María Catalina Aguirre Galaz

Throughout my academic career, I have been dedicated to studying climate variability in the Southeast Pacific. Since 2015, I have been an active Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2) member, engaging in diverse research endeavors focused on climate change. I've conducted comprehensive studies in this field, employing a blend of regional and global oceanic and atmospheric models, satellite data, and on-site measurements. This expertise led to my role in 2021 as a delegate among the scientific advisors appointed by the Chilean Ministry of the Environment in the review of the Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC Working Group I report.

• Beca “Término de Tesis Doctoral”. Entregada por CONICYT., 2011
• Premio a la mejor titulada de la carrera de Oceanografía. Entregado por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2007
• Beca MECESUP UCH 0310. “Impulso académico al Programa de Doctorado en Fluidodinámica: una iniciativa interdisciplinaria”, 2006
• Beca “Excelencia Académica” entregada por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso., 1999

• Identification Number: 13.830.308-k
• Date of Birth: 06/15/80
• Nationality: Chilena

• COASTAL MAREJADAS FORECAST SYSTEM, VALIDATION AND INSTITUTIONAL LINK IN CHILE. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, (37), management.171. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v37.management.171, Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 2023
• Quantification of Coastal Erosion Rates Using Landsat 5, 7, and 8 and Sentinel-2 Satellite Images from 1986–2022—Case Study: Cartagena Bay, Valparaíso, Chile. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2024; 29(1):56. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECRS2023-16300, Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 2024

• Characterization of Multi-Decadal Beach Changes in Cartagena Bay (Valparaíso, Chile) from Satellite Imagery. Remote Sensing (aceptada)., Remote Sensing, aceptada, 2024
• On the interpretation of changes in the subtropical oxygen minimum zone volume off Chile during two La Niña events (2001 and 2007). Frontiers in Marine Science, 10. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1155932, Frontiers in Marine Science, published, 2023
• A song of wind and ice: increased frequency of marine cold-spells in southwestern Patagonia and their possible effects on giant kelp forests. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans. doi: 10.1029/2021JC017801., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, published, 2022
• High-frequency variability of the surface ocean properties off central Chile during the upwelling season. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.702051, Frontiers in Marine Science, published, 2021
• Recent Changes in the Low-Level Jet along the Subtropical West Coast of South America. Atmosphere. 12(4):465. doi: 10.3390/atmos12040465, Atmosphere, published, 2021
• Evidence of climate-driven changes on atmospheric, hydrological, and oceanographic variables along the Chilean coastal zone. Climatic Change. doi: 10.1007/s10584-020-02805-3, Climatic Change, published, 2020
• South Pacific Subtropical High from the late Holocene to the end of the 21st century: insights from climate proxies and general circulation models. Climate of the Past. doi: 10.5194/cp-16-79-2020, Climate of the Past, published, 2020
• Role of synoptic activity on projected changes in upwelling-favourable winds at the ocean’s eastern boundaries. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. doi: 10.1038/s41612-019-0101-9, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, published, 2019
• Insight into anthropogenic forcing on coastal upwelling off south-central Chile. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene, 6(1), 59. doi: 10.1525/elementa.314, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene, published, 2018
• Wind wave climatology of the Southeast Pacific Ocean. International Journal of Climatology, 37,12, 4288-4301. doi: 10.1002/joc.5084, International Journal of Climatology, published, 2017
• Surface ocean response to synoptic-scale variability in wind stress and heat fluxes off south-central Chile. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 65, 64-85. doi: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2013.11.001, Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, published, 2014
• Seasonal dynamics of the near-surface alongshore flow off central Chile. Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans. doi: 10.1029/2011JC007379., Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, published, 2012
• Observations of semidiurnal internal tidal currents off central Chile (36.6 S). Continental Shelf Research, 30(14), 1562-1574., Continental Shelf Research, published, 2010