Raúl Valenzuela

Assistant Professor

Universidad de O'Higgins

Biography

Raúl Valenzuela is a professor at Universidad de O’Higgins (UOH), Rancagua, Chile and Adjoint Researcher at the Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2). His research interests include precipitation processes associated to Atmospheric Rivers, statistical verification of quantitative precipitation forecast, and GPS meteorology.

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Interests

Precipitation Processes
Atmospheric Rivers
Radar meteorology
QPF verification
GPS meteorology
Orographic precipitation
Data visualization

Education

PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, 2016
University of Colorado Boulder
Natural Resources Engineer, 2008
Universidad de Chile
BSc in Natural Resources Science, 2007
Universidad de Chile

Experience

Assitant Professor

Universidad de O’Higgins

Oct 2019 – Present Rancagua, Chile

Responsibilities include:

Teaching (programming, climatology, data visualization)
Research (see projects)
Outreach (see projects)

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Geofísica

Jan 2017 – Mar 2020 Santiago, Chile

Research project: Examinining statistical relationship between Atmospheric Rivers and extreme precipitation in central-southern Chile.
Sponsor: Dr. Rene Garreaud
Funding: ANID postdoctoral fellowship

PhD Student

Universidad of Colorado Boulder, ATOC

Jul 2011 – Dec 2016 Boulder, Colorado

Doctoral dissertation: Terrain-Trapped Airflows and Orographic Precipitation Along the Coast of Northern California.
Advisor: Dr. David Kingsmill
Funding: Fulbright Program, Becas Chile, Cu Boulder

Journal Articles

An extraordinary dry season precipitation event in the subtropical Andes: Drivers, impacts and predictability

Raúl Valenzuela, René Garreaud, Iván Vergara, Diego Campos, Maximiliano Viale, Roberto Rondanelli

Running a scientific conference during pandemic times

René Garreaud, M. Ralph, A. Wilson, A.M. Ramos, J. Eiras-Barca, H. Steen-Larsen, J. Rutz, C. Albano, N. Tilinina, M. Warner, M. Viale, R. Rondanelli, J. McPhee, R. Valenzuela, I. Gorodetskaya

The Chilean Tornado Outbreak of May 2019: Synoptic, Mesoscale, and Historical Contexts

Abstract In late May 2019, at least seven tornadoes were reported within a 24-h period in southern Chile (western South America, …

José Vicencio, Roberto Rondanelli, Diego Campos, Raúl Valenzuela, René Garreaud, Alejandra Reyes, Rodrigo Padilla, Ricardo Abarca, Camilo Barahona, Rodrigo Delgado, Gabriela Nicora

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Book Chapters

Atmospheric Rivers: Global and Regional Perspectives

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

Projects

Atmospheric water vapor and precipitation processes in central and southern Chile

Study of the water vapor budget and its relationship with precipitation processes.

Low-cost Weather Stations

We search for building low-cost weather stations based on open-source electronic components.

Weather and Climate Visualization

Finding the best way to display and communicate weather and climate data.

Compound and Cascading Climate Extremes in Chile

Explore statistical and physical relationship between extreme climatic events that are triggered in a compound (multiple events at the same time) and cascading (sequentially) way.