Christian got her PhD in Earth Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM, by its acronym in Spanish). She has studied tropical cyclones (TCs) and their response to interannual and decadal oscillations (ENSO, AMO and PDO) since she was a bachelor in Atmospheric Sciences. Her doctoral dissertation focused on incorporating the rainfall produced by TCs to seasonal precipitation forecast, according to the type of TC track. To achieve this, she used both global and regional models. 

In her first published article: “The Role of Tropical Cyclones in Precipitation over Tropical and Subtropical North America” (available at:  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2018.00019/full), she found that TCs are essential elements of the hydrological cycle in tropical and subtropical regions. However, it is not only the number of TCs what may change seasonal precipitation, but the trajectory of the systems. TCs induce intense precipitation over continental regions if they are close enough to shorelines. However, if TCs are more remote than 500-km-distance (threshold), the chances of rain over continental regions decrease, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Furthermore, a distant TC may induce subsidence or produce moisture divergence that inhibits, at least for a few days, convective activity farther away than the threshold distance. Thus, TCs (activity and trajectories) are important modulators of climate variability on various time scales, either by producing intense rainfall or by inhibiting convection at distant regions from their trajectory.

In addition, she does enjoy discussing topics about climate dynamics and climate variability. If you are interested in contacting her, please send an email.

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2787-052X