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Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand

Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand

LiveDNA ID: 55.10792
21 Publications
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About

Professional Summary

Dr. Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand is currently working as Senior Climate Change Scientist at United Nations Ave, Kenya. He has completed his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His main area of interest focuses on Plant and Soil Sciences, Physical Science Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Soil Physics, Applied Ecology, Complex Systems, Climate Change, Soil Carbon Sequestration, Precision Agriculture, Remote Sensing, Mathematical Modeling and Non-Destructive Techniques Applied to Agricultural and Soils Studies. His area of expertise includes Applied Physics, Soil Physics, Environmental Physics, Image Processing, Preferential Flow, Carbon Sequestration, Biophysics, Montecarlo Simulation, Signal Processing, Ecology, Numerical Modeling, Invasion Percolation, Climate Change, Spectroscopy, Optical Sensors, Heat Transport in Soils, Complex Systems, Nonlinear Modeling, Multiphase Modeling, Statistical Physics, Agriculture, Mangnetic Resonance Image, Fractal and Multifractal, Precision Agriculture, Porosity Systems, Stochastic Modeling, Remote Sensing, and Computer Tomography, Plant Diseases, and Electro Magnetism. He has published 46 research articles in journals, 7 book chapters, and 3 thesis contributed as author/co-author.

Education

Academic Background
  • Ph.D. University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Applied Physics | Completed: 2006

Publications (21)

Selected Scholarly Contributions
Spatial random downscaling of rainfall signals in Andean heterogeneous terrain.
Posadas, A., L.A.D. Espinosa, C. Yarleque, M. Carbajal and H. Heidinger et al.,
Nonlinear Processes Geophys., | Journal Article
10.5194/npg-22-383-2015
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2015
Chlorophyll concentration in leaves is an indicator of potato tuber yield in water-shortage conditions.
Ramirez, D.A., W. Yactayo, R. Gutierrez, V. Mares, F.D. Mendiburu, A. Posadas and R. Quiroz,
Sci. Hortic., | Journal Article
10.1016/j.scienta.2014.01.036
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2014
Characterization of Peatland soils from the high Andes through 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Segnin, A., A.A. de Souza, E.H. Novotny, D. Marcondes, B.P. Milori and W.T.L. da Silva et al.,
Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., | Journal Article
10.2136/sssaj2012.0291
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2013
Effect of partial root-zone drying irrigation timing on potato tuber yield and water use efficiency.
Wendy, Y., A.R. David, G. Raymundo, M. Victor, P. Adolfo and Q. Roberto,
Agric. Water Manage., | Journal Article
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2013
Precipitation characteristics of the south american monsoon system derived from multiple datasets.
Carvalho, L.M.V., C. Jones, A.N.D. Posadas, R. Quiroz, B. Bookhagen and B. Liebmann,
J. Clim., | Journal Article
10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00335.1
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2012
Partial root-zone drying irrigation and water utilization efficiency by the potato crop in semi-arid regions in China.
Xie, K., X.X. Wang, R. Zhang, X. Gong and S. Zhang et al.,
Sci. Hortic., | Journal Article
10.1016/j.scienta.2011.11.034
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2012
Detection of bacterial wilt infection caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) through multifractal analysis applied to remotely sensed data.
Chavez, P., C. Yarleque, H. Loayza, V. Mares and P. Hancco et al.,
Precis. Agric., | Journal Article
10.1007/s11119-011-9242-5
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2012
TRMM rainfall correction over the Andean Plateau using wavelet multi-resolution analysis.
Heidinger, H., C. Yarleque, A. Posadas and R. Quiroz,
Int. J. Remote Sens., | Journal Article
10.1080/01431161.2011.652315
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2012
Soil carbon stocks and stability across an altitudinal gradient in southern Peru.
Segnini, A., A. Posadas, R. Quiroz, D.M.B.P. Milori, C.M.P. Vaz and L. Martin-Neto,
J. Soil Water Conserv., | Journal Article
10.2489/jswc.66.4.213
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2011
Improving daily rainfall estimation from NDVI using a wavelet transform.
Quiroz, R., C. Yarleque, A. Posadas, V. Mares and W.W. Immerzeel,
Environ. Modell. Software, | Journal Article
10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.07.006
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2011
Daily rainfall data-gap filling using a Wavelet Transformed-based methodology.
Carrasco, M.C., C. Yarleque, A. Posadas, E. Silvestre, A. Mejia and R. Quiroz,
Rev. Peruana Geo-Atmosferica, | Journal Article
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2010
Applying multifractal analysis to remotely sensed data for assessing PYVV infection in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crops.
Chavez, P., C. Yarleque, O. Piro, A. Posadas and V. Mares et al.,
Remote Sens., | Journal Article
10.3390/rs2051197
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2010
Characterizing water fingering phenomena in soils using magnetic resonance imaging and multifractal theory.
Posadas, A., R. Quiroz, A. Tannus, S. Crestana and C.M. Vaz,
Nonlinear Processes Geophys., | Journal Article
10.5194/npg-16-159-2009
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2009
Spectroscopic assessment of soil organic matter in wetlands from the high Andes.
Segnini, A., A. Posadas, R. Quiroz, D.M.B.P. Milori, S.G. Saab, L.M. Neto and C.M.P. Vaz,
Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., | Journal Article
10.2136/sssaj2009.0445
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2009
Multifractal characterization of spatial income curdling: theory and applications.
Rosales, F., A. Posadas and R. Quiroz,
Adv. Complex Syst., | Journal Article
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2008
Multifractal characterization of the spatial distribution of ulexite in a Bolivian salt flat.
Posadas, A.N.D., R. Quiroz, P.E. Zorogastua and C. Leon‐Velarde,
Int. J. Remote Sens., | Journal Article
10.1080/01431160512331299261
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2005
Quantifying energy dissipation by grazing animals in harsh environments.
Canas, C.R., R.A. Quiroz, C. Leon-Velarde, A. Posadas and J. Osorio,
J. Theor. Biol., | Journal Article
10.1016/S0022-5193(03)00260-1
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2003
Multifractal characterization of soil pore systems.
Posadas, A.N.D., D. Gimenez, R. Quiroz and R. Protz,
Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., | Journal Article
10.2136/sssaj2003.1361
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2003
Fractal dimensions of mass estimated from intact and eroded soil aggregates.
Gimenez, D., J.L. Karmon, A. Posadas and R.K. Shaw,
Soil Tillage Res., | Journal Article
10.1016/S0167-1987(01)00253-7
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2002
Multifractal characterization of soil particle-size distributions.
Posadas, D.A.N., D. Gimenez, M. Bittelli, C.M.P. Vaz and M. Flury,
Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., | Journal Article
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
2001
Magnetic resonance imaging as a non-invasive technique for investigating 3-D preferential flow occurring within stratified soil samples.
Posadas, D.A.N., A. Tannus, H. Panepucci and S. Crestana,
Comput. Electron. Agric., | Journal Article
10.1016/0168-1699(95)00032-1
Self Adolfo Nicolas Posadas Durand
1996