Curriculum Vitae

Education

B.S. in Meteorology, Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences, Cuba, 2015
M.S. in Meteorology, Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences, University of Havana, Cuba, 2019
Ph.D Student, Environmental Physics Laboratory, University of Vigo, 2019 - present

Work experience

October 2019 - Present: PhD Student
- Environmental Physics Laboratory (EPhysLab)
- University of Vigo
- Ourense, Spain
Septemrber 2019 - January 2021: Head of Department
- Department of Meteorology
- Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences
- University of Havana
- Cuba
Septemrber 2015 - September 2019: Researcher and Professor
- Department of Meteorology
- Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences
- University of Havana
- Cuba

Skills

programming languages : Python, Fortran, C++, Bash, latex
experience with HTML, PHP, qml
Android applications development with QtCreator

Publications

Temporal distribution patterns of cyclonic rainfall in Cuba estimated by WRF model

Perdigón-Cuellar, D., Martínez-González, Y., Pérez-Alarcón, A., Ulloa-López, D. R (2019). Temporal distribution patterns of cyclonic rainfall in Cuba estimated by WRF model. Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, 40 (1):17–31. http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?pid=S1680-03382019000100017&script=sci_arttext&tlng=pt

Proposal of Pressure Calculation Method for a Model of Potential Intensity

Fernández-Alvarez, J. C., Díz-Rodríguez, O., Pérez-Alarcón, A. (2019). Proposal of Pressure Calculation Method for a Model of Potential Intensity. Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, 34 (1):1–7, doi: https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-7786334013

Outcomes of the university project “Prevention of the climate change effects on endangered species

Azanza Ricardo, J., Forneiro Martin-Viaña, Y., Martínez González, Y., Márquez, L., Pérez Alarcón, A., Calderón Peña, R... y Fernández, J. (2019). Outcomes of the university project “Prevention of the climate change effects on endangered species . Monteverdia, 12 (2), e3273. https://revistas.reduc.edu.cu/index.php/monteverdia/3273

Evaluation of Precipitation Forecast of System: Numerical Tools for Hurricane Forecast

Fernández-Alvarez, J. C., Pérez-Alarcón, A., Batista-Leyva, A. J., Díaz-Rodríguez, O. (2020). Evaluation of Precipitation Forecast of System: Numerical Tools of Hurricane Forecast. Advances in Meteorology, doi:10.1155/2020/8815949

The Role of Tropical Cyclones on the Total Precipitation in Cuba during the Hurricane Season from 1980 to 2016

Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Sorí, R.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L.(2020). The Role of Tropical Cyclones on the Total Precipitation in Cuba during the Hurricane Season from 1980 to 2016, Atmosphere,11, 1156, doi:10.3390/atmos11111156

The Combined Effects of SST and the North Atlantic Subtropical High-Pressure System on the Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclone Interannual Variability.

Pérez-Alarcón, A.;Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Sorí, R.;Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L.(2021). The Combined Effects of SST and the North Atlantic Subtropical High-Pressure System on the Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclone Interannual Variability., Atmosphere,12, 329. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12030329

System for numerical forecast of intensity and trajectory of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic basin

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Díaz-Rodríguez, O; Batista_Leyva, A.J; Pérez-Suarez, R. (2021). System for numerical forecast of intensity and trajectory of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic basin, Revista Cubana de Meteorología,27(1),1-14, http://rcm.insmet.cu/index.php/rcm/article/view/552/1037

Numerical Wind Forecast at Mesoscale and Short Term for José Martí International Airport in Havana

Díaz-Zurita, A.; Góngora-González, C.M.; Lobaina-Laó, A.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Coll-Hidalgo, P. (2021). Numerical Wind Forecast at Mesoscale and Short Term for José Martí International Airport in Havana Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, 36(2),171-182, doi:10.1590/0102-77863610007

A Comparison Between the Atmospheric Component of HWRF System and WRF-HWRF Model Using Different Horizontal Resolutions in Hurricane Irma (2017) Simulation. Part I

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Díaz-Rodríguez, O.; Fernández-Alvarez, J. C.; Pérez-Suárez, R.; Coll-Hidalgo, P. (2021). A Comparison Between the Atmospheric Component of HWRF System and WRF-HWRF Model Using Different Horizontal Resolutions in Hurricane Irma (2017) Simulation. Part I Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, 36(2),183-196, doi:10.1590/0102-77863610008

Space-Time Assessment of Extreme Precipitation in Cuba between 1980 and 2019 from Multi-Source Weighted-Ensemble Precipitation Dataset.

