Oliveira, Paulo J. C.

ETH Zürich Paulo J. C. Oliveira Institut für Atmosphäre und Klima CHN N 15.2 Universitätsstrasse 16 8092 Zürich Schweiz Phone: +41 44 632 9153 Fax: +41 44 632 1311 E-Mail:

Land-Climate Interactions Group (Prof. Sonia Seneviratne)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• The 20th and 21st century land-climate interactions, through the study of vegetation processes, soil moisture and hydrological balance, using models and climate data.
• The connections between the carbon and water cycles, the importance of precipitation and radiation forcing, soil moisture-climate relationships, and climate-change impacts on land-surface processes.
• The comparison between models and observational records to analyze key controlling mechanisms and identify possible areas of improvement for model parameterizations.
• Remote sensing and spatial analysis of land cover change in tropical forests and impacts on forest dynamics, ecology, and nutrient cycling.

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Oliveira, P.J.C., E.L. Davin, and S.I. Seneviratne. Model and forcing uncertainties affecting the simulation of terrestrial hydrology: An analysis based on data from CLM3.5 and WATCH multi-model simulations [in preparation for Geophysical Research Letters].
• Oliveira, P.J.C., E.L. Davin, B. Orlowsky, K. Stahl, L.M. Tallaksen, and S.I. Seneviratne. Simulated and observed decadal variability and trends in European runoff [submitted to Journal of Hydrology].
• Oliveira, P.J.C., E.L. Davin, S. Levis, and S.I. Seneviratne, 2011: Vegetation-mediated impacts of trends in global radiation on land hydrology: A global sensitivity study. Global Change Biology, 17, 3453-3467. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02506.x.
• Broadbent, E.N., G.P. Asner, M. Keller, D.E. Knapp, P.J.C. Oliveira, and J.N.M. Silva, 2008: Forest fragmentation and edge effects from deforestation and selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon. Biological Conservation, 141, 1745-1757.
• Oliveira, P.J.C, G.P. Asner, D.E. Knapp, A. Almeyda, R. Galvan-Gildemeister, S. Keene, R.F. Raybin, and R.C. Smith, 2007: Land-use allocation protects the Peruvian Amazon. Science, 317, 1233-1236.
• Asner, G.P., E.N. Broadbent, P.J.C. Oliveira, M. Keller, D.E. Knapp, and J.N.M. Silva, 2006: Condition and fate of logged forests in the Brazilian Amazon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103, 12947-12950.
• Asner, G.P., D.E. Knapp, E.N. Broadbent, P.J.C. Oliveira, M. Keller, and J.N. Silva, 2005: Selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon. Science, 310, 480-482.

Published Abstracts

• Oliveira, P.J.C., E.L. Davin, and S.I. Seneviratne, 2010: Modeling the effects of increased diffuse radiation on plant productivity and the water cycle. 6th Ginkgo Network Meeting, September 30 2010, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Oliveira, P.J.C., E.L. Davin, and S.I. Seneviratne, 2010: Vegetation-mediated impacts of trends in global radiation on land hydrology: A global sensitivity study. CARBO-Extreme 1st Annual Meeting, September 13 2010, Roskilde, Denmark [Best Poster award]
• Beer, C., M. Reichstein, P. Ciais, E.L. Davin, F. Maignan, P.J.C. Oliveira, S. Piao, T. Raddatz, E. Tomelleri, N. Viovy, 2010: Spatial pattern of terrestrial carbon dioxide and water vapor coupling. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, May 7 2010, Vienna, Austria
• Oliveira, P.J.C., E.L. Davin, and S.I. Seneviratne, 2010: Modeling the impacts of solar radiation partitioning into direct and diffuse fractions for the global water cycle. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, May 6 2010, Vienna, Austria
• Oliveira, P.J.C., E.L. Davin, and S.I. Seneviratne, 2010: The role of decadal changes in incident radiation for trends in global evapotranspiration and runoff. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, May 3 2010, Vienna, Austria
• Beer, C., M. Reichstein, P. Ciais, E.L. Davin, P.J.C. Oliveira, S. Piao, T. Raddatz, E. Tomelleri, N. Viovy, 2010: Spatial pattern of terrestrial carbon dioxide and water vapor coupling. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 17 2009, San Francisco, CA, USA
• Oliveira, P.J.C., E.L. Davin, and S.I. Seneviratne, 2009: Investigating the influence of global radiation on trends in water cycle using CLM. 8th International N.C.C.R. Climate Summer School, August 31 2009, Grindelwald, Switzerland
• Oliveira, P.J.C., E.L. Davin, and S.I. Seneviratne, 2009: Dimming, brightening, and runoff: Studying the impacts of radiative forcing on the water cycle during the second half of the 20th century using CLM. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, April 23 2009, Vienna, Austria
• Oliveira, P.J.C., E.L. Davin, and S.I. Seneviratne, 2008: Investigating the influence of land surface processes in global trends in water cycle using CLM3.5. 13th Annual Climate Community System Modeling Workshop, June 17 2008, Breckenridge, CO, USA
• Oliveira, P.J.C., G.P. Asner, D.E. Knapp, and R.F. Raybin, 2007: Remote sensing and tropical forest damage: Using CLAS-II for the detection of forest disturbances and deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, August 7 2007, San Jose, CA, USA
• Knapp, D.E., G.P. Asner, E.N. Broadbent, P.J.C. Oliveira, M. Keller, and J.N. Silva, 2005: The Carnegie Landsat Analysis System. International LBA Science Conference, São Paulo, Brazil
• Asner, G.P., D.E. Knapp, E.N. Broadbent, P.J.C. Oliveira, M. Keller, and J.N. Silva, 2005: Selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon. International LBA Science Conference, São Paulo, Brazil
• Asner, G.P., D. Knapp, E. Broadbent, P. Oliveira, M. Bustamante, M. Keller, J.N. Silva, and D. Williams, 2004: Remote sensing of forest disturbance and selective logging throughout the Brazilian Amazon. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco, CA, USA
• Oliveira, P., S.S. Anderson, and A.E. Launer, 2004: Recreational trails and the dispersal of exotic invasive plants in Bay Area open space: conservation and restoration implications. Bay Area Conservation Biology Symposium, Davis, CA, USA
• Anderson, S.S., P. Oliveira, and A.E. Launer, 2004: Restoring seasonal wetlands at Stanford University. Bay Area Conservation Biology Symposium, Davis, CA, USA
• Anderson, S.S., A.E. Launer, P. Oliveira, L.C. Lee, P.L. Fiedler, J.C. Gage, and M. Keever, 2003: Restoration of breeding habitat for the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) on Stanford University lands II - Performance criteria and assessment. Biennial State of the Estuary Conference, Oakland, CA, USA

