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Overview

Mark DeMaria is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Atmospheric Science and related subfields.

Their main research topics include:

  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Mark DeMaria has contributed to multiple publications with a focus on tropical cyclones and forecasting methodologies. Notable recent papers include:

  • Operational Forecasting of Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification at the National Hurricane Center, 2021, Atmosphere
  • The National Hurricane Center Tropical Cyclone Model Guidance Suite, 2022, Weather and Forecasting
  • Recent Progress in Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasting at the National Hurricane Center, 2020, Weather and Forecasting
  • Applying Satellite Observations of Tropical Cyclone Internal Structures to Rapid Intensification Forecast With Machine Learning, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • 2020 HFIP R&D Activities Summary: Recent Results and Operational Implementation, 2021, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library

Their publication record shows strong engagement with several academic venues. The most frequent publication sources include:

  • Weather and Forecasting
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Atmosphere
  • Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Collaborations have been notable with a range of coauthors, including:

  • Galina Chirokova
  • Kate D. Musgrave
  • James L. Franklin
  • Alan Brammer
  • John A. Knaff

Best Publications

  • Large-Scale Characteristics of Rapidly Intensifying Tropical Cyclones in the North Atlantic Basin

    John Kaplan;Mark Demaria

  • Further improvements to the Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS)

    Mark DeMaria;Michelle Mainelli;Lynn K. Shay;John A. Knaff

  • The Effect of Vertical Shear on Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change

    Mark DeMaria

  • A Revised Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification Index for the Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific Basins

    John Kaplan;Mark DeMaria;John A. Knaff

  • A Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS) for the Atlantic Basin

    Mark DeMaria;John Kaplan

  • Prediction of Landfalling Hurricanes with the Advanced Hurricane WRF Model

    Christopher Davis;Wei Wang;Shuyi S. Chen;Yongsheng Chen

  • Is Tropical Cyclone Intensity Guidance Improving

    Mark DeMaria;Charles R. Sampson;John A. Knaff;Kate D. Musgrave

  • An Updated Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS) for the Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific Basins

    Mark DeMaria;John Kaplan

  • Sea Surface Temperature and the Maximum Intensity of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones

    Mark Demaria;John Kaplan

  • Evaluation of Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit Tropical-Cyclone Intensity and Size Estimation Algorithms

    Julie L. Demuth;Mark Demaria;John A. Knaff;Thomas H. Vonder Haar

  • A Simple Empirical Model for Predicting the Decay of Tropical Cyclone Winds after Landfall

    John Kaplan;Mark DeMaria

  • A Tropical Cyclone Genesis Parameter for the Tropical Atlantic

    Mark DeMaria;John A. Knaff;Bernadette H. Connell

  • Application of Oceanic Heat Content Estimation to Operational Forecasting of Recent Atlantic Category 5 Hurricanes

    Michelle M. Mainelli;Mark DeMaria;Lynn K. Shay;Gustavo Goni

  • Satellite Analysis of Tropical Cyclones Using the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU).

    Stanley Q. Kidder;Mitchell D. Goldberg;Raymond M. Zehr;Mark DeMaria

  • Large-Scale Response of the Tropical Atmosphere to Transient Convection

    Pedro L. Silva Dias;Wayne H. Schubert;Mark DeMaria

  • An Operational Statistical Typhoon Intensity Prediction Scheme for the Western North Pacific

    John A. Knaff;Charles R. Sampson;Mark DeMaria

  • Evaluating Environmental Impacts on Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification Predictability Utilizing Statistical Models

    John Kaplan;Christopher M. Rozoff;Mark DeMaria;Charles R. Sampson

  • Recent Progress in Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasting at the National Hurricane Center

    John P. Cangialosi;Eric Blake;Mark DeMaria;Andrew Penny

  • Upper-level eddy angular momentum fluxes and tropical cyclone intensity change

    Mark Demaria;Jong-Jin Baik;John Kaplan

  • Statistical Tropical Cyclone Wind Radii Prediction Using Climatology and Persistence

    John A. Knaff;Charles R. Sampson;Mark Demaria;Timothy P. Marchok

  • Statistical, 5-Day Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasts Derived from Climatology and Persistence

    John A. Knaff;Mark DeMaria;Charles R. Sampson;James M. Gross

  • NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE Improvement of Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Size Estimation Algorithms

    Julie L. Demuth;Mark Demaria;John A. Knaff

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Knaff
John A. Knaff National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Wayne H. Schubert
Wayne H. Schubert Colorado State University
Christopher S. Velden
Christopher S. Velden Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
Frank D. Marks
Frank D. Marks National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ralf Bennartz
Ralf Bennartz Vanderbilt University
Jun A. Zhang
Jun A. Zhang University of Miami
James P. Kossin
James P. Kossin University of Wisconsin–Madison
Robert Atlas
Robert Atlas Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Lynn K. Shay
Lynn K. Shay University of Miami
Robert F. Rogers
Robert F. Rogers Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

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