Publications

In Review or Revision

  • Eastin, M. D., and R. Cucinotta, 20xx: Spatial prediction of power outages caused by warm-season convection. Part 1: Seasonal and environmental characteristics. Submitted to the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology – In Review
  • Eastin, M. D., 20xx: Spatial prediction of power outages caused by warm-season convection. Part 2: Model development and verification. Submitted to the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology – In Review
  • Cucinotta, R., and M. D. Eastin, 20xx: Multi-day prediction of power outages caused by warm-season convection. Submitted to Natural Hazards – In Review
  • Dennstaedt, S., and M. D. Eastin, 20xx: History of model output statistics  and its use in general aviation. International Journal of Aerospace Psychology – In Revision
  • Eastin, M. D., 20xx: Spatial variability of the Charlotte (sub)urban heat island. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology – In Revision

 

Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications

  • Desjardin, M., M. D. Eastin, P. Rajib, I. Casas, and E. Delmelle, 2020: Space-time conditional autoregressive modeling to predict neighborhood-level risk of dengue fever in Cali, Colombia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine Hygiene, 103(5), 2040–53.
  • Eastin, M. D., M. Baber, A. Boucher, S. Di Bari, R. Hubler, B. Stimac-Spalding, and T. Winesett, 2018: Temporal variability of the Charlotte (sub)urban heat island.  Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 57, 81-102.
  • Eastin, M. D., E. Delmelle, I. Casas, J. Wexler, and C. Self, 2014: Intra- and inter-seasonal autoregressive prediction of dengue outbreaks using local weather and regional climate for a tropical environment in Colombia.  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 91(3), 598-610.
  • Hippensteel, S. P., M. D. Eastin, and W. J. Garcia, 2014: Reply to “Comment on The geologic legacy of Hurricane Irene: Implications for the fidelity of the paleostorm record.” GSA Today, 24(5), e30-31.
  • Hippensteel, S. P., M. D. Eastin, and W. J. Garcia, 2013: The geologic legacy of Hurricane Irene: Implications for the fidelity of the paleostorm record. GSA Today, 23(12), 4-10. (Invited)
  • Eastin, M. D., T. L. Gardner, M. C. Link, and K. C. Smith, 2012:  Surface cold pools observed in the outer rainbands of Tropical Storm Hanna (2008) near landfall. Monthly Weather Review, 140, 471-491.
  • Reasor, P. D., and M. D. Eastin, 2012: Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Guillermo (1997). Part II: Resilience in shear. Monthly Weather Review, 140, 425-444.
  • Eastin, M. D., and M. C. Link, 2009:  Miniature supercells in an offshore outer rainband of Hurricane Ivan (2004). Monthly Weather Review, 137, 2081-2014.
  • 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.
  • 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, 137, 603-631.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, 209-227.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

 

Additional Scientific Publications

  • Eastin, M. D., 2020: Thunderstorm-induced power outages: Final Report. Duke Energy Tech Memo, 201 pp.
  • Schultz, D. M., A. Aksoy, J. Anderson, T. Benacchio, K. L, Corbosiero, M. D. Eastin, C. Evan, J. Gao, A Gassmann, J. P. Hacker, D. Hodyss, H. P. Huntington, M. R. Kumijan, G. M. Lackmann, R. McTaggert-Cowan, G. Romine, P. Roundy, A. Rowe, E. Satterfield, R. S. Schumacher, S. Trier, and C. Weiss, 2020: Data availability principles and practice. Monthly Weather Review, 148(12), 4701-4702.
  • Dudda, V., S. Pulugurtha, M. Eastin, C. Godfrey, A. Mane, and J. Radford, 2017: Increasing utilization of weather data for safety applications and traveler information. North Carolina Department of Transportation Research and Development, 84 pp.
  • Dunion, J. P., and M. D. Eastin, 2010: Tropical cyclone and AEW arc-cloud experiment, NOAA Hurricane Research Division Annual Field Program, 4 pp.
  • Evans, J. L., E. Atallah, L. Avila, S. A. Braun, J. Callahan, J. C. L. Chan, K. Cheung, M. D. Eastin, K.A. Emanuel, J. R. Gyakum, E. A. Hendricks, J. A. Knaff, M. E. Kucas, G. M. Lackmann, M. D. Leroux, L. M. Leslie, T. Nakazawa, M. S. Peng, M. Plu, E. D. Rappin, J. Schendike, B. Tang, K. Tory, B. Wang, and Y. Wang, 2010:  Chapter 1.1: Environmental  impacts on tropical cyclone structure and intensity change, Technical Report: Seventh International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones, 20 pp.
  • Eastin M. D., 2009: Tropical cyclone landfall and inland decay experiment:  Offshore intense convection module. NOAA Hurricane Research Division Annual Field Program, 2 pp.
  • Eastin M. D., 2008: An assessment of past and future North Carolina climate: Impacts of tropical cyclones and tornadoes.  Invited report for the State Senate of North Carolina, 29 pp.