Diego Pons

Dr. Diego Pons
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Columbia University
Monell
61 Route 9W, Monell Building., Office 202,Palisades
Palisades, NY 10964-1000
United States of America

Mailing Address:
International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Columbia University
Monell
61 Route 9W, Monell Building., Office 202,Palisades
-10964-1000 Palisades, NY



Phone: +1 (845)6804468
E-mail: dpgandini(at)iri.columbia.edu
URL Institution: https://iri.columbia.edu/contact/staff-directory/dpgandini/
Personal URL: link


Key Publications of Diego Pons (up to ten) :
Anderson, T., Griffin,D.,Anchukaitis,K.J.,Pons,D., . M. Taylor, E. Castellanos, K.J. Anchukaitis, Climate sensitivity and potential vulnerability of Abies guatemalensis forests in Totonicapán, Guatemala. Journal of Latin American Geography (2018).

Pons, D., M.J. Taylor, D. Griffin, E. Castellanos, K.J., Anchukaitis. On the Production of Climate Information in the High Mountain Forests of Guatemala. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. Special Edition on Mountains (2017).

Solano, A. L. Pons, D. Tucker, C. Díaz, R. Barrera, J. Eakin, H. Castellanos, E. Biodiversity, Sustainable Certifications and Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons from Shade Coffee Systems in Mesoamerica. CBD Technical Series (2017)

Castellanos, E., D. Fernández, Incer, D., J. Robb, Quilo, A., G. Alfaro, López, E., O. Regalado, Hernández, M., E. Armas, Pons, D. Línea base de deforestación para iniciativas REDD+ en la región subnacional Sarstún-Motagua, Guatemala. Revista Yu’am 2 (3) (2017)

Anchukaitis, K.J., M. J. Taylor, C. Leland, D. Pons, J. Martin-Fernandez, E. Castellanos, Tree-ring reconstructed dry season rainfall in Guatemala, Climate Dynamics, 2014.

Anchukaitis, K.J., M. Taylor, J. Martin-Fernandez, D. Pons, M. Dell, C. Chopp, E. Castellanos, Annual chronology and climate response in a high altitude conifer from Central America, The Holocene, 2012.


Expertise of Diego Pons:
Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering
Topic AtmosphereClimate
Global Warming
Topic HydrospherePrecipitation / Runoff
Topic BiosphereBiodiversity
Topic Integrated SystemsCarbon Cycle
Topic EcosystemsTerrestrial Ecosystems
Topic Economy/ResourceUseFood Security
Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape
Topic Politics/LawAdaptation
Topic SocietyPopulation Dynamics / Migration / Urbanisation
Education / Communication / Participation
Topic HealthWeather / Radiation / Climatic Effects
Topic SustainabilityEcological Sustainability
Time FramePast: Historical / Archeological
Recent / Today
Future
Statistical FocusExtreme Events
Variability
Time ScaleSeasonal / Annual
Decadal / Centennial
MethodsData Collection - Measurement
Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires
Data Collection - Documents, Archives
Data Analysis
Modeling
Applied Research / Technology
Mountain Research InitiativeLong-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount
Process studies along altitudinal gradients and in associated headwater basins
Sustainable land use and natural resources management
Latin America

Specialties of Diego Pons:
I am a climate scientist specialized in multi-temporal assessment of climate in mountain regions of Mesoamerica. I have been reconstructing climate in these regions making use of paleoclimatology methods to assess decadal variability and currently working with the Central American meteorological institutions to provide improved climate services for the agricultural sector in these mountain regions. My expertise also includes the assessment of adaptation strategies within agroforest systems and climate at different temporal scales.

Last update: 12/6/19
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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