The University of British Columbia

 Oral Presentations        and Publications

• C.F. Gaitan, W. Hsieh, A. Cannon. Validation of linear and nonlinear downscaling methods in terms of weather and climate indices: Surface temperature in Southern Ontario and Quebec, Canada. Research Article. October 2012. Atmosphere-Ocean (submitted).

• C.F. Gaitan, W. Hsieh, A. Cannon. Comparison of statistical downscaling methods for future weather and climate. Research article. August 2012. JGR-A (submitted).

• C.F. Gaitan, W. Hsieh, A. Cannon. A comparison of nonlinear and linear statistical downscaling for future climate.  Oral presentation. 2012 CMOS congress. Montreal, B.C. May  2012

• C.F. Gaitan, A. Cannon. Validation of historical and future statistically downscaled pseudo observed surface wind speeds in terms of climate and vaily variability. Research article. Renewable Energy. March 2013. (In Press) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.001

• C.F. Gaitan, W. Hsieh, A. Cannon and P. Gachon
  Validation of statistical downscaling methods in terms of weather and climate. Surface temperatures in Southern Ontario and Quebec. Research article. TBS. August 2012.

• C.F. Gaitan, W. Hsieh, A. Cannon. A comparison of nonlinear and linear statistical downscaling for future climate.  Oral presentation. AMS annual meeting.  New Orleans, USA. January  2012

• W. W. Hsieh, C.F. Gaitan, , A. J. Cannon
  Machine learning methods in climate and weather research. The Third Santa Fe Conference on Global and Regional Climate Change, Santa Fe, NM, Oct 31-Nov 3, 2011.

• C.F. Gaitan, W. Hsieh, A. Cannon
  Validation of statistical downscaling methods in terms of weather and climate. Surface temperatures in Southern Ontario and Quebec. Poster presentation. World Climate Research Programme. Open Science Conference "Climate Research in Service to Society". Denver, USA. October 2011

• C.F. Gaitan et al.. Statistical downscaling of surface temperature in different Koppen-Geiger climate zones in Equatorial South America.
  Poster presentation. World Climate Research Programme. Open Science Conference "Climate Research in Service to Society". Denver, USA. October 2011

• C.F. Gaitan, W. Hsieh, A. Cannon. Validation of statistical downscaling methods in terms of weather and climate. Surface temperature in Southern Ontario and Quebec.  Oral presentation. 2011 CMOS congress. Victoria, B.C. June 2011   

• C.F. Gaitan, W. Hsieh, A. Cannon and P. Gachon
  Evaluation of STARDEX indices calculated from linear and nonlinear statistical downscaled daily temperatures.  91st AMS annual meeting. Seattle, WA. Jan 2011.

• C.F. Gaitan, M. Hassan. Empirical models for suspended sediment dynamics. Oral presentation. 2010 Hydrologic Synthesis Capstone Symposium. Vancouver, B.C. August 2010.

• C. Gaitan, W.Hsieh, P. Gachon, A. Cannon and K. Rasouli. Statistical Downscaling of Temperature Data Sets: A comparison of Methods Based on the STARDEX Indices. Canadian Water Resources Association. Oral Presentation 63rd National Conference. Vancouver, B.C. June 2010

• C. Gaitan Ospina, W.Hsieh, A. Cannon and P. Gachon. Nonlinear statistical downscaling of maximum and minimum temperature. Case study: Vancouver Island, Canada. Oral Presentation. 2010 CMOS and CGU congress. Ottawa, Ontario. June 2010

• C. Gaitan. Assessment of Station- Scale changes in climate variability under different Climate Change Scenarios. Study Case: Alberni Robertson Creek, Vancouver Island. Scientific bulletin CIOH. Vol 27. ISSN 0120-0542,57-65 (2009).

• C.F. Gaitan Ospina. Scientific Technological Surveillance based on patents related with the study of the biogeochemical cycles in Southamerica and the world. Period 2003-2007. Espacios Digital. Vol 31 (3). ISSN 0798 1015 (2010)

• C.F. Gaitan Ospina. Implementation of Technological Surveillance tools to the technologies related with the study of the biogeochemical cycles. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation. Vol 4, No. 2 (2009).

• C. Gaitan, N. Obregon and M. Vanegas. Long Term Rainfall Predictive Model by Using ANN and Precipitation Data Sets Gathered at Multiple Raingauges of the Northwestern Coast of South-America.  Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 10896, 2007 (April 2007).

• C.F. Gaitan, N. Obregon, D.E. Torres. Spatiotemporal Rainfall Predictive Model using ANN and Storm Data Sets. Case Study: Bogotá City, Colombia - 10th International Meeting on Statistical Climatology (10IMSC) Abstract Book Final. (August 2007)

• C.F. Gaitan, A. Rivera. Relation between hydraulic offer and macroclimatic variables for the Cauca Department, Colombia. XVII National Seminar of Hydraulics and Hydrology - Sociedad Colombiana de Ingenieros.   Oral presentation 2006

• C.F. Gaitan and D.H. Moya.: Development of a Bridge Scour Calculus Software. Undergraduate Thesis, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogota, Colombia (June 2006) -  Honors Degree, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, April 2007