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Prof. Dr. Ana Bastos

Prof. Dr. Ana Bastos

Professor

Land-Atmosphere Interactions
Institutsgebäude
Talstraße 35, Room 2-16
04103 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97 - 32804

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Abstract

Ana Bastos obtained her PhD in Geophysical and Geoinformation Science from the University of Lisbon in 2015 and is since 2024 a Professor for land-atmosphere interactions at Leipzig University.

In her career, she has conducted research and teaching in Portugal, the USA (Fulbright fellowship), France (LSCE), and Germany (LMU, MPI-BGC). Since 2019 she has been co-leading the RECCAP2 activity of the Global Carbon Project. In 2022, she received the Early Career Scientist Award by the Biogeosciences Division of the European Geosciences Union and was granted an ERC Starting Grant to advance understanding about forest vulnerability to compound extremes under climate change. In 2024, she was elected president of the Biogeosciences Division of the European Geosciences Union.


Beyond Earth System Science research and teaching, Prof. Bastos is engaged in promoting diversity and inclusion and supporting work/private life balance and mental health in academia.


Professional career

  • since 05/2024
    Professor for Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Institute for Earth System Science and Remote Sensing, Leipzig University, DE
  • 04/2020 - 04/2024
    Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, DEhttps://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgi/cedi
  • 04/2018 - 04/2020
    Scientific assistant (research and teaching), Geography Dept., Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, DE
  • 07/2015 - 03/2018
    PostDoc, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, FR
  • 01/2012 - 06/2015
    PhD in Geophysical and Geoinformation Science, University of Lisbon, PT

Education

  • 09/2007 - 05/2011
    MSc in Environment and Energy Engineering, University of Lisbon, PT

Prof. Bastos overarching scientific goal is to better understand inter-annual to long-term variability in the global carbon-cycle. Her research bridges the disciplines of atmospheric science, ecology and biogeochemistry, from both observation-based and modelling perspectives, to study the links between internal climate variability and ocean-atmosphere-land teleconnections and carbon-cycle dynamics, and the impacts of climate extremes on ecosystem functioning and ecosystem disturbance regimes.

She is currently co-leads the “REgional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes”, phase 2 (RECCAP-2) project, by the Global Carbon Project, and is a member of the WCRP Safe Landing Climates Lighthouse and Earth System Modelling and Observations activities.



  • ForExD - Forest Vulnerability to Compound Extremes and Disturbances in a Changing Climate
    Bastos, Ana
    Duration: 08/2022 – 08/2027
    Funded by: ERC European Research Council
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Fakultät für Physik und Erdsystemwissenschaften
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  • Forest vulnerability to compound extremes and disturbances in a changing climate
    Bastos, Ana
    Duration: 08/2022 – 08/2027
    Funded by: ERC European Research Council
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Land–Atmosphären-Interaktionen
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  • CALIPSO - Carbon Loss In Plants, Soils and Oceans
    Bastos, Ana
    Duration: 08/2023 – 08/2028
    Funded by: Fördergesellschaften
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Fakultät für Physik und Erdsystemwissenschaften
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  • RECCAP2 Climate Space
    Bastos, Ana; Linscheid, Eleonora
    Duration: 09/2024 – 08/2027
    Funded by: Andere ausländische öffentliche Forschungsförderer
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Land–Atmosphären-Interaktionen
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  • NextGenCarbon: Monitoring Earth's Carbon Balance
    Bastos, Ana
    Duration: 12/2024 – 12/2029
    Funded by: EU Europäische Union
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Land–Atmosphären-Interaktionen
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more projects

  • Wang, H.; Ciais, P.; Sitch, S.; Green, J. K.; Tao, S.; Fu, Z.; Albergel, C.; Bastos, A.; Wang, M.; Fawcett, D.; Frappart, F.; Li, X.; Liu, X.; Li, S.; Wigneron, J.-P.
    Anthropogenic disturbance exacerbates resilience loss in the Amazon rainforests
    Global Change Biology. 2024. 30 (1).
    DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17006
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  • Rosan, T. M.; Sitch, S.; O'Sullivan, M. et al.
    Synthesis of the land carbon fluxes of the Amazon region between 2010 and 2020
    Communications Earth & Environment. 2024. 5 (1).
    DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01205-0
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  • Wang, X.; Gao, Y.; Jeong, S. et al.
    The Greenhouse Gas Budget of Terrestrial Ecosystems in East Asia Since 2000
    Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2024. 38 (2).
    DOI: 10.1029/2023GB007865
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  • Upton, S.; Reichstein, M.; Gans, F.; Peters, W.; Kraft, B.; Bastos, A.
    Constraining biospheric carbon dioxide fluxes by combined top-down and bottom-up approaches
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2024. 24 (4). pp. 2555–2582.
    DOI: 10.5194/acp-24-2555-2024
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  • Li, N.; Sippel, S.; Linscheid, N.; Rödenbeck, C.; Winkler, A. J.; Reichstein, M.; Mahecha, M.; Bastos, A.
    Enhanced global carbon cycle sensitivity to tropical temperature linked to internal climate variability
    Science Advances. 2024. 10 (39).
    DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adl6155
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more publications

  • Climate and Water (BSc Geography) Winter Semester 2024/25

  • Earth System Components (MSc ESDSRS) Winter Semester 2024/25

    Structure and processes of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere; interactions between the spheres, in particular exchange flows of matter and energy; flow balances in all components; anthropogenic interventions in the Earth system and their effects; projections and modelling approaches.

  • Applied Topics in Earth System Science (MSc ESDSRS) Winter Semester 2024/25

    Excursion to the European Space Agency in Frascati, Italy

  • Earth System Modelling (MSc ESDSRS) Summer Semester 2025