Faculty Research on Hurricanes/Severe Weather and Climate
Selected Publications
- Collins, J.M., 2011: Temperature Variability over Africa. Journal of Climate, 24, 3649-3666.
- Collins, J.M. and D.R. Roache, 2011: The 2009 Hurricane Season in the Eastern North Pacific Basin: An Analysis of Environmental Conditions. Monthly Weather Review, 139 (6), 1673-1682.
- Collins, J.M. and D.R. Roache, 2010: The Inactive 2009 Hurricane Season in the North Atlantic Basin: An Analysis of Environmental Conditions. National Weather Digest, 34 (2), 117-128.
- Collins, J.M., 2010: Contrasting High North-East Pacific Tropical Cyclone Activity with Low North Atlantic Activity. Southeastern Geographer, 50 (1), 83-98.
- Collins, J.M., C.H. Paxton and A.N. Williams, 2009: Precursors to Southwest Florida Warm Season Tornado Development. National Weather Association’s Electronic Journal of Operational Meteorology, EJ12.
- Collins, J.M., R. Rodrigues Chaves and Valdo da Silva Marques, 2009: Temperature Variability in South America between 1948-2007. Journal of Climate, 22, 5854-5869.
- Collins, J.M., A.N. Williams, C. H. Paxton, R. J. Davis and N. M. Petro, 2009: Geographical, Meteorological, and Climatological Conditions Surrounding the 2008 Interstate-4 Disaster in Florida. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences, 32, 153-162.
- Sullivan, J. and J.M. Collins, 2009: The Use of Low Cost Data Logging Temperature Sensors in the Evaluation of an Urban Heat Island in Tampa, Florida. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences, 32, 252-261.
- Collins, J.M., 2007: The Relationship of ENSO and Relative Humidity to Interannual Variations of Hurricane Frequency in the North-East Pacific Ocean. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences, 30, 324-333.
- Hinkel, D.M. and J.M. Collins, 2007: Assessment of Hurricane Vulnerable Populations in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences, 30, 307-313.
- Collins, J.M. and I.M. Mason, 2003: Seasonal Environmental Conditions Related to Hurricane Activity in the North East Pacific Basin. New England St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society Proceedings, 33, 44-50.
- Collins, J.M. and I.M. Mason, 2000: Local Environmental Conditions Related to Seasonal Tropical Cyclone Activity in the NE Pacific basin. Geophysical Research Letters, 27 (23), 3881-3884.
Editorially Reviewed Articles
- J.M. Collins, 2010: Temperature Variability Over Africa. CLIVAR Exchanges, 15 (4), 20-22.
- Rodrigues Chaves, R., J.M. Collins and V. da Silva Marques, 2008: Summertime Temperature Variability in South America between 1948-2007. CLIVAR Exchanges, 13 (3), 19-23.
Conference Poster Presentations (selected)
- Paxton, C.H., J.M. Collins, and K.J. Pugh, Weather Patterns Associated With Florida Rip Current Deaths. 1st International Rip Current Symposium, Miami, Florida, February 2010
- Collins, J.M. and D. Hinkel, A Case Study in Identifying Vulnerable Populations in the City of Tampa, Florida. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2008
Publication - Teaching-Related
- Collins, J.M., 2008: Coming to America: Challenges Facing Faculty Coming to United States’ Universities and an Assessment of the Opportunities for New Academics. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 32 (2), 179-188.
Chapter Meeting Publications
These are publications chosen by the editors of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society who consider submissions from all chapters of the American Meteorological Society across the nation. Typically, only one article gets chosen per issue (with some issues having none chosen). They are articles written by me about research presented during the West Central Florida American Meteorological Society chapter meetings.
- Collins, J.M., 2009: Disaster Preparation, Response, and Recovery Using GPS-Enabled Cell Phones. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (Chapter Channel section), 90 (7), 923-924.
- Collins, J.M., 2009: Utilizing Geographic Techniques to Investigate the Spatial Properties of the Rain Fields of Tropical Cyclones. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (Chapter Channel section), 90 (5), 600.
- Collins, J.M., 2008: Radar Analysis Using GR2Analyst. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (Chapter Channel section), 89 (4), 21-22.
- Collins, J.M., 2008: Cool Season Heavy Rainfall Events over West Central Florida. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (Chapter Channel section), 89 (2), 155-156.
Graham Tobin (Selected Publications)
Tobin, G.A., Bell, H.M., Whiteford, L.M. and Montz, B.E. (In Press) Vulnerability of Displaced Persons: Relocation Park Residents in the Wake of Hurricane Charley. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp.
Tobin, G.A., Hughey, E.P. and Miller, R. (2004) What if Hurricane Charley Made Landfall at Tampa Bay? Modeling the Impacts. The Florida Geographer, Vol. 35, pp. 4-12.
Tobin, G.A., Bell, H.M., Hughey, E.P., Montz, B.E., Everist, M.P., Kelsey, C., Miller, R., Whiteford L.M., with Blackman, V., Freidus, A., Hill, B., Jafarova, L. and Perett A. (2005) Hurricane Charley - The Aftermath: Impacts and Responses. Department of Geography, University of South Florida. pp. 223. (Paper and CD).