Peer-Reviewed Publications Pertaining to Tropical Cyclones Published Prior to 2013
* student co-author
+ invited submission for a special issue
+Villegas, J., Matyas, C.J., Srinivasan, S., *Cahyunto, I., Thapa, B., Pennington-Gray, L. 2013. Cognitive and affective responses of Florida tourists after exposure to hurricane warning messages. Natural Hazards, 66, 97-119, DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0119-3 (opens in new tab).
+ Matyas, C.J., Silva, J.A. 2013. Extreme weather and economic well-being in rural Mozambique. Natural Hazards, 66, 31-49, DOI: (opens in new tab)10.1007/s11069-011-0064-6 (opens in new tab).
*Ash, K.D., Matyas, C.J. 2012. The influences of ENSO and the Subtropical Indian Ocean Dipole on tropical cyclone trajectories in the South Indian Ocean. International Journal of Climatology, 32:1, 41-56, DOI: 10.1002/joc.2249 (opens in new tab).
Matyas, C.J., Srinivasan, S., *Cahyunto, I., Thapa, B., Pennington-Gray, L, Villegas, J. 2011. Risk perception and evacuation decisions of Florida tourists under hurricane threats: A stated preference analysis, Natural Hazards, 59:2, 871-890. DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9801-0 (opens in new tab).
*Thompson, B.K, Escobedo, F.J., Staudhammer, C.L., Matyas, C.J., Qiu, Y. 2011. A model of hurricane-caused tree debris in Houston, Texas. Landscape and Urban Planning, 101:3, 286-297. DOI:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.02.034 (opens in new tab).
Matyas, C.J. 2010. Locating convection in landfalling tropical cyclones: A GIS-based analysis of radar reflectivities and comparison to lightning-based observations. Physical Geography, 31:5, 385-406. DOI:10.2747/0272-3646.31.5.385 (opens in new tab).
Becker, S., Buker, M.L., Matyas, C.J., Rohli, R.V. 2010. Assessing links between upper atmospheric vorticity patterns and directional changes in hurricane tracks. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 102, 379-392. DOI: 10.1007/s00704-010-0269-8 (opens in new tab).
Matyas, C.J. 2010. Associations between the size of hurricane rain fields at landfall and their surrounding environments. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 106, 135-148. DOI 10.1007/s00703-009-0056-1 (opens in new tab).
+ Matyas, C.J. 2010. A geospatial analysis of convective rainfall regions within tropical cyclones after landfall. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research, 1:2, 71-91. DOI: 10.4018/jagr.2010020905. (opens in new tab)
+ Matyas, C.J. and M. *Cartaya 2009. Comparing the rainfall patterns produced by Hurricanes Frances (2004) and Jeanne (2004) over Florida. Southeastern Geographer 49:2, 132-156 (opens in new tab).
Matyas, C.J. 2009. A spatial analysis of radar reflectivity regions within Hurricane Charley (2004), Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 48:1, 130-142.
Matyas, C.J. 2008. Shape measures of rain shields as indicators of changing environmental conditions in a landfalling tropical storm. Meteorological Applications, 15:2, 259-271.
+ Matyas, C.J. 2007. Quantifying the shapes of U.S. landfalling tropical cyclone rain shields. The Professional Geographer, 59:2, 158-172.
Matyas, C. J. 2006. Spatial characteristics of tropical cyclone rainfall patterns in Florida. The Florida Geographer, 37, 58-71.
Matyas, C.J. 2006. Using GIS to assess the symmetry of tropical cyclone rain shields. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 29, 31-39.
Vega, A.J. and C.J. Matyas, 2004. North Atlantic tropical cyclone intensities and macro-scale temperature variations, The Pennsylvania Geographer, 42:1, 142-178.