CURRICULUM VITAE

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• South American Emissions, Megacities, and Climate (SAEMC, 2006-2010, PI). IAI –Grant (Inter American Institute for Global Change Research). Scientific network involving 20 researchers in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile and the USA.
• A Europe-South America Network for Climate Change Assessment and Impact Studies (CLARIS, 2003-2006, Co-PI). A Pilot Action on continental-scale air pollution produced by South American mega cities. 6th Framework program, European Union.
• Chemical Weather Forecast and data assimilation (TIC-AMSUD, 2006-2008, Co-PI). Trilateral collaboration: Argentina (U. of Córdoba, National Commission for Atomic Energy), Chile (Center for Mathematical Modeling, National Weather Office), France (Ecole National des Ponts et Chaussées, Institut National de Récherce en Informatique et Automatic).

Previous Grants (2004-2006)

• CONICYT-FONDECYT 1030809, 2003-2006 (PI): Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange processes and their impact on the ozone balance in the subtropics of the Southern Hemisphere: A multi-scale integrated study based at Cerro Tololo (30ºS, 70ºW, 2200 m.a.s.l).
• ECOS CO3UO4 (2004-2006, PI). Impacts of natural and anthropogenic aerosols on the stratocumulus deck off Chile. Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique, CNRS/Université de Lille I, (LOA).
• Urban Mobile Emissions in South American Mega cities (UMESAM, IAI SGPII 03SGP211 – 211, 2004-2005 Principal Investigator). Joint project involving researcher from South American megacities (Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Lima, Río de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santiago) and research centers in the United States of America. Financed by the Inter American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).
• CONICYT-INRIA, 2002-2005 (Principal Investigator): Application and development of inverse modeling techniques to air quality monitoring network design
• CODELCO Teniente IM2, 2004-2005 (Principal Investigator): Proyecto piloto para diseño de sistema de vigilancia y control de emisiones.
• CMM-DGF-CNE 2003. Evaluación preliminar del potencial eólico de Chile. Propuesta conjunta con el Departamento de Geofísica de la Universidad de Chile (DGF) y CENMA. Evaluación solicitada por la Comisión Nacional de Energía (CNE). (Co-PI).

PUBLICATIONS
 

Peer-reviewed journals

•  Rodhe, H., Langner, J., Gallardo, L., and Kjellström, E., 1995: Global scale transport of acidifying pollutants. Water, Air and Soil Pollut., 85:37-50.(pdf)

• Gallardo, L. and Cooray, V., 1996: Could cloud-to-cloud discharges be as effective as cloud-to-ground discharges in producing NO_x? Tellus B, 641-651. (pdf)

• Lee, D., Köhler, I., Grobler, E., Rohrer, F., Sausen, R., Gallardo, L., Olivier, J. and Dentener, F., 1996: Estimations of global NO_x emissions and their uncertainties. Atmos. Env, 31, 12, 1735-1749. (pdf)

• Gallardo, L. and Rodhe, H., 1997: Oxidized nitrogen in the remote Pacific: the role of electrical discharges over the oceans. J.  Atmos. Chem., 26, 147-168. (pdf)

• Ryaboshapko, A., Gallardo, L., Kjellström, E., Gromov, S., Paramonov, S., Afonogenova, O. and Rodhe, H., 1998: Balances of oxidized sulfur and nitrogen over the former Soviet Union territory. Atmos. Env., 32, 647-658. (pdf)

• Bergan, T., Gallardo, L. and Rodhe, H., 1999: Mercury in the global troposphere: a three-dimensional model study. Atmos. Env. 33, 1575-1585. (pdf)

• Gallardo, L., Carrasco, J. and Olivares, G., 2000: An analysis of ozone measurements at Cerro Tololo (70ºW, 30ºS, 2200 m.a.s.l.) in Chile. Tellus B, 52, 50-59. (pdf)

• Kalthoff, N., Bischoff-Gauß, I., Fiebig-Wittmaack, M., Fiedler, F., Thürauf, J., Novoa, E., Pizarro, C., Castillo, R. Gallardo, L., Rondanelli, R., 2002: Mesoscale Wind Regimes in Chile at 30 °S. J. Appl. Meteo., 953-970. (pdf)

• Gallardo, L., Olivares, G., Langner, J. and Aarhus, B., 2002: Coastal lows and sulfur air pollution in Central Chile. Atmos. Env. 36, 23, 3829-3841 (pdf)