Alvarez-Socorro, G.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Sorí, R.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L.(2021). Space-Time Assessment of Extreme Precipitation in Cuba between 1980 and 2019 from Multi-Source Weighted-Ensemble Precipitation Dataset. Atmosphere,12, 995. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12080995

Comparative climatology of outer tropical cyclone size using radial windprofiles

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Sorí, R.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2021). Comparative climatology of outer tropical cyclone size using radial wind profiles. Weather and Climate Extremes, 33, 100366, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2021.100366

The relationship of the sea surface temperature and climate variability modes with the North Atlantic tropical cyclones activity

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Sorí, R.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2021). The relationship of the sea surface temperature and climate variability modes with the North Atlantic tropical cyclones activity. Revista Cubana de Meteorología, 27(3), 1-15, http://rcm.insmet.cu/index.php/rcm/article/view/575/1145

Impact of meteorological events on the marine turtles’ reproductive success at Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba

Ricardo, J. A.; Guerra, C. C.; Borges, A. M.; Alvarez, J. C. F.; Pérez-Alarcón, A., González, Y. M.; Calderón, R. P.; Betancourt, R. A.; Varela,R. M. (2021). Impact of meteorological events on the marine turtles’ reproductive success at Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba, Revista de Investigaciones Marinas,41(2),109-125, http://www.rim.uh.cu/index.php/RIM/article/download/437/463

Hurricane Maximum Potential Intensity and Global Warming

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Díaz-Rodríguez, O; (2021). Hurricane Maximum Potential Intensity and Global Warming, Revista Cubana de Física,38(2),77-84, http://www.revistacubanadefisica.org/index.php/rcf/article/view/RCF2021v38p077

Hurricane Maximum Potential Intensity Model

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Díaz-Rodríguez, O; (2021). Hurricane Maximum Potential Intensity Model, Revista Cubana de Física,38(2),85-93, http://www.revistacubanadefisica.org/index.php/rcf/article/view/2021v38p085

Climatology of landfalling tropical cyclones in Cuba from 1980 to 2019

Coll-Hidalgo, P.; Pérez-Alarcón, A. (2021). Climatology of landfalling tropical cyclones in Cuba from 1980 to 2019. Revista Cubana de Meteorología, 27(4), e06, https://cu-id.com/2377/v27n4e06

Dataset of outer tropical cyclone size from a radial wind profile

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Sorí, R.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2022). Dataset of outer tropical cyclone size from a radial wind profile. Data in Brief, 40, 107825, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.107825

Moisture sources for precipitation associated with major hurricanes during 2017 in the North Atlantic basin

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Coll-Hidalgo, P.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Sorí, R.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2022). Moisture sources for precipitation associated with major hurricanes during 2017 in the North Atlantic basin. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,127, e2021JD035554, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD035554

Where does the moisture for North Atlantic tropical cyclones come from?

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Sorí, R.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2022). Where does the moisture for North Atlantic tropical cyclones come from? Journal of Hydrometeorology, 23(3), 457–472, https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-21-0117.1

The First Five Years of the Operational Runs of the Numerical Tools for Hurricane Forecast (NTHF) during the North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Season

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C. (2022). The First Five Years of the Operational Runs of the Numerical Tools for Hurricane Forecast (NTHF) during the North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Season, Meteorology, 1, 154-161. https://doi.org/10.3390/meteorology1020010

Vortex relocation method for the Numerical Tools for Hurricane Forecast (NTHF) system

Rodrígez-Navarro, O.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Díaz-Zurita,A. (2022). Vortex relocation method for the Numerical Tools for Hurricane Forecast (NTHF) system. Revista Cubana de Meteorología, 28(2), e06, http://rcm.insmet.cu/index.php/rcm/article/view/629/1250

Origin of Moisture for the Precipitation Produced by the Exceptional Winter Storm Formed over the Gulf of Mexico in March 1993

Coll-Hidalgo, P.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Gimeno, L.(2022). Origin of Moisture for the Precipitation Produced by the Exceptional Winter Storm Formed over the Gulf of Mexico in March 1993., Atmosphere,13, 1154. . https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13071154

A sensitivy study of microphysics schemes of the wrf-arw model for low-level wind shear forecast in José Martí International Airport during convective storms.

