Publications
Masters, F., Aponte, L., Gurley, K. and Reinhold, T. “Gust factors observed in tropical cyclones Isabel, Dennis, Isidore Gabrielle and Irene during the 1999-2003 Atlantic hurricane seasons,” 9th Annual ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 26-28, 2004
Masters, F, Gurley, K and Reinhold, T (2003). “Ground level wind characteristics of Isidore and Dennis”, 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Lubbock, Texas, June 2-5, 2003
Howard, R, Dodge, P, Doggett, A, Finney, J, Gurley, K, Levitan, M, Reinhold, T, Schroeder, J and Stone, G (2003). “The Landfall of Hurricane Dennis in Louisiana: A Summary of Cooperative Data Collection Efforts”, 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Lubbock, TX, June 2-5, 2003.
Graduate Theses and Undergraduate Publications
Masters, F (2004). “Measurement, Modeling and Simulation of Ground-Level Tropical Cyclone Winds.” PhD Dissertation, University of Florida, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering.
Cope, A (2004). “Predicting the Vulnerability of Typical Residential Buildings to Hurricane Damage.” PhD Dissertation, University of Florida, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering.
Aponte, L (2004). “Measurement, Validation and Dissemination of Hurricane Wind Data.” Masters Report, University of Florida, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering.
Weaver, R (2003). “Hurricane Data Collection Hardware and Analysis Software: Improvements, Maintenance and Development.” MS Thesis, University of Florida, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering.
Weaver, R (2002). “Hurricane Damage Mitigation Research.” Journal of Undergraduate Research, University of Florida.
Cuenca, D (2002). “Hurricane Data Collection Hardware and Analysis Software.” MS Thesis, University of Florida, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering.
Hayes, K (2000). “Hurricane Data Collection Hardware: Design, Construction and Testing.” MS Thesis, University of Florida, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering.
Poss, D (2000) “Design and Evaluation of a Mobile Wind Instrumentation Tower for Hurricane Wind Measurements.” MS Thesis, Clemson University, Department of Civil Engineering.
Masters, F (1999). “Hurricane Data Collection and Simulation.” Journal of Undergraduate Research, University of Florida.
Citations in Government Reports/Scientific Papers
Preliminary Report for FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program (Task Order 273)
Presentations
Masters, F., Gurley, K. and Reinhold, T. “Real-time observation and stochastic modeling of ground level winds from Hurricane Isabel,” National Hurricane Conference, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, April 5-9, 2004
Gurley, K. and Reinhold, T. “Wind Measurements in Hurricane Gordon: A Preliminary Look at Wind Field Variations for Beach-Front and Inland Locations”, National Hurricane Conference, Washington, D.C., April 2001.
Reinhold, T, Gurley, K and Buzbee, T. “Florida Coastal Monitoring Program: Home Instrumentation Project and Wind Field Monitoring”, National Hurricane Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 2000.
Press
| Date (Link to Article) | Source | Article |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2005 | National Hurricane Center | Hurricane Dennis Advisory Number 26 |
| July 9, 2005 | UF News | UF Researchers take a pulse of Hurricane Dennis |
| July 9, 2005 | Pensacola News Journal | Deployment Pictures |
| April 6, 2005 | Gainesville Sun | Kurt Gurley 35, Heading Into the Hurricanes |
| February 16, 2005 | Insurance Networking News | RMS to Fund Technology Initiative for Florida Coastal Monitoring Program |
| December 17, 2004 | PalmBeachPost.com | More nails, longer screws work better in wind lab |
| September 30, 2004 | Institute for Business & Home Safety | FCMP Records First-Ever True Wind Pressures in Hurricanes Frances and Ivan |
| August 25, 2004 | WESH.com | Strict New Building Codes May Have Saved Property |
| August 21, 2004 | Gainesville Sun | Charley helps area team gain storm insight |
| Spring 2004 | Explore Magazine – Research at the University of Florida | Storm Warning – UF Engineers are helping to more accurately predicts hurricanes destructive forces |
| October 20, 2003 | NOAA Research | Sea Grant Research Pays Off During Hurricane Isabel |
| Fall 2003 | The Florida Engineer | As Fast as the Wind |
| September 30, 2003 | Palm Beach Post | Towers withstand Isabel, Transmit Detailed Data |
| September 26, 2003 | Star News (Wilmington, NC) | Stronger House? Got it Nailed |
| September 25, 2003 | The Gainesville Sun | UF Helps Look at Isabel’s Winds |
| September 24, 2003 | NOAA News Online | NOAA Researchers Retrieve Wealth of Data after Chasing Hurricane Isabel |
| September 18, 2003 | The Beaufort Gazette | Group Hopes to Capture Isabel’s Ground-Level Wind Speeds |
| September 18, 2003 | ScienceDaily | Engineers Head Into Path Of Hurricane Isabel |
| September 17, 2003 | MSNBC News | As Thousands Flee, Clemson Researchers Head For Isabel |
| September 17, 2003 | Wired News | Laying Data Traps for Isabel |
| September 17, 2003 | WLTX.com | Clemson Collecting Hurricane Data |
| November, 2002 | AAWE Newsletter | Measurement of Ground Level Hurricane Winds |
| September 17, 2001 | The Independent Florida Alligator | UF Professor Monitors Storm as It Hits Venice |
| September 15, 2001 | Miami Herald | Storm Pounds Gulf Coast, Makes Mad Dash Across State |
| May 20, 2000 | DisasterRelief.org | Experiment Could Prevent Hurricane Damages |
| January 14, 2000 | The Independent Florida Alligator | Undergraduate Research Program Enters Second Year |
| September 19, 1999 | ScienceDaily | Engineers Rush to Deploy Wind Monitoring Equipment in Advance of Hurricane Floyd |
| July 7, 1999 | ClemsoNews | Florida Installs Wind Monitoring Devices in 10 South Florida Homes |
| June 3, 1999 | The Independent Florida Alligator | UF Joins Study to Build Hurricane-Safe Homes |
| May 11, 1999 | CNN | Engineers Prepare to Study Hurricane Winds |
| May 10, 1999 | ScienceDaily | In Harm’s Way: Engineers to Measure Hurricane Forces on Homes |
| December 16, 1998 | ScienceDaily | Hurricane Chasers Look for Turbulent Times |