution
Period: 2000 - April 2005
Advisor:Prof. Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Netto
Project:Aerosol optical properties and a new methodology to retrieval of the optical thickness using satellite over São Paulo.
Grant : FAPESP99/12493-2
Master Degree Studies in Applied Physics
Department of Applied Physics, Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Group of Studies on Air Pollution
Period:1997-Sep/1999
Advisor:Prof. Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Netto
Project:Aerosol source apportinment in the urban area of São Paulo , Brazil.
Grant: FAPESP 97/00844-0
Undergraduate - Bachelor Degree in Physics
Department of Applied Physics, Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Period:1990-1996
Undergraduate - Production Engineering
Department of Engineering, University Paulista– UNIP, Brazil
Period:1989-1993
Undergraduate research projects
Department of Applied Physics, Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Group of Studies on Air Pollution
Period: January 1996 – December 1996
Advisor:Prof. Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Netto
Project:Analyses of individual aerosol particles from Amazonia using scanning electron microscope.
Grant: FAPESP
Department of Experimental Physics, Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil. – Crystallography Group
Period: July 1995 – December 1995
Advisor:Prof. Diomar R S Bittencourt
Project:Analyses of low angle scattering of X Ray in Vitreo Coal sample.
Grant: CNPq
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor of the Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Period:from February 2004 toJune 2005.
Publications
(2012) Castanho, A.D.A., M. Coe, M. Costa, Y. Malhi, D. Galbraith,C. Quesada. Accounting for spatial variation in vegetation properties improves simulations of Amazon forest biomass and productivity in a global vegetation model.Biogeoscience, submitted.
(2012)Galbraith, D, Y. Malhi, A.D.A.Castanho, C. Quesada, C.E. Doughty, Peh KSH, K. Affum-Boe, S. Lewis, B. Sonke, O.L. Phillips, J. Lloyd and R.A. Fisher.The residence time of woody biomass in tropical forests. Plant Ecology and Diversity, in press.
(2009) Martins, J. V., P. Artaxo, Y. J. Kaufman, A. D. Castanho, and L. A. Remer. Spectral absorption properties of aerosol particles from 350–2500nm. Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L13810, doi:10.1029/2009GL037435.
(2008) Castanho, A. D. A., V. Martins, P. Artaxo.MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth Retrievals with high spatial resolution over an Urban Area using the Critical Reflectance, Journal of Geophysical Research,113,D02201,
doi:10.1029/2007JD008751.
(2007) Castanho, A. D. A., R. Prinn, V. Martins, M. Herold, C. Ichoku, L. T. Molina.Analysis of Visible/SWIR surface reflectance ratios for aerosol retrievals from satellite in Mexico City urban area. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 7, p.5467-5477.
(2006) Correia, A.L.; Castanho, A.D.A.; Martins, J.V.; Longo, K.M.; Yamasoe, M.A.; Artaxo, P. Inferência de Aerossóis. In: Rudorff, B.F.T.; Shimabukuro, Y.E.; Ceballos, J.C. (Org.) O Sensor MODIS e suas Aplicações Ambientais no Brasil. São José dos Campos: Bookimage, ISBN 85-8739329-4, p.297-314 (book chapter).
(2005) Castanho, A.D.A., J.V. Martins, P.V. Hobbs, P. Artaxo, L. Remer , M.A. Yamasoe. Chemical characterization of aerosols on the East Coast of the United States using aircraft and ground based stations during the CLAMS Experiment.Journal of Atmospheric Science, vol. 62, No. 4, p. 934-946.
(2005) Papayannis, A. , D. Balis, V. Amiridis, G. Chourdakis, G. Tsaknakis, C. Zerefos, A. D. A. Castanho, S. Nickovic, S. Kazadzis, and J. Grabowski. Measurements of Saharan dust aerosols over the EasternMediterranean using elastic backscatter-Raman lidar,spectrophotometric and satellite observations in the frame of theEARLINET project.Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics., vol. 5, p. 2065–2079.