• Olivares, G., Gallardo, L., Langner, J. and Aarhus, B., 2002: Regional dispersion of oxidized sulfur in Central Chile.  Atmos. Env. 36, 23, 3819-3828 (pdf)

• Rondanelli, R., Gallardo, L., Garreaud, R., 2002: Tropospheric ozone changes at Cerro Tololo (30ºS, 70ºW, 2200 m) in connection with cut-off lows. J. Geophys. Res., 10.1029/2001JD001334, 03 December 2002. (pdf)

• Huneeus, N.; Gallardo, L.; Rutllant, J. A. Offshore transport episodes of anthropogenic sulfur in northern Chile: Potential impact on the stratocumulus cloud deck, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 33, No. 19, L19819, 10.1029/2006GL026921, 13 October 2006 (pdf)

 Manuscripts in preparation

 Gallardo, L., and Issartel, J-P.: Arsenic dispersion over Central Chile: assessment using inverse methods.

Gallardo, L., Córdova A.M., Quintana, J., Thompson, A.: Representativity analyses of ozone soundings on Easter Island (27ºS,109ºW,51 m.a.s.l.).

Gallardo, L., Ekman.AM.L., Amigo. A., and  Engardt, M.: Fumarolic activity from Andean volcanoes as a source of aerosols in the upper troposphere

 Conference proceedings (2004-2006)

 L. Gallardo, A. Córdova , M. Rojas, J. Quintana, and R. Alcafuz, 2004. Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange (STE) over Easter Island  and Cerro Tololo stations in South America: analysis and simulation of an intensive sounding campaign. 8^th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference, September 4-9 2004, New Zealand.(poster)

Amigo, A., Gallardo, L., 2004: Dispersion of oxidized sulfur from the Láscar volcano in connection with a subplinian eruption in April 1993 and non eruptive emissions in November 1989. IVACEI General Assembly. Pucón, November, 2004(poster)

Andrade, M., Behrentz, E., Belalcazar, L^., Gallardo, L., Gómez, D., Davidowski, L^.,  Lents, J^., Longo, K., Lovera, D., Ortega, J, Osses, A^., Osses, M^. and Pétron, G., 2004: Urban Mobile Emissions in South American Mega Cities (UMESAM). 8^th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Conference, September 4-9 2004, New Zealand. (oral)

Castruccio; A. Amigo, L. Gallardo, 2004. Simulation of the tephra fallout of volcanic eruptions applied to the sub-plinian eruption of Láscar volcano, 1993. IVACEI General Assembly. Pucón, November, 2004. (poster)

Huneeus, N., Gallardo, L., and Rutllant, J., 2006. Off shore transport episodes of anthropogenic sulfur in Northern Chile: Potential Impact on the stratocumulus deck. Proceedings from the 86th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting & Interaction of the Sea and the Atmosphere, 14th Conference. American Meteorological Society. Atlanta, GA, USA. (pdf, poster)

Oyanadel, A., Painemal, D., Léon, J-F., Chiapello, I., and Gallardo, L., 2006. Aerosol Loading over Santiago de Chile (33º.3’S 70º.5’W, 500 m.a.s.l): A Comparison between Satellite and In situ Measurements. Proceedings from the 8th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography. American Meteorological Society. Iguazu, Brazil. (pdf, poster)

Gallardo., L., 2006. Numerical modeling of air quality: also a challenge for scientists south of Río Grande! (Invited talk) Proceedings from the 8th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography. American Meteorological Society. Iguazu, Brazil. (oral)

Gallardo, L., and Wood, R., 2006. The VOCALS Program-stratocumulus and climate in the Southeast Pacific. Joint IGAC/CACGP/SOLAS/WMO Symposium: Atmospheric Chemistry at the interfaces, The 9th Scientific Conference of the IGAC Project. 17-23 September 2006, Cape Town, South Africa. (poster)

Painemal, D., and Gallardo, L. 2006. Variability in cloud droplet number concentrations offshore Northern Chile and Southern Peru since the 1990’s: assessing the potential impact of sulfur aerosols on cloud optical properties. Joint IGAC/CACGP/SOLAS/WMO Symposium: Atmospheric Chemistry at the interfaces, The 9th Scientific Conference of the IGAC Project. 17-23 September 2006, Cape Town, South Africa. (poster)

Montecinos, S., Córdova, A.M., Fiebig, M., and Gallardo, L. 2006. Late summer variability in ozone at  the Tololo GAW station in Chile. Joint IGAC/CACGP/SOLAS/WMO Symposium: Atmospheric Chemistry at the interfaces, The 9th Scientific Conference of the IGAC Project. 17-23 September 2006, Cape Town, South Africa.

