Michael E. Brown Associate Professor of Meteorology Office: Hilbun Hall Room 214 Phone: (662) 325-3915 Fax: (662) 325-9423 mike.brown @ msstate.edu

Mike Brown is a climatologist/meteorologist with interest in land-surface-atmosphere interactions. Mike has looked at the impact of heterogeneous surfaces upon formation regions of convection in Illinois and Mississippi. Mike has also studied severe local storms in the Mid-Atlantic region in an attempt to identify processes generated at the Earth's surface that augment the mesoscale atmosphere creating an environment of enhanced instability and shear. Outside of work Mike enjoys storm-chasing, playing with his dogs, restoring antique sewing machines, and training for triathlons.

Education

Ph.D. (Geography), The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2000
M.S. (Geosciences), Mississippi State University, 1995
B.S. (Meteorology), Western Illinois University, 1991

Experience

Present, Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University
1999 – 2004, Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University
1998 – 2000, Adjunct Researcher, State Climate Office of North Carolina, North Carolina State University
1998 – 1999, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University
1995 – 1996, Instructor, Geography Curriculum, East Mississippi Community College
1993 – 1995, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University

Publications

Jackson, J., and M.E. Brown, 2008 Sounding-Derived Low-Level Thermodynamic Characteristics Associated With Tornadic And Nontornadic Supercell Environments In The Southeast United States.  National Weather Digest (In Press)

Wax, C.L., J.W. Pote and M.E. Brown.  “Integrating the Natural Climate Regine Into Managment   Plans for Swine Wastewater Laggons."  Journal of Service Climatology.  (Submitted)

Dixon, P. G., M. E. Brown, K. Sherman-Morris, and B. L. Kirkland, 2007: 
Comments on (DIS)APPROVAL: TELEVISION WEATHERCASTERS DEBATE THE VALUE OF VOLUNTARY CREDENTIALS.  National Weather Digest. (In Press)

Dixon, P. G., M. E. Brown, K. Sherman-Morris, and B. L. Kirkland, 2007: Meteorology Degrees and Certificates Offered by Mississippi State University. National Weather Digest. (In Press

Brown, M.E., and Wax, C, 2007: Temperature As An Indicator Of The Influence Of Landforms On Atmospheric Processes. Phys. Geog. (In Press)

Parnell, D. B., D. Brommer, P. G. Dixon, M. E. Brown, and D. W. Gamble, 2004: A survey of Hurricane Frances damage on San Salvador. Bahamas J. of Sci., Vol. 12, No. 1 2–6.

Brown, M.E., and McCann, B., 2004 “Relating Clustered Convective Events To Land-Surface Features in Mississippi.” J. Oper. Met. EJ2-2004.

Brown, M.E., 2003 Editor, Southeast Severe Storms Symposium, 2002, Hosted by the National Weather Association / American Meteorological Society, Starkville, MS, (ISSN# 1538-5019)

Brown, M.E., 2002 “The Spatial, Temporal, and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Southern-Atlantic United States Tornado Events.”  Physical Geography. Vol. 23, No. 5, 401-417.

Brown, M.E., 2002 “Field Methods in Meteorology” 139pp. (ISSN# 1539-7912)

Brown, M.E., 2002 Editor, Southeast Severe Storms Symposium, 2002, Hosted by the National Weather Association / American Meteorological Society, Starkville, MS (ISSN# 1538-5019)

Brown, M.E., Wax, C.L., and Pote, J.W., 2002 “Weather’s Role in Phenological Period Length of Mississippi Soybeans.”  Proceedings, Mississippi Water Resources Conference.  Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute

Gamble, D.W., Brown, M.E., Parnell, D., Brommer, D., and Dixon, P.G., 2000  “Lessons Learned from Field Evaluation of Hurricane Floyd Damage on San Salvador Island, Bahamas.”  Bahamas J. Science. 8: Num 1.

Brown, M.E., and D.L. Arnold, 1998: Land-Surface-Atmosphere Interaction Associated with Deep Convection in Illinois. Int. J.of Clim. Vol. 18, 1637 - 1653.

University Service

2006 – present, Senator, Holland Faculty Senate, Mississippi State University
2004 – 2006 Member of the University Courses and Curriculum Committee, Mississippi State University
1998 – present, Faculty Advisor, East Mississippi Chapter of the National Weather Association
1998 – present, Director of the North Mississippi Severe Storm Intercept Teams Mississippi State University
1998 – present, Director of the MSU Climatology Laboratory, Mississippi State University, Mississippi
1998 – 2000, Faculty Advisor to the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity

Professional Memberships and Positions Held American Meteorological Society Association of American Geographers National Weather Association 2007 – present, Testing Chair, National Weather Association 2000 – 2002, State representative to Southeast Division of the Association of American Geographers Steering Committee 2000 – 2002, Program Committee Member for the Southeast Division of the Association of American Geographers Committee Souvenir Glass Collection