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Jonathan (Jon) Martinez

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I’m a PhD candidate in the atmospheric science department at Colorado State University. My research focuses on understanding the mesoscale structure and evolution of tropical cyclones. This research is carried out by examining high-resolution observational data and numerical simulations with the goal of elucidating the dynamical mechanisms contributing to tropical cyclone intensification. Additional research interests include understanding the dynamics of severe wind production in mid-latitude mesoscale convective systems. I’m currently developing a package in Julia (JuliaMet ) for analyzing meteorological data and model output with the goal of creating an official Julia package for these purposes in the future. I would appreciate any feedback and/or contributions!

Education

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  1. Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship (NSF) - 2016-2018
  2. SOARS Undergraduate Support - 2013
  3. Bright Futures Florida Medallion Scholar - 2009-2014

Select Presentations

  1. Martinez, J., and M. M. Bell: Inner-core potential vorticity structure observed in Hurricane Patricia during TCI 2015. Oral Presentation, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Science , Raleigh, NC, 2017.
  2. Martinez, J., and M. M. Bell: Potential vorticity structure of Hurricane Patricia during rapid intensification. Oral Presentation, Front Range Tropical Cyclone Workshop, Fort Collins, CO, 2016.
  3. Martinez, J., M. M. Bell, J. L. Vigh, and R. F. Rogers: Examination of tropical cyclone structure and intensification with the Extended Flight Level Dataset (FLIGHT+) from 1999 to 2012. Oral Presentation, 32nd AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2016.
  4. Martinez, J., M. M. Bell, J. L. Vigh, and R. F. Rogers: Examining links between tropical cyclone structure and intensity change using the Extended Flight Level Dataset (FLIGHT+). Oral Presentation, 17th Cyclone Workshop, Pacific Grove, CA, 2015.
  5. Martinez, J., M. M. Bell, and J. L. Vigh: Examining the link between tropical cyclone structure and intensification with flight level data between 2000–2012. ‘Ilima Chapter SACNAS Regional Meeting, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, 2015.
  6. Martinez, J., M. M. Bell, J. L. Vigh, and R. F. Rogers: Links between tropical cyclone structure and intensity change derived using aircraft data from 2000–2012. Oral Presentation,16th Annual AMS Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Boston, MA, 2015.
  7. Martinez, J., S. Massie and R. R. Neely III: Determining the vertical distribution of volcanic plumes and SO2 column amounts from 2004–2013. Poster, 13th Annual AMS Student Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2014.

Publications

  1. Martinez, J., M. M. Bell, J. L. Vigh, and R. F. Rogers, 2016: Examination of tropical cyclone structure and intensification with the Extended Flight Level Dataset (FLIGHT+) from 1999 to 2012. Mon. Wea. Rev., doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-17-0011.1. In Press.
  2. Martinez, J., 2016: Examination of tropical cyclone structure and intensification with the Extended Flight Level Dataset (FLIGHT+) from 1999 to 2012. M. S. Thesis, Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. 67 pp. Unpublished manuscript, available upon request.
  3. Martinez, J., S. Massie, and R. R. Neely III, 2013: Determining the vertical distribution of volcanic plumes and SO2 column amounts from 2004–2013. Unpublished manuscript available at: http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/collections/SOARS-000-000-000-428.