CLASSES (teaching assistant)

• Fall Semesters 2008 / 2009 / 2010 LAND-CLIMATE INTERACTIONS masters class (Prof. Seneviratne, ETH Zürich)
  - land surface modeling exercises

SHORT CV

Education

• Ph.D. (Dr. sc.) ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, 2011
• M.Sc. University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2007
• B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, 2002

Employment in Research

• 2008-(ongoing) - ETH Zürich, Inst. Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zürich, Switzerland
• 2004-2008 - Carnegie Institution, Dept. Global Ecology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
• 2002-2004 - Stanford University, Dept. Biological Sciences, Stanford, CA, USA

Symposia / Workshops / Courses / Talks

• Oral Presentation in Biogeochemical Model-data Integration at MPI-Biogeochemistry: “Vegetation-mediated impacts of trends in climate forcing on land hydrology", January 27 2012, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
• CARBO-Extreme 2nd Annual Meeting, September 26-29 2011, Montpellier, France
• Stable Isotope Ecology block course, January 24-28 2011, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
• 6th Ginkgo Network Meeting, September 30-October 1 2010, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• International Max-Planck School for Earth Systems Modeling Annual Group Retreat, September 22-24, 2010, Reinstorf, Germany
• CARBO-Extreme 1st Annual Meeting, September 13-15 2010, Roskilde, Denmark
• Fellowship "International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling Guest Program", August 22-September 30 2010, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
• Oral Presentation in Land in the Earth System at MPI-Meteorology: “Vegetation-mediated impacts of trends in global radiation on land hydrology: A global sensitivity study”, September 1 2010, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
• WATCH and WaterMIP workshop on global scale modeling, June 14-18 2010, Wageningen, The Netherlands
• European Geosciences Union General Assembly, May 2-7 2010, Vienna, Austria
• 8th International NCCR Climate Summer School, August 30-September 4 2009, Grindelwald, Switzerland
• CARBO-Extreme Kickoff Meeting, June 2-3 2009, Jena, Germany
• European Geosciences Union General Assembly, April 20-24 2009, Vienna, Austria
• Analysis of Climate and Weather Data, Fall 2008 semester, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
• Two Week Course in Flux Measurements and Advanced Modeling, July 14-25 2008, Univ. Colorado Mountain Research Station, CO, USA
• 13th Annual Climate Community System Modeling Workshop, June 17-19 2008, Breckenridge, CO, USA
• European Geosciences Union General Assembly, April 13-18 2008, Vienna, Austria
• Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, August 5-10 2007, San Jose, CA, USA
• Global Climate and Energy Project Research Symposium, September 18-20 2006, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
• 6th Annual Bay Area Conservation Biology Symposium, February 2004, Univ. California, Davis, CA, USA
• 5th Annual Bay Area Conservation Biology Symposium, February 2003, Univ. California, Berkeley, CA, USA

Journal reviewing

• Journal of Hydrology

Languages

• Portuguese - native
• Spanish, English, French - fluent
• Italian, German - medium