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DR ALEXANDRE PEZZA



Contact Details

Organization: Earth Sciences
Position: CLIMATE RESEARCH FELLOW
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Homepage: www.earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/~apezza

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Synoptic climatology and climate dynamics Cyclones,anticyclones, climate change, polar outbreaks, sea ice Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
Brazil University of Sao Paulo Research
New Zealand National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd. Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science University of Sao Paulo 31-Dec-1997
Master of Science University of Sao Paulo 31-Dec-1998
Doctor of Science University of Sao Paulo 24-Mar-2004

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Medal Department of Atmospheric Sciences of the University of Sao Paulo and The Regional Engineering and Architecture Council of Sao Paulo- Brazil 01-Mar-1998

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • An analysis of the environmental energetics associated with the transition of the first South Atlantic hurricane
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Geophysical Research Letters
    Volume: 35
    Page numbers: 1-6
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  • Atlantic ITCZ
    Year: 2008
    Journal: American Meteorological Society Bulletin
    Volume: 82
    Page numbers: S79-S82
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  • Large-scale factors in tropical and extratropical cyclone transition and extreme weather events
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Annals of The New York Academy of Sciences
    Volume: 1146
    Page numbers: 189-211
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  • Southern Hemisphere Synoptic Behaviour in Extreme Phases of SAM, ENSO, Sea Ice Extent, and Southern Australia Rainfall
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Climate
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 5566-5584
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Southern hemisphere cyclones and anticyclones: Recent trends and links with decadal variability in the Pacific Ocean


    Year: 2007
    Journal: International Journal of Climatology
    Volume: 27
    Page numbers: 1403-1419
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Reports

  • The Atlantic Intertropical Convergence Zone
    Year: 2007
    Report No:: 88
    Publisher: American Meteorological Society(Boston)
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Publications in 2006

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Sea ice extension around Antarctica: Association with Australian rainfall via changes in Southern  Hemisphere cyclone and anticyclone behaviour


    Year: 2006
    Event name: 08th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO)
    Conference Publication: 08th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO)
    Volume: 8
    Page numbers: 189-194
    Publisher: INPE(Foz do Iguacu)
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  • Polar outbreaks in South America: synoptic climatology of cyclone/anticyclone behavior, extreme cases in high latitudes and frost events over 1888-2005 in São Paulo
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 08th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO),
    Conference Publication: 08th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO)
    Page numbers: 1909-1917
    Publisher: INPE(Foz do Iguacu)
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  • Southern Hemisphere cyclone and anticyclone behavior during the last decades: recent trends, anomalies and links with the Pacific Ocean variability
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 08th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO)
    Conference Publication: 08th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO)
    Volume: 8
    Page numbers: 1919-1933
    Publisher: INPE(Foz do Iguacu)
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  • The first South Atlantic hurricane and its association with vertical wind shear and high latitude blocking.
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 08th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO)
    Conference Publication: International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO)
    Volume: 8
    Page numbers: 353-364
    Publisher: INPE(Foz do Iguacu)
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Reports

Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Cold waves in South America and freezing temperatures in Sao Paulo: Historical background (1888-2003) and case studies of cyclone and anticyclone tracks
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Brazilian Journal of Meteorology
    Volume: 20
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 141-158
    Publisher: Brazilian Meteorological Society
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  • Dynamical conditions and synoptic tracks associated with different types of cold surge over tropical South America
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Climatology
    Volume: 25
    Page numbers: 215-241
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  • The first South Atlantic hurricane: Unprecedented blocking, low shear and climate change
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Geophysical Research Letters
    Volume: 32
    Page numbers: 5
    Publisher: American Geophysical Union(Washington DC)
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