UNC Charlotte

Dept. of Geography and Earth Sciences

Dr. Matthew D. Eastin

Assistant Professor of Meteorology

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Publications

 

     Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications

  • Eastin, M. D., T. L. Gardner, K. C. Smith, and M. C. Link, 2009: Observations of Surface outflow boundaries in the outer rainbands of Tropical Storm Hanna (2008). Monthly Weather Review, in preparation.

  • Eastin, M. D., and P. D. Reasor, 2009: Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Guillermo (1997). Part III: Modulation of convection by eye-eyewall mesovortices. Monthly Weather Review, in preparation.

  • Reasor, P. D., and  Eastin, M. D., 2009: Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Guillermo (1997). Part II: Vortex resiliency. Monthly Weather Review, in preparation.

  • Lowag, A. M. L. Black, and M. D. Eastin, 2009: Structure and intensity changes of Hurricane Bret (1999).  Part II: Internal Influences. Monthly Weather Review, in preparation.

  • Eastin, M. D., and M. C. Link, 2009:  Mini-supercells in an offshore outer rainband of Hurricane Ivan (2004). Monthly Weather Review, 137, 2081-2014.
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  • Baker, A. K., M. D. Parker, and M. D. Eastin, 2009:  Environmental ingredients for supercells and tornadoes within Hurricane Ivan. Weather and Forecasting, 24, 223-244.
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  • Reasor, P. D., M. D. Eastin, and J. F. Gamache, 2009:  Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Guillermo (1997).  Part I: Low wavenumber structure and evolution. Monthly Weather Review, 603-631.
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  • Lowag, A., M. L. Black, and M. D. Eastin, 2008: Structure and intensity changes of Hurricane Bret (1999).  Part I: Environmental Influences, Monthly Weather Review, 136, 4320-4333.
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  • Eastin M. D., W. M. Gray, and P. G. Black, 2005: Buoyancy of convective vertical motions in the inner core of intense hurricanes. Part I: General Statistics. Monthly Weather Review, 133, 188-208.
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  • Eastin M. D., W. M. Gray, and P. G. Black, 2005: Buoyancy of convective vertical motions in the inner core intense hurricanes. Part II: Case Studies. Monthly Weather Review, 133, 188-208.
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  • Eastin M. D., P. G. Black, and W. M. Gray, 2002: Flight-level thermodynamic instrument wetting errors in hurricanes. Part I: Observations. Monthly Weather Review, 130, 825-841.
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  • Eastin M. D., P. G. Black, and W. M. Gray, 2002: Flight-level thermodynamic instrument wetting errors in hurricanes. Part II: Implications. Monthly Weather Review, 130, 842-851.
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  • Kossin, J. P., and M. D. Eastin, 2000: Two distinct regimes in the thermodynamic and kinematic structure of the hurricane eye and eyewall. Journal of Atmospheric Science, 58, 1079-1090.
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  • Eastin M. D., and D. G. Vincent, 1998: A 6-yr climatology of vertical mean and shear components of kinetic energy for the Australian-South Pacific Jet Stream. Journal of Climate, 11, 283-291.
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     Additional Scientific Publications (available PDF format)

  • Eastin M. D., and M. C. Link, 2008: Mini-supercells observed in an offshore outer rainband of Hurricane Ivan (2004). Preprints, 28th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Orlando, FL, American Meteorological Society
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  • Eastin M. D., M. C. Link, H. B. Anderson, 2007: Analysis of offshore deep convection within landfalling hurricanes just prior to tornadogenesis. Preprints, 7th Confernce on Coastal Processes , San Diego, CA, American Meteorological Society
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  • Eastin M. D., P. D. Reasor, D. S. Nolan, F. D. Marks Jr., and J. F. Gamache, 2006: Evolution of low-wavenumber vorticity during rapid intensification: A dual-Doppler analysis.  Preprints, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, American Meteorological Society
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  • Eastin M. D., P. D. Reasor, F. D. Marks Jr., and J. F. Gamache, 2005: A dual-Doppler analysis of Hurricane Guillermo (1997): Interactions between the eye and eyewall during rapid intensification.  Preprints, 32nd Conference on Radar Meteorology, Albuquerque, NM, American Meteorological Society
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  • Eastin M. D., P. D. Reasor, J. F. Gamache, F. D. Marks Jr., and M. L. Black, 2004: Observed evolution of eyewall convection and low-wavenumber flow in Hurricane Guillermo (1997). Preprints 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, FL, American Meteorological Society, 445-446.
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  • Eastin M. D., 2002: Observational analysis of buoyancy in intense hurricane eyewalls. Preprints 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, CA, American Meteorological Society, 640-641.
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  • Eastin M. D., 2000: Evaluation of buoyant motions within the hurricane inner core. Preprints 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Fort Lauderdale, FL, American Meteorological Society, 454-455.
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  • Eastin M. D., 1999: The effects of instrument wetting on eyewall buoyancy in hurricanes. Preprints 23rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Dallas, TX, American Meteorological Society, 885-888.
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Last Updated:  Thursday, July16, 2009