Publications
(advisees; *undergraduate)2024
[42] Miller, P. W., C. Li, K. Xu, S. Caparotta, and R. Rohli: The evolution of the 2021 Seacor Power tragedy in coastal Louisiana. Weather and Forecasting, 39, 1503–1512.
[41] Ma, T., C. Sun, and P. W. Miller: Large eddy simulation of non-stationary highly turbulent hurricane boundary layer winds. Physics of Fluids, 36, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0214627.
[40] Moraes, F.D.S., C. Ramseyer, P. W. Miller, and J. Trepanier: Recent advances in tropical climate - A review. Physical Geography. 10.1080/02723646.2024.2313778
[39] Miller, P. W., and C. Ramseyer: The relationship between the Saharan Air Layer, convective environmental conditions, and precipitation in Puerto Rico. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129, e2023JD039681.
2023
[38] Ramseyer, C., and P. W. Miller: Atmospheric flash drought in the Caribbean. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 24, 2177–2189.
[37] Miller, P. W., and N. Debbage: Weakly forced thunderstorms in the Southeast U.S. are stronger near urban areas. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL105081.
[36] Bargu, S., M. Hiatt, K. Maiti, P. W. Miller, and J. White: The future of cyanobacteria toxicity in estuaries undergoing pulsed nutrient inputs: A case study from coastal Louisiana. Water, 15, 3816.
[35] Midway, S., and P. W. Miller: Too hot to fish? Effects of weather, hurricanes, and COVID-19 on angling effort. PLOS One, 18, e0291126.
[34] Reesman, C. and P. W. Miller: Elevated heat indices resulting from hurricane-related defoliation: A case study. International Journal of Biometeorology.
[33] Mercado-Díaz, J., E. Holupchinski, N. Álvarez-Berríos, W. Gould, P. Miller, T. Mote, C. Ramseyer, and G. González: Fostering knowledge-exchange and collaboration among drought-related initiatives in the Caribbean. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
[32] Nelson, S., and P. W. Miller: Understanding meteorological changes following severe defoliation during a strong hurricane landfall: Insights from Hurricane Michael (2018). Earth Interactions. In Press.
[31] Bushra, N., R. V. Rohli, C. Li, and P. W. Miller: Changing features of the Northern Hemisphere 500-hPa circumpolar vortex. Frontiers in Big Data, 5, 127.
2022
[30] Villarini, G., W. Zhang, P. W. Miller, L. Grimley, and H. Roberts: Development of an ensemble generator of rainfall associated with tropical cyclones affecting Louisiana. International Journal of Climatology, 42, 1789–1802.
[29] Forney, R., N. Debbage, P. W. Miller, and J. Uzquiano: Urban effects on weakly forced thunderstorms observed in the Southeast United States. Urban Climate, 43, 101161.
[28] Bilskie, M. V., T. G. Asher, P. W. Miller, J. G. Fleming, S. C. Hagen, and R. A. Luettich: Real-time simulated storm surge predictions during Hurricane Michael (2018). Weather and Forecasting, 37, 1085–1102
2021
[27] Miller, P. W., and J. Trepanier: Predicting the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Season with 500-hPa Temperature. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL094741.
[26] Ramseyer, C. A., and P. W. Miller: Historical trends in the trade wind inversion in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean. International Journal of Climatology, 41, 5752– 5765.
[25] Miller, P. W., C. Reesman, M. Grossman, S. Nelson, V. Liu*, and P. Wang: Marginal warming associated with a COVID-19 quarantine and its implications for disease transmission. Science of the Total Environment. 780, 146579.
[24] Reesman, C., P. W. Miller, R. D’Antonio*, K. Gilmore, B. Schott, and C. Bannan: Areal Probability of Precipitation in Moist Tropical Air Masses for the United States. Atmosphere, 12, 255.
2020
[23] Miller, P. W., M. Williams, and T. L. Mote: Modeled Atmospheric Optical and Thermodynamic Responses to an Exceptional Trans-Atlantic Dust Outbreak. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126, e2020JD032909.
[22] Vega, T., P. W. Miller, R. Rohli, J. Heavilin: Synoptic Climatology of Nuisance Flooding along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Coasts, USA. Natural Hazards, 105, 1281–1297.
