Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1995
Professor
208 Administration Bldg
410-455-3350
jeffhalv@umbc.edu
Research Interests:
Severe Storms, Meteorology & Climatology of the Mid-Atlantic Region
Recent Research Activities:
- Hurricane intensity change (NASA grant: Hurricanes and Severe Storms Sentinel)
- Extratropical transition of Atlantic hurricanes
- Severe storms in the Mid Atlantic
Textbook In Preparation:
Halverson, J.B. and T. Rabenhorst, Severe Storms And Their Environmental Impacts, Oxford University Press.
Recent Publications:
Halverson, J.B., 2014. A Mighty Wind: The Amazing Story of the June 29, 2012 Derecho. Weatherwise, Taylor and Francis, 67(4),
Halverson, J. B., Rabenhorst, T. (2013). Hurriane Sandy: The Science and Impacts of a Superstorm. Weatherwise, Taylor and Francis, 66(2), 15-23.
Braun, S., J. B. Halverson and co-authors, 2012: NASA’s Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP)Field Experiment – Bringing New Technologies to the Hurricane Intensity Problem, B. Amer. Meteor. Soc., accepted with revisions.
Kelley, Owen A. and J. B. Halverson, 2011: How much tropical cyclone intensification can result from the energy released inside of a convective burst? J. Geophys. Res., 116: DOI 10.1029/2011JD015954.
Aberson, S., Cione, J., C.-C. Wu, M. M. Bell, J. B. Halverson, C. Fogarty and M. Weissman, 2010: Aircraft Observations of Tropical Cyclones, in Global Perspectives on Tropical Cyclones, J. Chan and J. Kepert Eds., World Scientific.
Halverson, J.B. and T. Rabenhorst, 2010: Mega-Snow in the Megalopolis: The Mid-Atlantic’s Blockbuster Winter of 2099-2010, Weatherwise, 63(4):16-22
Zipser, E. J.B. Halverson et al., 2009: The Saharan Air Layer and the fate of African easterly waves. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 90:1137-1156.
Jiang, H., J.B. Halverson and J. Simpson, 2008: On the difference of storm rainfall of Hurricane Isidore and Lili. Part I: Satellite observations and rain potential. Weather and Forecasting, 23: 29-43.
Jiang, H., J.B. Halverson and J. Simpson, 2008: On the difference of storm rainfall of Hurricane Isidore and Lili, Part II: Water Budget. Weather and Forecasting, 23: 44-61.
Jiang, H., J. B. Halverson and E.J. Zipser, 2008: The influence of environmental moisture on TRMM-derived tropical cyclone precipitation over land and ocean. Geophys Rev. Let., 35:L17806.
Jiang, H., J.B. Halverson, E. Zipser and J. Simpson, 2008: Hurricane “rainfall potential” derived from satellite observations aids landfall flooding prediction. J. Appl. Meteor. Climo., 47:944-959.
Halverson, J.B. and co-authors, 2007: NASA’s Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes Experiment: Investigating tropical cyclogenesis and hurricane intensity change. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 88: 867-88.
Community Outreach and Education:
Severe Storms Expert, The Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang
Associate Editor, Weatherwise Magazine
Monthly Columnist, Weatherwise Magazine
Magic Planet digital visualization sphere for classroom instruction
Courses Taught:
GES 110 Physical Geography
GES 302 Natural Hazards
GES 311 Weather and Climate
GES 400 Tropical Climates
GES 400 Severe Storms and Their Environmental Impacts
GES 415/615 Climate Change
GES 701 Introduction to Geography and Environmental Systems
GES 700 How The Earth Works: Advanced Earth System Science