Coll-Hidalgo, P.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; González-Jardines, P. M.; Góngora-González, C. M.; Díaz-Zurita, A. (2022). A sensitivy study of microphysics schemes of the WRF-ARW model for low-level wind shear forecast in José Martí International Airport during convective storms.. Revista Cubana de Meteorología, 28(7), e07, http://rcm.insmet.cu/index.php/rcm/article/view/645/1292

Estimation of mean water vapour residence time during tropical cyclones using a Lagrangian approach

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Coll-Hidalgo, P.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2022). Estimation of mean water vapour residence time during tropical cyclones using a Lagrangian approach. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 11(2),76-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcrr.2022.08.001

Moisture Sources for the Precipitation of Tropical-like Cyclones in the Mediterranean Sea: A Case of Study

Coll-Hidalgo, P.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Nieto, R.(2022). Moisture Sources for the Precipitation of Tropical-like Cyclones in the Mediterranean Sea: A Case of Study. Atmosphere,13(8), 1327. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13081327

Improving Monthly Rainfall Forecast in a Watershed by Combining Neural Networks and Autoregressive Models

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Garcia-Cortes, D.; Fernandez-Alvarez, J.C.; Martínez-González, Y. (2022). Improving Monthly Rainfall Forecast in a Watershed by Combining Neural Networks and Autoregressive Models. Environmental Processes, 9, 53, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-022-00602-x

Moisture source identification for precipitation associated with tropical cyclone development over the Indian Ocean: a Lagrangian approach

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Sorí, R.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2023). Moisture source identification for precipitation associated with tropical cyclone development over the Indian Ocean: a Lagrangian approach Climate Dynamics, 60, 2735–2758. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-022-06429-4

TROVA: TRansport Of water VApor

Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2022). TROVA: TRansport Of water VApor. SoftwareX, 20, 101228, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2022.101228

Oceanic and terrestrial origin of precipitation over 50 major world river basins: Implications for the occurrence of drought

Sorí, R.; Gimeno-Sotelo, L.; Nieto, R.; Liberato, M.L.R.; Stojanovic, M.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Gimeno, L. (2022). Oceanic and terrestrial origin of precipitation over 50 major world river basins: Implications for the occurrence of drought. Science of The Total Environment, 859(2), 160288, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160288

Dynamic downscaling of wind speed over the North Atlantic Ocean using CMIP6 projections: Implications for offshore wind power density

Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Costoya, X.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Rahimi, S.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2022). Dynamic downscaling of wind speed over the North Atlantic Ocean using CMIP6 projections: Implications for offshore wind power density. Energy Reports, 9(1), 873-885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.12.036

Evaluating changes in the moisture sources for tropical cyclones precipitation in the North Atlantic that underwent extratropical transition

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Coll-Hidalgo, P.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Trigo, R.M.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2023). Evaluating changes in the moisture sources for tropical cyclones precipitation in the North Atlantic that underwent extratropical transition. Geophysical Research Letters, 50 (7), e2022GL102120, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102120

Moisture Source for the Precipitation of Tropical Cyclones Over the Pacific Ocean Through a Lagrangian Approach

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Sorí, R.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2023). Moisture Source for the Precipitation of Tropical Cyclones Over the Pacific Ocean Through a Lagrangian Approach. Journal of Climate, 36(4), 1059–1083. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0287.1

Comparison of Moisture Sources and Sinks Estimated with Different Versions of FLEXPART and FLEXPART-WRF Models Forced with ECMWF Reanalysis Data

Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Vázquez, M.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2023). Comparison of Moisture Sources and Sinks Estimated with Different Versions of FLEXPART and FLEXPART-WRF Models Forced with ECMWF Reanalysis Data. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 24(2), 221–239. https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-22-0018.1

How much of precipitation over the Euroregion Galicia – Northern Portugal is due to tropical-origin cyclones?: A Lagrangian approach

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Sorí, R.; Liberato, M.L.R; Trigo, R.M.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2023). How much of precipitation over the Euroregion Galicia – Northern Portugal is due to tropical-origin cyclones?: A Lagrangian approach. Atmospheric Research, 285, 106640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.106640

The rare case of Hurricane Catarina (2004) over the South Atlantic Ocean: The origin of its precipitation through a Lagrangian approach

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Coll-Hidalgo, P.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Trigo, R.M.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2023). The rare case of Hurricane Catarina (2004) over the South Atlantic Ocean: The origin of its precipitation through a Lagrangian approach. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 149 (752), 1038–1055. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4452

Changes in moisture sources of atmospheric rivers landfalling the Iberian Peninsula with WRF-Flexpart

Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Eiras-Barca, J.; Rahimi-Esfarjani, S.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2023). Changes in moisture sources of atmospheric rivers landfalling the Iberian Peninsula with WRF-FLEXPART. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres ,128 (8), e2022JD037612. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD037612

Climatological variations of moisture sources for precipitation of North Atlantic tropical cyclones linked to their tracks

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Coll-Hidalgo, P.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Trigo, R.M.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2023). Climatological variations of moisture sources for precipitation of North Atlantic tropical cyclones linked to their tracks. Atmospheric Research, 290, 106778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.106778

