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Overview

Alfredo Rocha is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and earth sciences, with a significant emphasis on climate variability, meteorological phenomena, and atmospheric studies. The main fields of study covered in their publications include Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The scientist explores various subfields, such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, and Plant Science. Their work addresses key topics within climate science, including:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Among their recent peer-reviewed papers are:

  • "Wind energy resource over Europe under CMIP6 future climate projections: What changes from CMIP5 to CMIP6" (2021), published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Using bias-correction to improve future projections of offshore wind energy resource: A case study on the Iberian Peninsula" (2020), published in Applied Energy
  • "Future surface temperatures over Europe according to CMIP6 climate projections: an analysis with original and bias-corrected data" (2021), published in Climatic Change
  • "How well have CMIP3, CMIP5 and CMIP6 future climate projections portrayed the recently observed warming" (2022), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Temperature and Precipitation Extremes over the Iberian Peninsula under Climate Change Scenarios: A Review" (2021), published in Climate

Alfredo Rocha frequently collaborates with several researchers, including David Carvalho, Susana Cardoso Pereira, Rui Silva, Carolina Viceto, and Ana Cristina Carvalho. These collaborations appear across numerous publications, indicating ongoing joint research efforts.

Their work is regularly featured in journals such as Atmosphere, Climatic Change, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Applied Sciences, and Atmospheric Environment. Atmosphere is the most frequent venue with six publications, followed by Climatic Change with two publications.

Best Publications

  • A sensitivity study of the WRF model in wind simulation for an area of high wind energy

    David Carvalho;Alfredo Rocha;Moncho Gómez-Gesteira;Carlos Santos

  • WRF wind simulation and wind energy production estimates forced by different reanalyses: Comparison with observed data for Portugal

    D. Carvalho;A. Rocha;M. Gómez-Gesteira;C. Silva Santos

  • Potential impacts of climate change on European wind energy resource under the CMIP5 future climate projections

    D. Carvalho;A. Rocha;M. Gómez-Gesteira;C. Silva Santos

  • Sensitivity of the WRF model wind simulation and wind energy production estimates to planetary boundary layer parameterizations for onshore and offshore areas in the Iberian Peninsula

    D. Carvalho;A. Rocha;M. Gómez-Gesteira;C. Silva Santos

  • Offshore wind energy resource simulation forced by different reanalyses: Comparison with observed data in the Iberian Peninsula

    D. Carvalho;A. Rocha;M. Gómez-Gesteira;C. Silva Santos

  • Singular spectrum analysis and forecasting of hydrological time series

    C.A.F. Marques;J.A. Ferreira;A. Rocha;J.M. Castanheira

  • Wind energy resource over Europe under CMIP6 future climate projections: What changes from CMIP5 to CMIP6

    D. Carvalho;A. Rocha;X. Costoya;X. Costoya;M. deCastro

  • INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY OF SOUTH‐EASTERN AFRICAN SUMMER RAINFALL. PART 1: RELATIONSHIPS WITH AIR–SEA INTERACTION PROCESSES

    Alfredo Rocha;Ian Simmonds

  • Regionalization of Europe based on a K-Means Cluster Analysis of the climate change of temperatures and precipitation

    M.J. Carvalho;P. Melo-Gonçalves;J.C. Teixeira;A. Rocha

  • Future surface temperatures over Europe according to CMIP6 climate projections: an analysis with original and bias-corrected data

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  • Wind resource modelling in complex terrain using different mesoscale–microscale coupling techniques

    D. Carvalho;A. Rocha;C. Silva Santos;R. Pereira

  • Urban resilience to future urban heat waves under a climate change scenario: A case study for Porto urban area (Portugal)

    D. Carvalho;H. Martins;M. Marta-Almeida;A. Rocha

  • Offshore winds and wind energy production estimates derived from ASCAT, OSCAT, numerical weather prediction models and buoys – A comparative study for the Iberian Peninsula Atlantic coast

    D. Carvalho;A. Rocha;M. Gómez-Gesteira;C. Silva Santos

  • Extreme precipitation events under climate change in the Iberian Peninsula

    Susana Cardoso Pereira;Martinho Marta-Almeida;Ana C. Carvalho;Alfredo Rocha

  • How well have CMIP3, CMIP5 and CMIP6 future climate projections portrayed the recently observed warming

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  • Comparison of reanalyzed, analyzed, satellite-retrieved and NWP modelled winds with buoy data along the Iberian Peninsula coast

    D. Carvalho;A. Rocha;M. Gómez-Gesteira;C. Silva Santos

  • Ocean surface wind simulation forced by different reanalyses: Comparison with observed data along the Iberian Peninsula coast

    D. Carvalho;A. Rocha;M. Gómez-Gesteira

  • Recent trends of extreme temperature indices for the Iberian Peninsula

    D. Fonseca;M.J. Carvalho;M. Marta-Almeida;P. Melo-Gonçalves

  • Climate Change Projections of Extreme Temperatures for the Iberian Peninsula

    Carolina Viceto;Susana Cardoso Pereira;Alfredo Rocha

  • Fire weather risk assessment under climate change using a dynamical downscaling approach

    A.C. Carvalho;A. Carvalho;H. Martins;C. Marques

  • Using bias-correction to improve future projections of offshore wind energy resource: A case study on the Iberian Peninsula

    X. Costoya;X. Costoya;A. Rocha;D. Carvalho;D. Carvalho

  • Interannual variability of south-eastern African summer rainfall. Part II. Modelling the impact of sea-surface temperatures on rainfall and circulation

    Alfredo Rocha;Ian Simmonds

Frequent Co-Authors

Moncho Gómez-Gesteira
Moncho Gómez-Gesteira Universidade de Vigo
Carlos Borrego
Carlos Borrego University of Aveiro
Ana Isabel Miranda
Ana Isabel Miranda University of Aveiro
Carlos Marques
Carlos Marques University of Aveiro
Paula Santana
Paula Santana University of Coimbra
João A. C. Santos
João A. C. Santos Universidade Nova de Lisboa
João Miguel Dias
João Miguel Dias University of Aveiro
Ian Simmonds
Ian Simmonds University of Melbourne
Irina Gorodetskaya
Irina Gorodetskaya University of Porto
Susanne Crewell
Susanne Crewell University of Cologne

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