[21] Miller, P. W., and C. A. Ramseyer: Did the Climate Forecast System anticipate the 2015 Caribbean drought? Journal of Hydrometeorology, 21, 1245–1258.
2019
[20] Miller, P. W., T. L. Mote, A. Kumar, and D. R. Mishra: Systematic precipitation redistribution following a strong hurricane landfall. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 139, 861–872.
[19] Miller, P. W., A. Kumar, F. D. S. Moraes, T. L. Mote, and D. R. Mishra: Persistent hydrological consequences of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 1413–1422.
[18] Miller, P. W., T. L. Mote, and C. A. Ramseyer: An empirical study of the relationship between seasonal precipitation and thermodynamic environment in Puerto Rico. Weather and Forecasting, 34, 277–288.
[17] Ramseyer, C. A., P. W. Miller, and T. L. Mote: Future precipitation variability during the early rainfall season in El Yunque National Forest. Science of the Total Environment, 661, 326–336.
2018
[16] Miller, P. W., T. L. Mote, C. A. Ramseyer, A. E. Van Buesekom, M. Scholl, and G. Gonzalez: A 42-yr Assessment of Cloud Base Height in the Luquillo Mountains of Eastern Puerto Rico. Climate Research, 76, 87–94.
[15] Miller, P. W., and T. L. Mote: The algorithmic detection of pulse thunderstorms within a large, mostly nonsevere sample. Meteorological Applications, 24, 629–641.
[14] Miller, P. W., and T. L. Mote: Characterizing severe weather potential in synoptically weakly forced thunderstorm environments. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 18, 1261–1277.
2017
[13] Mote, T. L., C. A. Ramseyer, and P. W. Miller: The Saharan Air Layer as an early rainfall season suppressant in the eastern Caribbean: The 2015 Puerto Rico drought event. Journal of Geophysical Research, 122, 10966–10982.
[12] Miller, P. W., and T. L. Mote: A climatology of weakly forced and pulse thunderstorms in the Southeast United States. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 56, 3017–3033.
[11] Miller, P. W., and T. L. Mote: Standardizing the definition of a “pulse” thunderstorm. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 98, 905–913.
[10] Mattingly, K. S., P. L. Seymour, and P. W. Miller: Estimates of extreme rainfall frequency in urban areas derived from spatially dense rain gauge observations. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 107, 1499–1518.
[9] Debbage, N., P. W. Miller, S. E. Poore, K. Morano, T. L. Mote, and J. M. Shepherd: A climatology of atmospheric river interactions with the Southeastern United States coastline. International Journal of Climatology, 37, 4077–4091.
[8] Williams, C. A., P. W. Miller, A. W. Black, and J. A. Knox: Throwing caution to the wind: National Weather Service wind products as perceived by a weather-salient sample. Journal of Operational Meteorology, 5, 103–120.
[7] Grundstein, A. J., J. M. Shepherd, P. W. Miller, and S. E. Sarnat: The role of mesoscale-convective processes in explaining the 21 November 2016 epidemic thunderstorm asthma in Melbourne, Australia. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 56, 1337–1343.
2016
[6] Miller, P. W., A. W. Black, C. A. Williams, and J. A. Knox: Quantitative assessment of human wind speed overestimation. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 55, 1009–1020.
[5] Ellis, A. W., and P. W. Miller: The emergence of lightning in severe thunderstorm prediction and the possible contributions from spatial science. Geography Compass, 10, 192–206.
[4] Miller, P. W., A. W. Black, C. A. Williams, and J. A. Knox: Maximum wind gusts associated with human-reported nonconvective wind events and a comparison to current warning issuance criteria. Weather and Forecasting, 31, 451–465.
2015
[3] Miller, P. W., A. W. Ellis, and S. Keighton: Spatial distribution of lightning associated with low-shear thunderstorm environments in the central Appalachians region. Physical Geography, 36, 127–141.
[2] Miller, P. W., A. W. Ellis, and S. Keighton: The utility of total lightning trends in diagnosing single-cell thunderstorm severity: Examples from the central Appalachians region. Journal of Operational Meteorology, 3, 82–98.
[1] Miller, P. W., A. W. Ellis, and S. Keighton: A preliminary assessment of using spatiotemporal lightning patterns for a binary classification of thunderstorm mode. Weather and Forecasting, 30, 38–56.