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Jennifer Collins
Jennifer Collins

Jennifer Collins

Professor of geosciences

Arts and Sciences

Collins is an expert on hurricanes, tropical cyclones, proposed changes to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale to account for rain and flooding and human behavior relating to hurricane evacuation. She is also interested in the interaction between large scale climatic patterns such as the El Niño–Southern Oscillation and the Madden–Julian Oscillation and seasonal patterns of tropical cyclone activity in multiple oceanic basins.

Contact Details

Phone Number: (813) 974-4242

Email: collinsjm@usf.edu

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