German Poveda
Prof. German Poveda
Full Professor
Graduate Programme in Water Resources
School of Geosciences and Environment
Universidad nacional de Colombia
M2-315
Cra 80 x Calle 65
Medellin, co
Colombia
Phone: +57 (4) 0 425 5122
Fax: +57 (4) 0 4255103
E-mail:
gpoveda(at)unal.edu.co
Additional functions:
Chairman of IGBP-Colombia.
Member of LBA scientific steering comittee.
Member of the international scientific steering comittee of the Program on "Global Change and Human Health", of the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP).
Key Publications of German Poveda (up to ten) :
Poveda, G., and K. Pineda (2009), Reassessment of Colombia's tropical glaciers retreat rates: Are they bound to disappear during the 2010-2020 decade? Advances in Geophysics. In the press.
Poveda, G., and D. M. Álvarez (2009), Interannual hydro-climatic variability in the Andes of Colombia associated with ENSO, PDO and NAO. Submitted.
Alvarez, O. D., J. I. Vélez, and G. Poveda (2009), Improved long-term mean annual rainfall fields for Colombia. Journal of International Climatology. Submitted.
Morales, J. E., and G. Poveda (2009), Diurnally driven scaling properties of Amazonian rainfall fields: Fourier spectra and order-q statistical moments, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D11104, doi:10.1029/2008JD011281.
Hurtado, A. F., and G. Poveda (2009), Linear and global space-time dependence and Taylor hypotheses for rainfall in the tropical Andes, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D10105, doi:10.1029/2008JD011074. http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2008JD011074.shtml
Poveda, G., J. I. Vélez, O. J. Mesa, and co-authors (2007), Linking Long-term Water Balances and Statistical Scaling to Estimate River Flows along the Drainage Network of Colombia. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, 12 (1), 4-13,
Poveda, G., P. R. Waylen, and R. Pulwarty (2006), Modern climate variability in northern South America and southern Mesoamerica, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, & Palaeoecology. 234, 3-27.
Poveda, G., O. J. Mesa, P. A. Arias, L. F. Salazar, H. Moreno, S. C. Vieira, P.A. Agudelo, V.G. Toro, and J. F. Álvarez, Diurnal cycle of precipitation in the tropical Andes of Colombia. Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 133, No.1, 228-240, 2005.
Expertise of German Poveda:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Topic Atmosphere | Meteorology |
| Climate |
| Global Warming |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Precipitation / Runoff |
| Topic Pedosphere | Geology / Sediments |
| Topic Ecosystems | Ecosystems |
| Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery |
| Energy |
| Water |
| Topic Health | Health |
| Infectious / Vector Borne Disease |
| Time Frame | Recent / Today |
| Statistical Focus | Extreme Events |
| Mean Change / Trends |
| Variability |
| Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
Specialties of German Poveda:
Hydro-climatology of tropical South America and applications in Water Resources and Human health; Landslide ecology
Last update: 10/23/15
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