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Jeffrey
B. Halverson Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1995 Associate Professor |
| Office: | 211-K Sondheim Hall |
| Phone: | 410-455-3350 |
| Email Address: | jeffhalv@umbc.edu |
| Research Interests: | Severe Storms, Mesoscale Meteorology, Meteorology & Climatology of the Mid-Atlantic Region |
| Recent Research Activities: | (1) Genesis of Atlantic tropical cyclones (2) Extratropical Transition of Atlantic hurricanes (3) Hurricane rainfall potential (4) Satellite studies of hurricane intensity change |
| Recent Publications: | Halverson, J.B., T. Rickenbach, D. Roy, H. Pierce and E. Williams, 2002: Environmental characteristics of convective systems during TRMM-LBA. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 1493-1509.
Halverson, J.B., J. Simpson, G. Heymsfield, H. Pierce, T. Hock and L, Ritchie, 2005: Warm core structure of Hurricane Erin diagnosed from high altitude dropsondes during CAMEX-4. J. Atmos. Sci. Heymsfield, G.M., J. Halverson, E. Ritchie, J. Simpson, J. Molinari and L. Tian, 2005: Structure of highly sheared Tropical Storm Chantal. J. Atmos. Sci. Kelley, O.A., J. Stout, and J.B. Halverson, 2004: Tall precipitation cells in tropical Cyclone eyewalls are associated with tropical cyclone intensification. Geophys. Res. Let., 31, L24112-L24115. Kelley, O.A., J. Stout and J.B. Halverson, 2005: Hurricane intensification detected by continuously monitoring tall precipitation in the eyewall. Geophys. Res. Let., 32. Rickenbach, T., R. N. Ferreira, J.B. Halverson and M.AF. Silva Dias, 2001: Mesoscale properties of convection in western Amazonia in the context of large-scale wind Ritchie, E.A., J. Simpson, W. T. Liu, J. Halverson, C.S. Velden, K.F. Brueske and H. Pierce, 2002: Present Day Satellite Technology for Hurricane Research – A Closer Look at Formation and Intensification, Chapter 12 in Hurricanes! Coping With Disaster, Ed. R. H. Simpson, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., pp. 249-289. |
| Courses Taught : | GES 311 Weather and Climate GES 400 Tropical Climates |
