Vincent Brown is an applied climatologist and physical geographer whose research focuses on precipitation characteristics, temperature variability, tropical cyclones, climate extremes, and climate change. He is particularly interested in conducting stakeholder-driven research that helps communities build resilience to weather and climate extremes.

Using geospatial analysis and statistical modeling, his recent research has examined asymmetric winter temperature change, long-term changes in freeze-day climatology across the United States, the representation of hourly precipitation characteristics in high-resolution gridded datasets, extreme precipitation events, changing tropical cyclone characteristics, and heat variability across the southeastern United States. Additional research has explored the influence of weather and climate on species such as crawfish and oysters.

A central focus of Brown’s work is translating climate science into actionable information for decision-makers. Since 2016, he has been a member of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP), and a NOAA Climate Program Office-funded Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) team where he collaborates with stakeholders to develop climate information and decision-support tools that enhance preparedness and resilience to weather and climate hazards.