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Research Interests
Precipitation Statistics, Extreme Precipitation Under Global Warming, Tropical Dynamics, Air-Sea Coupling, El Niño Southern Oscillation, Coastal El Niño, Inverse Modeling, Climate Stochastic Modeling, Data-Driven Modeling, Nonlinear Processes, Extratropical-Tropical Interactions, Heat Waves, Global Climate Model Evaluation, Dry Spells.
Key Words
Global Warming, ENSO, Extreme Climate Events, Stochastic Modeling, Data-Driven Modeling.
Profession
Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2007
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Award Date: 24 Dec 2016
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11250471: Climate Change Attribution of the Current and Future Central Chile Megadroughts
Martinez-Villalobos, C. (Principal Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
1/04/25 → 1/04/28
Project: Research
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EQM220152: Plataforma de Cómputo para Deep Learning basada en NVIDIA DGX A100
Bórquez, D. (Responsible Coordinator) & Martinez-Villalobos, C. (Associate Researcher)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
3/11/22 → 3/05/26
Project: Research
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3200621: Dynamical mechanisms of coastal El Niño
Martinez-Villalobos, C. (Principal Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
15/04/20 → 15/04/23
Project: Research
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1231174: Chile El Niño: processes, predictability and evolution in a warmer climate
Martinez-Villalobos, C. (Co-Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
5/03/74 → 1/04/26
Project: Research
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Predictability of Chile El Niño: insights from a low-order modeling approach
Martínez, E., Martinez-Villalobos, C. & Dewitte, B., Sep 2026, In: Climate Dynamics. 64, 9, 397.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Synergy between Heat and Moisture Transport in Atmospheric Rivers in the Extratropical Andes
Mudiar, D., Rondanelli, R., Valenzuela, R. A., Martinez-Villalobos, C., Villalon Figueroa, S., Opazo, C. & Garreaud, R. D., Apr 2026, In: Monthly Weather Review. 154, 4, p. 703-718 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Future of Atmospheric Heatwaves in Chile Projected by a Regional Climate Model
Petit-Laurent, J., Martinez-Villalobos, C., Goubanova, K., Chadwick, C. & Nabat, P., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Climatology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What Drives Precipitation Intensification During Zonal Atmospheric Rivers Landfalling in the Extratropical Andes?
Mudiar, D., Martinez-Villalobos, C., Valenzuela, R. A. & Rondanelli, R., 28 Jul 2026, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 53, 14, e2025GL119839.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accelerating increase in the duration of heatwaves under global warming
Martinez-Villalobos, C., Fu, D., Loikith, P. C. & Neelin, J. D., Aug 2025, In: Nature Geoscience. 18, 8, p. 716-723 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
83 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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Heatwaves becoming hotter and longer, accelerating faster than global warming
14/09/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Very strong El Niño raises risk of extreme weather in South America
8/07/26
6 items of Media coverage
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"El Niño" Alert: With its imminent arrival, an expert explains that "there is still uncertainty about how strong it will be"
6/06/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Studies from University of Adolfo Ibanez Have Provided New Data on Information Technology (A Low-order Data-driven Model of Enso Diversity)
9/01/26
1 item of Media coverage
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