 Other publications

 Gallardo, L, Rodhe, H. and Crutzen, P., 1993: Evaluation of a global 3-D model of the tropospheric odd nitrogen cycle. Licenciat thesis. Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, 55 pp.

Gallardo, L and Rodhe, H., 1995: Evaluation of a global 3-D model of tropospheric oxidized nitrogen. Report CM-85, International Meteorological Institute in Stockholm, Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University.

Gallardo, L., Kjellström, E. and Feichter, J. 1995: Representation of the global emission of oxidized nitrogen by lightning discharges in large-scale models. Report CM-87, International Meteorological Institute in Stockholm, Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University.

Sausen, R., Hov, Ø., Johnson, C., Kelde, H., Köhler, I., Kraabøl, A., Ramaroson, R., Rohrer, F., Stordal, F., Strand, A., van Velthoven, P., Wauben, W., Lee, D., Gallardo, L., Gardner, R., and Grobler, E., 1995: The impact of NO_x emissions from aircraft upon the atmosphere at flight altitudes 8-15 km (AERONOX). Sub-project 3, Global Atmosphere Model Simulations. Commission of European Communities, Brussels.

Gallardo, L, 1996: Oxidized nitrogen in the troposphere: the role of lightning. Philosofie Doctor thesis. Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University. Akademitryck AB, Edsbruk, Sweden,172 pp.

Gallardo, L., Olivares, G., Aguayo, A., Langner, J., Aarhus, B., Gidhagen, L., 2000. “Regional Dispersion of Oxidized Sulfur over Central Chile Using the HIRLAM – MATCH System”. Strengthening of the Air Quality Information System (Working area 2): Application of a regional-scale model over the central part of Chile. Final report. National Commission for the Environment [www.conama.cl] (pdf)

Muñoz, R., Garreaud, R., Gallardo, L., Cabello, A., and Rosenbluth, B., 2003. Mejoría del conocimiento del recurso eólico en el norte y centro del país. Informe Final. Comisión Naional de Energía. (pdf)

Matus, P., Farías, F. y Gallardo, L., 2003. Política pública ambiental. Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS).

Gallardo, L., 2006. Trazas atmosféricas y su modelación. Capítulo 4, en Contaminación atmosférica urbana : episodios críticos de contaminación ambiental en la ciudad de Santiago, Morales et al (Eds). Editorial Universitaria.(pdf)

Gallardo, L., Sanhueza, E., Dawidoski, L., and Longo, K. 2006. IGAC/WMO Workshop, Santiago De Chile, October 13-14 2005. From Chemical Weather Forecasts to Climate Change in South America:The Challenges and Opportunities of Integration and Collaboration. IGACNewsletters, 33, May 2006. (pdf)

WORK EXPERIENCE

1986-1987 Research assistant, Department of Geophysics, University of Chile

1988-1989 Several employments including language teaching (Spanish) and cleaning

1990-1996 Teaching and research at Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University

1997-2001 Scientific Advisor for the Chilean Environmental Agency (Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente, CONAMA).

1998- Part-time teacher at Department of Geophysics, University of Chile

2001- Associated researcher at the Center for Mathematical Modeling, University of Chile.

In addition, I act as reviewer for Journal of Atmospheric Research (JGR-Atmospheres), Atmospheric Environment, Tellus B, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, etc.. I have participated as expert reviewer for the IPCC, and I have reviewed several projects for the Chilean Research Council (CONICYT), the Argentinean Research Council (CONICET), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States of America.

Other Appointments / Memberships

• Member of the European Geophysical Union
• Member of the American Geophysical Union
• Scientific Committee member of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) program (2003-2009)
• Scientific Committee member of the International Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (IAMAS/CACGP)
• Member of the Editorial Board of Tellus B (2006-)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1986-1987. Assistant teacher for courses in physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile

1993: Teacher and part of the organizing committee of a special course on global and regional biogeochemical cycles, Department of Geophysics, University of Chile 

1994: Teacher of a short course on air pollution and modeling, Department of Geophysics, University of Chile  

1991-1996. Teacher for the following courses given at Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University: Air pollution meteorology, Climatology, General Circulation of the atmosphere

1997-: At the Department of Geophysics, University of Chile. I teach a course on atmospheric chemistry models (GF 515) and another on global change (GF 777). Also, I have taught several short-term courses on atmospheric chemistry modeling. Besides, at the Mathematical Engineering Department I participate on a course on inverse modeling in geophysics (MA 691).

