Dr. Gabriel Chiodo

Current position

Junior Research group leader (SNSF Ambizione fellow) at Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich (Apr 2019-present)

Education

- PhD thesis (summa cum laude) "Simulating the impact of the 11 year solar cycle on climate" - supervised by R.Garcia- Herrera and N.Calvo. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain (2014) pdf availablecall_made

- MSc (1 st class Honours) in Meteorology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain (2009)

- Degree (1 st class Honours) in Meteorology, Universitaet Wien, Vienna, Austria (2008).

Scientific interests

Chemistry-climate interactions, climate sensitivity, radiative forcing, climate intervention via Solar Radiation Management.

Mentoring and supervision

Ongoing PhD projects

- supervisor for PhD thesis: "Arctic ozone effects on stratosphere-troposphere coupling" by Marina Friedel (ETH Zurich, Oct 2019-present)

- supervisor for PhD thesis: "Chemical and climatic impacts of Solar Radiation Management via solid particles, H₂SO₄ and SO₂ injections" by Sandro Vattioni (ETH Zurich, Apr 2020-present)

Ongoing MSc projects

- supervisor for MSc thesis: "Exploring the Impact of Climate Change on Stratospheric Ozone in Idealized DECK Experiments from CMIP6 / IPCC-AR6 Models" by Jingyu Wang (ETH Zurich, Jan 2023-present)

- supervisor for MSc thesis: "Could Stratospheric Aerosol Intervention reopen the Ozone Hole?" by Andrin Joerimann (ETH Zurich, Sep 2022-present)

Past PhD, MSc and undergraduate projects

- supervisor for MSc thesis: "Investigation of potential future impacts of solar radiation management through sulfur injections using an Earth System Model with a comprehensive stratospheric aerosol scheme" by Elia Wunderlin (ETH, 2023)

- supervisor for student research project: "Revisiting the impacts of Ozone Depleting Substances on surface climate" by Kostantin Weber (ETH, 2022)

- supervisor for MSc thesis: "Chemical impacts of solid particle geoengineering" by Rahel Weber (ETH, 2022)

- supervisor for MSc thesis: "Future Trends in Arctic Ozone and their Impact on Surface Climate" by Svenja Seeber (ETH, 2022)

- supervisor for MSc thesis: "The Role of Antarctic Stratospheric Vortex and Ozone Variability in Forcing Surface Climate" by Nora Bergner (ETH, 2022)

- supervisor for MSc thesis: "Revisiting the Influence of Solar Variability on North Atlantic Winter Climate" by Laura Endres (ETH, 2021)

- co-supervisor for PhD thesis: "Sudden Stratospheric Warmings and Their Impact on Northern Hemisphere Winter Climate" by Jessica Oehrleincall_made (Columbia University, 2021)

- supervisor for student research project: "Solar/NAO signals in the Northern Hemisphere: distinguishing forced and intrinsic decadal variability" by Jessica Oehrleincall_made (Columbia University, 2018).

Teaching

Lecturer in "Stratospheric Chemistry" (ETH Zurich, Sep-Dec 2022), see link

Lecturer in "Stratospheric Chemistry" (ETH Zurich, Sep-Dec 2021)

Lecturer in "Stratospheric Chemistry" (ETH Zurich, Sep-Dec 2020)

Lecturer in "Stratospheric Chemistry" (ETH Zurich, Sep-Dec 2019)

Professional service

Co-author of Chapter 5 of the WMO UNEP Ozone assessment 2022call_made

Member of Scientific Steering Committee of the Chemistry-Climate Model Initiativecall_made

Middle Atmosphere representative of Early Career Scientists (ECS) Steering Committee of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS)call_made

Publications

• Polvani, L., J. Keeble , A. Banerjee , R. Checa-Garcia, G. Chiodo, H. Rieder, and K. Rosenlof (2023): No evidence of worsening Arctic springtime ozone losses over the 21st centurycall_made, Nature Communications, DOI:10.1038/s41467-021-24089-6

• Kult-Herdin, J., T. Sukhodolov, G. Chiodo, R. Checa-Garcia, and H. Rieder (2023): The impact of different CO2 and ODS levels on the mean state and variability of the springtime Arctic stratospherecall_made, Environmental Research Letters, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/acb0e6

• Friedel, M., G. Chiodo, A. Stenke, D. Domeisen, and T. Peter (2022): Effects of Arctic ozone on the stratospheric spring onset and its surface impactcall_made, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, DOI:10.5194/acp-22-13997-2022

• Bergner, N., M. Friedel, D. Domeisen, D. Waugh, and G. Chiodo (2022): Exploring the link between austral stratospheric polar vortex anomalies and surface climate in chemistry-climate modelscall_made, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, DOI:10.5194/acp-22-13915-2022

• Friedel, M., G. Chiodo, A. Stenke, D. Domeisen, S. Fueglistaler, J. Anet, and T. Peter (2022): Springtime Arctic ozone depletion forces Northern Hemisphere climate anomaliescall_made, Nature Geoscience, DOI:10.1038/s41561-022-00974-7 supplementary materialcall_made, Nature Research Briefingcall_made

• Chiodo, G., and L.M. Polvani (2022):New insights on the radiative impacts of ozone-depleting substancescall_made, Geophysical Research Letters, DOI:10.1029/2021GL096783 supplementary materialcall_made

• Weisenstein, D., et al. (including G. Chiodo) (2022): A Model Intercomparison of Stratospheric Solar Geoengineering by Accumulation-Mode Sulfate Aerosolscall_made, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, DOI:10.5194/acp-22-2955-2022

• Yu-Chiao, et al. (including G. Chiodo) (2022): Stronger Arctic Amplification from Ozone-Depleting Substances than from Carbon Dioxidecall_made, Environmental Research Letters, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ac4a31

