{"id":49,"date":"2015-01-16T11:10:34","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T16:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography-dev\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2025-02-05T23:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T04:17:35","slug":"law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/faculty-staff\/law\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Law, Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/law2022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1613\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/law2022-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/law2022-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/law2022.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor<br \/>\nHH 211<br \/>\n304-696-2503<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/contact-dr-law\/\">email Prof. Law<\/a><br \/>\nPh.D. The Ohio State University (2006)<br \/>\nDissertation Title: &#8220;A Statistical Model to Forecast Short-Term Atlantic Hurricane Intensity&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kevin Law joined the Marshall University Department of Geography in 2006.\u00a0 His interests include meteorology, climatology, and physical geography.\u00a0 He specializes in tropical meteorology including hurricane intensification prediction.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in weather and other meteorological phenomena feel free to contact Dr. Law.<\/p>\n<p>Teaching responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Physical Geography<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Meteorology<\/li>\n<li>Aviation Weather<\/li>\n<li>Severe Weather<\/li>\n<li>Weather Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Climatology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Leonard and <strong>Kevin Law<\/strong>. 2019. Tornadoes in West Virginia. <em>Southeastern Geographer<\/em>, 59(4): pp. 340\u2013364<\/li>\n<li>James Leonard and <strong>Kevin Law<\/strong>. 2012. Spatial and Temporal Variations in West Virginia\u2019s Precipitation, 1931-2000. <em>Southeastern Geographer<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kevin Law.<\/strong> 2011. \u201cThe Impact of Oceanic Heat Content on the Rapid Intensification of Atlantic Hurricanes.\u201d In Anthony Lupo, ed., Recent Hurricane Research\u2014Climate, Dynamics, and Societal Impact, In-Tech 17:331-354.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Law, Kevin<\/strong>. 2007.\u00a0 A Statistical Model to Forecast Short-Term Atlantic Hurricane Intensity. <em>Weather and Forecasting<\/em>, 22, 967-980.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/noaaleft.jpg\" alt=\"noaaleft\" width=\"85\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/\">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erh.noaa.gov\/forecast\/MapClick.php?site=rlx&amp;FcstType=text&amp;MapType=3&amp;site=rlx&amp;CiTemplate=1&amp;map.x=102&amp;map.y=140\">Official Huntington Forecast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radar.weather.gov\/radar.php?rid=rlx&amp;product=N0R&amp;overlay=11101111&amp;loop=no\">Local Radar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-52 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/nhc_flag_normal.jpg\" alt=\"nhc_flag_normal\" width=\"500\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/nhc_flag_normal.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/nhc_flag_normal-300x40.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/\">Official National Hurricane Center Forecasts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-51\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/amsseal-blue3.jpg\" alt=\"amsseal-blue3\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ametsoc.org\/\">American Meteorological Society<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-54 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/idx_logo.jpg\" alt=\"idx_logo\" width=\"317\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/idx_logo.jpg 317w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/idx_logo-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aag.org\/\">Association of American Geographers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ametsoc.org\/pubs\/careers.html\">American Meteorological Society: Interested in a Career in Meteorology?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor HH 211 304-696-2503 email Prof. Law Ph.D. The Ohio State University (2006) Dissertation Title: &#8220;A Statistical Model to Forecast Short-Term Atlantic Hurricane Intensity&#8221; Dr. Kevin Law joined the Marshall University Department of Geography in 2006.\u00a0 His interests include meteorology, climatology, and physical geography.\u00a0 He specializes in tropical meteorology including hurricane intensification prediction. 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