(2005) Landulfo, E., A. Papayannis, A. Z. de Freitas, N. D. Vieira Junior, R. F. Souza, A. D. A. Castanho, P. Artaxo, O. R. S´anchez-Ccoyllo, D. S. Moreira and M. P. M. P. Jorge.Tropospheric aerosol observations in Sao Paulo, Brazil using a compact lidar system.International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 26, no. 13, p.2797–2816.
(2003) Landulfo, E., A. Papayannis, P. Artaxo, A. D. A. Castanho, A. Z. de Freitas, R. F. Souza, N. D. Vieira Junior,M. P. M. P. Jorge, O. R. S´anchez-Ccoyllo, e D. S. Moreira.Synergetic measurements of aerosols over São Paulo, Brazil using LIDAR,sunphotometer and satellite data during the dry season. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol. 3, p. 1523-1539.
(2002)Castanho, A.D.A., M.A.F.S Dias, R. Camargo, P. S. Dias, P. Artaxo. A case study of a blocking system and its influence over the increase of the air pollution in the metropolitan área of São Paulo.In: XII Congresso Brasileiro de Meteorologia, Foz do Iguaçu, vol. 1, p. 1558-1568.
(2001) Castanho, A.D.A, Artaxo, P. São Paulo Aerosol Source Apportionment for Wintertime and Summertime.Atmospheric Environment,vol 35, p. 4889 – 4902.
(1999) Artaxo, P., Castanho, A.D.A., Yamasoe, M.A., Martins, J.V., Longo, K.M.
Analysis of atmospheric aerosols by PIXE: the importance of real time and complementary measurements.Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research – NIMB,B150, p.312-321.
(1998) Artaxo, P., Fernandes, T.E., Martins, J.V., Yamasoe, M.A., Hobbs, P.V., Maenhaut, W., Longo, K.M., Castanho, A.D.A.Large Scale Aerosol Source Apportionment in Amazonia. Journal of Geophysical Research - Climate and Physics of the atmosphere. vol.103, No. D24, p.31,837- 31,847.
(1998) Artaxo, P., Castanho, A.D.A.Aerosol concentrations and source apportionment in the urban area of São Paulo, Brazil.IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency, Technical Documents Series, February 1998.
Participations in Conferences and Meetings
EGU- European Geosciences UnionGeneral Assembly: Vienna, Austria, 03-08 April 2011
- Poster Presentation:Response of simulated above ground biomass and net primary productivity in the Amazon to spatial and temporal variability in the physical environment.
Andrea D de Almeida Castanho, Michel T. Coe, Marcos Costa, Hewlley Acioly.
III Workshop INLAND – UFV Viçosa, MG, 23 - 25 February 2010
- Componente superficial do Modelo Brasileiro do Sistema Climático Global
Auditório do Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola.
AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, 10-14 December, 2007
- Oral Presentation: Evaluation of the use of high spatial resolution AOD retrievals from MODIS on air quality monitoring system in urban areas
Andrea D. de Almeida Castanho, L.Natali, R. Prinn, L. Molina, P. Artaxo, S. Mattoo, L. Remer, M. Chin.
A-Train Lille Symposium: Lille, France, 22-25 October, 2007
- Oral Presentation: Potential use of high spatial resolution AOD retrieved from MODIS on air quality monitoring system in Mexico City.
Andrea D. de Almeida Castanho, Ronald G. Prinn, J. V. Martins and Luisa T. Molina.
XXVI MIT Global Change Forum: Cambridge, MA, 21-22 June, 2007
Yoram Kaufman Symposium on Aerosols, Clouds and Climate
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, May30, 31, and June 1, 2007
AGUJoint Assembly: Acapulco, MX, 22-25 May, 2007
- Poster Presentation: Analyses of Mexico City Surfaces Properties Using MODIS and Sun-photometer Data During MCMA-2006/MILAGRO Campaign.
Andrea D. de Almeida Castanho, Ronald G. Prinn, Luisa T. Molina and J. V. Martins.
AGUJoint Assembly: Acapulco, MX, 22-25 May, 2007
- Poster Presentation:Comparison of Aerosol Optical Properties and High Spatial Resolution Retrievals with MODIS in Sao Paulo, Mexico City and Beijing Mega-cities.