• Sukhodolov, T., et al. (including G. Chiodo) (2021): Atmosphere-Ocean-Aerosol-Chemistry-Climate Model SOCOLv4.0: description and evaluationcall_made, Geoscientific Model Development, DOI:10.5194/gmd-14-5525-2021

• Keeble, J., et al. (including G. Chiodo) (2021): Evaluating stratospheric ozone and water vapour changes in CMIP6 models from 1850-2100"call_made, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, DOI:10.5194/acp-21-5015-2021

• Oehrlein, J., G. Chiodo, and L.M.Polvani (2020): The effect of interactive ozone chemistry on weak and strong stratospheric polar vortex eventscall_made, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, DOI:10.5194/acp-20-10531-2020 supplementary materialcall_made -- download data-set --call_made

• Previdi, M., T.Janoski, G. Chiodo, K.Smith, and L.M.Polvani (2020): Arctic Amplification: a Rapid Response to Radiative Forcingcall_made, Geophysical Research Letters, DOI:10.1029/2020GL089933 supplementary materialcall_made

• Ball, W., G. Chiodo, M.Abalos, J.Alsing and A.Stenke (2020): Inconsistencies between chemistry climate model and observed lower stratospheric trends since 1998call_made, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, DOI:10.5194/acp-20-9737-2020 supplementary materialcall_made

• Polvani, L., M.Previdi, M.England, G. Chiodo and K.Smith (2020): Substantial twentieth-century Arctic warming caused by ozone-depleting substancescall_made, Nature Climate Change, DOI:10.1038/s41558-019-0677-4.

• Chiodo, G., and L.M.Polvani (2019): The response of the ozone layer to quadrupled CO₂ concentrations: implications for climatecall_made, Journal of Climate, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0086.1

• Oehrlein, J., G.Chiodo, and L.M.Polvani (2019): Separating and quantifying the distinct impacts of El Niño and stratospheric sudden warmings on North Atlantic and Eurasian wintertime climate variabilitycall_made, Atmospheric Science Letters, DOI:10.1002/asl.923

• Banerjee, T., G. Chiodo, M.Previdi, M.Ponater, A.Conley and L.M.Polvani (2019): Stratospheric water vapor: an important climate feedbackcall_made, Climate Dynamics, DOI:10.1007/s00382-019-04721-4 supplementary materialcall_made

• Rieder, H., G. Chiodo, J.Fritzer, C.Wienerroither and L.M.Polvani (2019): Is interactive ozone chemistry important to represent polar cap stratospheric temperature variability in Earth-System Models?call_made, Environmental Research Letters, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ab07ff

• Chiodo, G., J.Oehrlein, L.M.Polvani, J.Fyfe and A.K.Smith (2019): Insignificant influence of the 11-year solar cycle on the North Atlantic Oscillationcall_made, Nature Geoscience, DOI:10.1038/s41561-018-0293-3 supplementary materialcall_made

• Chiodo, G., L.M.Polvani, D.R.Marsh, A.Stenke, W.Ball, E.Rozanov, S.Muthers, and K.Tsigaridis (2018): The response of the ozone layer to quadrupled CO₂ concentrationscall_made, Journal of Climate, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0492.1 supplementary materialcall_made

• Smith, K., G. Chiodo, M. Previdi, and L.M.Polvani (2018): No surface cooling over Antarctica from the negative greenhouse effect associated with instantaneous quadrupling of CO₂ concentrationscall_made, Journal of Climate, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0418.1 supplementary materialcall_made

• Chiodo, G., L.M. Polvani, and M.Previdi (2017): Large increase in incident shortwave radiation due to the ozone hole offset by high climatological albedo over Antarcticacall_made, Journal of Climate, 30, 4883-4890, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0842.1

• Chiodo, G., and L.M. Polvani (2017): Reduced Southern Hemispheric circulation response to quadrupled CO₂ due to stratospheric ozone feedbackcall_made, Geophysical Research Letters, 44, 465–474, DOI:10.1002/2016GL071011 supplementary materialcall_made

• Chiodo, G., and L.M. Polvani (2016): Reduction of climate sensitivity to solar forcing due to stratospheric ozone feedbackcall_made, Journal of Climate, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0721.1

• Chiodo, G., Garcia-Herrera, R., Calvo, N., Vaquero, J.A. Añel, and K.Matthes (2016): The impact of a future solar minimum on climate change projections in the Northern Hemispherecall_made, Environmental Research Letters, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034015

• Misios, S., et al. (including G. Chiodo) (2015):Solar Signals in CMIP-5 Simulations: Effects of atmosphere-ocean couplingcall_made, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, DOI:10.1002/qj.2695

• Hood, L., et al. (including G. Chiodo) (2015): Solar Signals in CMIP-5Simulations:The ozone responsecall_made, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, DOI:10.1002/qj.2553

• Mitchell, D., et al. (including G. Chiodo) (2015): Solar Signals in CMIP-5 Simulations, The Stratospheric Pathwaycall_made, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, DOI:10.1002/qj.2530

• Chiodo, G., Marsh, D.R., Garcia-Herrera, R., Calvo, N., and J.A. García (2014): On the detection of the solar signal in the tropical stratospherecall_made, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics., DOI:10.5194/acp-14-5251-2014, 2014

• Chiodo, G., N. Calvo, D.Marsh and R.Garcia-Herrera (2012): The 11 year solar cycle signal in transient simulations from the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Modelcall_made, Journal of Geophysical Research, DOI:10.1029/2011JD016393

• Chiodo, G., and L.Haimberger (2010): Interannual Changes in mass consistent energy budgets from ERA-Interim and satellite datacall_made, Journal of Geophysical Research, DOI:10.1029/2009JD012049