Global Increase of the Intensity of Tropical Cyclones under Global Warming Based on their Maximum Potential Intensity and CMIP6 Models

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Fernandez-Alvarez, J.C.; Coll-Hidalgo, P. (2023). Global Increase of the Intensity of Tropical Cyclones under Global Warming Based on their Maximum Potential Intensity and CMIP6 Models. Environmental Processes, 10, 36, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-023-00649-4

Photovoltaic power resource at the Atacama Desert under climate change

Bayo-Besteiro, S; de la Torre, L.; Costoya, X.; Gómez-Gesteira, M.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; deCastro, M.; Añel, J.A. (2023). Photovoltaic power resource at the Atacama Desert under climate change. Renewable Energy, 216, 118999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.118999

Projected changes in atmospheric moisture transport contributions associated with climate warming in the North Atlantic

Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Eiras-Barca,J.; Rahimi, S.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2023). Projected changes in atmospheric moisture transport contributions associated with climate warming in the North Atlantic. Nature Communications volume, 14, 6476. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41915-1

Impacts of tropical cyclones on the global water budget

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Coll-Hidalgo, P.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Trigo, R.M.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2023). Impacts of tropical cyclones on the global water budget. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 6, 212. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00546-5

CyTRACK: An open-source and user-friendly python toolbox for detecting and tracking cyclones

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Coll-Hidalgo, P.; Trigo, R.M.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2024). CyTRACK: An open-source and user-friendly python toolbox for detecting and tracking cyclones. Environmental Modelling & Software, 176, 106027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2024.106027

LATTIN: A Python-based tool for Lagrangian atmospheric moisture and heat tracking

Pérez-Alarcón, A.; Fernández-Alvarez, J.C.; Nieto, R.; Gimeno, L. (2024). LATTIN: A Python-based tool for Lagrangian atmospheric moisture and heat tracking. Software Impacts, 20, 100638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpa.2024.100638

Talks

Influencia de la actividad solar en el clima de Cuba en las últimas décadas.

December 03, 2013

VII Congreso Cubano de Meteorología at Havana, Cuba,

Modelo para el cálculo de la intensidad potencial de ciclones tropicales

December 01, 2015

VIII Congreso Cubano de Meteorología at Havana, Cuba,

Patrones regionales de distribución temporal de la precipitación generada por ciclones tropicales en Cuba Cuba estimada por el modelo WRF.

December 04, 2017

IX Congreso Cubano de Meteorología at Havana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba

Pronóstico numérico de ciclones tropicales a partir del WRF-HWRF.

December 04, 2017

IX Congreso Cubano de Meteorología at Havana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba

Propuesta de un método de cálculo de la presión para un modelo de intensidad potencial.

December 04, 2017

IX Congreso Cubano de Meteorología at Havana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba

Simulación numérica de las condiciones meteorólogias durante eventos extremos y su efecto en la anidación de las tortugas

January 01, 2018

Congreso Mar Cuba at Havana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba

Validación del pronóstico de precipitación realizado por el sistema: Herramintas Numéricas para el Pronóstico de Huracanes.

December 02, 2019

X Congreso Cubano de Meteorología at Havana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba

Evaluación del pronóstico numérico del sistema NTHF para el Huracán Dorian (2019)

December 02, 2019

X Congreso Cubano de Meteorología at Havana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba

Pronóstico numérico de cizalladura del viento a poca altura en el Aeropuerto Internacional:José Martí

December 02, 2019

X Congreso Cubano de Meteorología at Havana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba

Sistema para el pronóstico numérico de ciclones tropicales en Cuba.

December 02, 2019

X Congreso Cubano de Meteorología at Havana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba

Evaluación preeliminar del sistema de pronóstico numérico de ciclones tropicales NTHF en la temporada 2019 para la cuenca del Atlántico Norte.

February 17, 2020

2nd International Scientific Coloquium Science, Thinking and Actions Towards a Sustentable Future at Varadero,

Global warming and tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic basin

September 10, 2020

27th APDR Congress at Portugal,

Moisture Sources for Tropical Cyclones Genesis in the Coast of West Africa through a Lagrangian Approach

November 16, 2020

The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences at MDPI,

Affectation and rainfall contribution of tropical cyclones in Puerto Rico from 1980 to 2016

November 16, 2020

The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences at MDPI,

Evaluation of microphysics schemes in the WRF-ARW model for numerical wind forecast in José Martí International Airport.

November 16, 2020

The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences at MDPI,

Pronóstico mensual de precipitaciones en la cuenca Almendares - Vento empleando redes neuronales y modelos autorregresivos

July 05, 2021

XIII Convención Internacional sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo en VII Congreso sobre Cambio Climático at Cuba,