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Dr. Mark R. Sinclair
Professor and Chair
Department of Meteorology
College of Aviation
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
3700 Willow Creek Rd, Prescott, AZ 86301
mark.sinclair@erau.edu
Phone: (928) 777-3842
Ph.D., 1985, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
My Resume and Publications
Research Interests
My research interests lie in the broad field of synoptic meteorology. Recent and current work has included classification and lifecycles of extratropical cyclones, storm track climatology, variability and greenhouse-induced changes, extratropical transition of southwest Pacific tropical cyclones and orographic precipitation processes. I also have an ongoing interest in Southern Hemisphere and Antarctic meteorology.
Selected Recent Publications
Sinclair, M.R., 2004: Extratropical transition of southwest Pacific tropical cyclones. Part II: Midlatitude circulation characteristics. Monthly Weather Review, 130, 590-609.
Sinclair, M.R., 2002: Extratropical transition of southwest Pacific tropical cyclones. Part I: Climatology and mean structure changes. Monthly Weather Review, 130, 590-609.
Jones, S, Harr, P, Abraham, Bosart, L.F., Bowyer, Evans, J.L., Hanley, D.E., Hanstrum, B.N., Hart, R.E., Lalaurette, F., Sinclair, M.R., Smith, R. and Thorncroft, C., 2003: The extratropical transition of tropical cyclones: forecast challenges, current understanding and future directions. Weather and Forecasting. 18, 16-56.
Sinclair, M.R., and M.J. Revell, 2000: Classification and Composite Diagnosis of Extratropical Cyclogenesis in the Southwest Pacific. Monthly Weather Review, 128, 1089-1105.
Sinclair, M.R., and I.G. Watterson, 1999: Objective assessment of extratropical weather systems in simulated climates. Journal of Climate, 12, 3467-3485.
Sinclair, M.R., 1997: Objective identification of cyclones and their circulation intensity, and climatology. Weather and Forecasting, 12, 591-608.
Sinclair, M.R., D.S. Wratt, R. Henderson and W.R. Gray, 1997. Factors affecting the distribution and spillover of precipitation in the Southern Alps of New Zealand – a case study. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 36, 428-442.
Sinclair, M.R., J.A. Renwick, and J.W. Kidson, 1997: Intraseasonal variability of MSL pressure, cyclone and anticyclone tracks in the Southern Hemisphere. Monthly Weather Review, 125, 2531-2543.
Additional links
Courses I’m teaching (See BlackBoard)
Aviation Weather Hazards
Storm track variability
Cyclone track data
MSL cyclones, Northern Hemisphere
MSL cyclones, Southern Hemisphere
500 mb cyclones, Northern Hemisphere
500 mb cyclones, Southern Hemisphere
Fortran code to read track data