GUIDED THESES

• Gustavo Olivares "Dispersión de azufre oxidado en Chile central", M.Sc.Thesis Chemical Engineering, University of Chile. Defended with honors October 2001.

• Roberto Rondanelli, "Caracterización sinóptica de la estación de Cerro Tololo y análisis de las observaciones de ozono", M.Sc. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Chile. Co-guided by Dr. René Garreaud, Geophysics Dept. U. of Chile. Defended with honors December 2001.

• Nicolás Huneeus, "Dispersión de azufre oxidado en el norte de Chile” M.Sc. Atmospheric Sciences, University of Chile. Co-guided by Dr. José Rutllant, Geophysics Dept. U. of Chile. Defended with honors in July 2003.

• Cristian Bustos, "Revisión de la aplicación de modelos gaussianos a la evaluación de impactos de fuentes puntuales sobre la calidad del aire" M.Sc. Thesis Environmental Management and Planning, University of Chile. Defended with honors December 2004.

• Rafael Valdés, " Análisis de sondeos de ozono troposférico realizados en Isla de Pascua (1996-2002): tendencias y representatividad". Atmospheric Chemistry degree, University of Chile. Initiated October 2002. Defended in July 2003.

• Álvaro Amigo, “Estimación de Emisiones Volcánicas de Azufre Oxidado en Chile: Modelación de erupciones recientes del volcán Láscar”.  Geology degree, co-guided by Gabriel Vargas at the Geology Department, University of Chile. Defended with honors April 2004.

• Milenko Obilinovic, “Desarrollo de un traductor general de fomatos de datos para modelos atmosféricos”. Memoria de título de Ingeniería Civil en Computación, Universidad de Chile. Co-guiada con Nancy Hitschfeld del Departamento de Ciencias de la Compuatción, Universidad de Chile. Defended with honors January 26 2005.

• Cristián Ibarra, “Antecedentes para la evaluación del impacto de contaminación atmosférica por ozono sobre actividades agrícolas de la en Chile”. Memoria de título de Ingeniería Civil Química, Universidad de Chile. Co-guiada con Christian Santana de la Comisión Nacional de Energía. Defended in December 2003.

• Omar Cuevas, “Análisis deozonosondas en Rapanui: climatología, masas de aire y su impacto en el ozono troposférico”. Memoria de título de Meteorología, Universidad de Valparaíso. Co-guiada con Juan Quintana, Dirección Meteorológica de Chile. January 2006.

• Alejandra Oyanadel, “Comparación y análsisis de observaciones remotas e in situ de carga de aerosoles en Chile”. Memoria de título de Meteorología, Universidad de Valparaíso. Defendida en Enero de 2007.

• Isabel Ramos, “Evaluación de un Modelo Climático Regional sobre la Zona de Estratocúmulos del Pacífico Sureste”. Tesis para optar al grado de M.Sc. Meteorología. Departamento de Geofísica. Universidad de Chile. Co-guiada por Dr. Maisa Rojas.

• Rodrigo Arroyo, "Implementación y evaluación de un modelo operacional de pronóstico de calidad de aire para Sud América". Tesis para optar al grado de M.Sc. Meteorología. Departamento de Geofísica. Universidad de Chile. Co-guiada por Dr. Karla Longo.

• Pablo Saide, "Modelación directa e inversa de monóxido de carbono en Santiago". Tesis para optar al título de ingeniero civil mecánico y al grado M.Sc. Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Chile. Co-guiado por Dr. Mauricio Osses y Dr. Axel Osses.

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

• Ariel Aguayo (1999-2000) (CONAMA)
• Gustavo Olivares (1999-2000) (CONAMA)
• Luis Gómez (2002) (CMM/CCHEN)
• Álvaro Valdebenito (2003) (FONDECYT 1030809), now at Max Planck Institut für Meteorologi
• Francisca Muñoz  (2004-2005)  (IAI UMESAM), now at Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación, Universidad de Chile
• Isabel Ramos (2003-2005) (FONDECYT 1030809)
• David Painemal (2006) (CMM& ECOS C03U04), now at Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
• Rodrigo Delgado (2006- ) (SAEMC)
• Carlos Castillo (2007-)(CMM)