Andrea D. de Almeida Castanho, Luisa T. Molina, Ronald G. Prinn, andPaulo Artaxo.
2nd MILAGRO Science Meeting: Mexico City, MX, May 15-18, 2007
- Poster Presentation: Analyses of Mexico City Surfaces Properties Using MODIS and Sun-photometer Data During MCMA-2006/MILAGRO Campaign.
Andrea D. de Almeida Castanho, Ronald G. Prinn, Luisa T. Molina and J.V. Martins.
1st MILAGRO Science Meeting: Boulder, CO, October 23-25, 2006
- Poster Presentation: Aerosol optical depth retrieval with MODIS data and comparison with Microtops II sun photometer network and CIMEL/AERONET during MILAGRO 2006 Campaign.
Andrea D. de Almeida Castanho, Ronald G. Prinn, J. V. Martins and Luisa T. Molina.
Join meeting of the Science Teams of MILAGRO (Megacity Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations):Boulder, Colorado, October 24-28, 2005
Teams involved MIRAGE-Mex, MAXMex, and MCMA2006 and INTEX-B/IMPEX
The meeting addressed goals, measurements, and timing for the major activities (aircraft and ground-based), prototype flight plans for coordinated sampling, forecasting, communications, data management, educational activities, and other logistic issues.
8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference :
Christchurch, New Zealand, 4-9 September 2004
- Oral Presentation: Aerosol optical depth is retrieved from MODIS reflectances with 1 km resolution over São Paulo urban área.
Andréa D. de Almeida Castanho, Artaxo, P., Martins, J.V., Yamasoe, M.A.
XI Congresso Brasileiro de Meteorologia: Foz de Iguaçu,Brazil, 4-9 August 2002
- Oral Presentation: A case study of a blocking system and its influence over the increase of the air pollution in the metropolitan área of São Paulo.
Andréa D. de Almeida Castanho, Assunção Dias, R. Camargo, P. S. Dias, P. Artaxo.
AGU Spring Meeting :WashingtonDC, USA, 28-31 May 2002
- Poster Presentation: Chemical characterization of the aerosols during the CLAMS experiment using aircraft and ground based stations
Andréa D. de Almeida Castanho, J. Vanderlei Martins, Paulo Artaxo, Peter V. Hobbs, Lorraine Remer, Marcia Yamasoe, Artemio Plana-Fattori.
AGU Spring Meeting :WashingtonDC, USA, 28-31 May 2002
Aerosol Characteristics during the CLAMS Experiment: in situ and Remote Sensing Measurements
Martins J.V., Remer L., Castanho, A.D.A, Kaufman, Y., Artaxo, P., Mattoo, S., Levy, R., Kleidman, R, Hobbs, P.V., Fattori, A.P., Yamasoe, M, Redemann, J
AGU Spring Meeting :WashingtonDC, USA, 28-31 May 2002
Measurements of Absorbing Aerosols Using in Situ and Remote Sensing Techniques
Martins,J.V.; Kaufman,Y.; Artaxo,P.;Castanho, A.D.A.;Yamasoe,M.; Remer,L.
9th International Conference on Particle-Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) and its Analytical Applications, Guelph, Canada, June 8-12, 2001.
- Poster Presented by Paulo Artaxo: PIXE technique applied in ambient aerosol monitoring in the identification of sources of pollutants in different sites in the urban area of São Paulo city.
Andréa D. de Almeida Castanho, Paulo Artaxo.
International Conference on Environmental Physics: Universidade de Brasília – UnB, Brazil, 22-25 March 1999
- Poster Presentation: Aerosol Source Apportionment in the Urban Area of São Paulo
Andréa D. de Almeida Castanho, Paulo Artaxo.
8th International Conference on PIXE and its analytical applications: Lund-Switzerland, 14-18 June 1998
Presented by Prof. Paulo Artaxo: Trace elements, organic and elemental carbon in aerosols and trace gases in the urban area of São Paulo, Brazil
Andréa D. de Almeida Castanho, Paulo Artaxo.
7th International Conference on Quantitative Methods for the Enviromental Sciences – ENVIROMETRICS: Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil: 22-26 July 1996.