Dr. Mark DeMaria earned a B.S. in Meteorology (1977) from Florida State University, and a Masters (1979) and PhD (1983) in Atmospheric Science from Colorado State University. He was a Post Doctoral Fellow in the Advanced Study Program at NCAR in 1984-1985 and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University in 1985-1987. He joined NOAA in 1987 and has worked as a research meteorologist at the OAR Hurricane Research Division (1987-1995), as the Chief of the Technical Support Branch of the NCEP Tropical Prediction Center (1995-1998) and as the Chief of the NESDIS Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (1998-present).
During most his career, Dr. DeMaria has worked on research and development related to tropical cyclone forecasting, mesoscale meteorology and numerical weather prediction. He has received the Banner Miller Award from the American Meteorological Society three times (1987, 1989, and 2002) for his work on tropical cyclone forecasting.
Current research includes the utilization of satellite observations to improve tropical cyclone genesis and intensity forecasting, the development of satellite-based wind retrieval techniques, and tropical applications of hyper-spectral infrared soundings.
Publications
Refereed Publications
DeMaria, M., 2009: A Simplified Dynamical System for Tropical Cyclone Intensity Prediction. Monthly Weather Review. 137:1, 68–82.
Schumacher, A.B., M. DeMaria and J.A. Knaff, 2009: Objective Estimation of the 24-Hour Probability of Tropical Cyclone Formation, Wea. Forecasting, 24, 456-471.
Grasso, L.D., M. Sengupta, J.F., Dostalek, R. Brummer, and M. DeMaria, 2008: Synthetic Satellite Imagery for Current and Future Environmental Satellites. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 29:15, 4373.
Knaff, J.A., T.A. Cram, A.B. Schumacher, J.P. Kossin, and M. DeMaria, 2008: Objective Identification of Annular Hurricanes. Weather and Forecasting, 17-28.
Mainelli, M., M. DeMaria, L.K. Shay, and G. Goni, 2008: Application of Oceanic Heat Content Estimation to Operational Forecasting of Recent Atlantic Category 5 Hurricanes. Weather and Forecasting, 3-16.
Sampson, C.R., J.L. Franklin, J.A. Knaff, and M. DeMaria, 2008: Experiments with a Simple Tropical Cyclone Intensity Consensus. Weather and Forecasting, 23, 304–312.
DeMaria, M., J.A. Knaff and C. R. Sampson, 2007: Evaluation of long-term trend in tropical cyclone intensity forecasts. Meteor. Atmos Phy., 97, 19-28.
Knaff, J. A., C. R. Sampson, M. DeMaria, T. P. Marchok, J. M. Gross, and C. J. McAdie, 2007: Statistical Tropical Cyclone Wind Radii Prediction Using Climatology and Persistence. Wea. Forecasting, 22:4, 781–791.
DeMaria, M., M. Mainelli, L.K. Shay, J.A. Knaff, J. Kaplan, 2005: Further Improvement to the Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS). Wea. and Forecasting, 20: 4, 531–543.
Knaff, J.A., C.R. Sampson, M. DeMaria, 2005: An operational statisical typhoon intensity prediction scheme for the Western North Pacific. Weather and Forecasting, 20: 4, 688–699.
DeMuth, J. L., M. DeMaria, J. A. Knaff, and T. H. Vonder Haar, 2004: Validation of an advanced microwave sounder unit (AMSU) tropical cyclone intensity and size estimation algorithm, J. App. Met., 43, 282-296.
Knaff, J.A. , S.A. Seseske, M. DeMaria, J.L. Demuth, 2004: On the Influences of Vertical Wind Shear on Symmetric Tropical Cyclone Structure Derived from AMSU. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132, 2503-2510.
Knaff, J.A., M. DeMaria, C.R. Sampson, and J.M. Gross, 2003: Statistical, Five-Day Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasts Derived from Climatology and Persistence. Wea. Forecasting, 18:2, 80-92.
Knaff, J.A., J.P. Kossin, and M. DeMaria, 2003: Annular Hurricanes. Wea. Forecasting, 18:2, 204-223.
DeMaria, M., J.A. Knaff, and B.H. Connell, 2001: A tropical cyclone genesis parameter for the Tropical Atlantic. Wea. Forecasting, 16:2, 219-233.
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria, 2001: A note on the decay of tropical cyclone winds after landfall in the New England area. J. Appl. Meteor., 40:2, 280-286.
Kidder, S.Q., M.D. Goldberg, R.M. Zehr, M. DeMaria, J.F.W. Purdom, C.S. Velden, N.C. Grody, and S.J. Kusselson, 2000: Satellite Analysis of Tropical Cyclones Using the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 81:6, 1241-1260.
DeMaria, M., 1999: Contribution to Tropical Cyclone-related NWP products and their guidance. A. Radford (ed.), World Meteorological Organization, 49 pp.
DeMaria, M., and J. Kaplan, 1999: An updated statistical hurricane intensity prediction scheme (SHIPS) for the Atlantic and eastern north Pacific basins. Wea. Forecasting, 14, 326-337.
Jones, R.W., and M. DeMaria, 1999: Further studies of the optimization of a hurricane track prediction model using the adjoint equations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 127, 1586-1598.
DeMaria, M., 1996: A history of hurricane forecasting for the Atlantic basin. Contribution to Historical Essays on Meteorology, 1919-1995, The Diamond Anniversary History Volume of the American Meteorological Society, ISBN 1-878220-17-9, 618 pp.
DeMaria, M., 1996: The effect of vertical shear on tropical cyclone intensity change: J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 2076-2087.
DeMaria, M., 1995: Evaluation of a hydrostatic, height-coordinate formulation of the primitive equations for atmospheric modeling. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 3576-3589.
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria, 1995: A simple empirical model for predicting the decay of tropical cyclone winds after landfall. J. Appl. Meteor., 34, 2499-2512.
Aberson, S.D., and M. DeMaria, 1994: Verification of a nested barotropic hurricane track forecast model (VICBAR). Mon. Wea. Rev., 75, 2804-2815.
Burpee, R.W., S.D. Aberson, P.G. Black, M. DeMaria, J.L. Franklin, J.S. Griffin, S.H. Houston, J. Kaplan, S.J. Lord, F.D. Marks Jr., M.D. Powell, and H.E. Willoughby, 1994: Real-time guidance provided by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division to forecasters during Emily of 1993. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 75, 1765-1783.
DeMaria, M., and J. Kaplan, 1994: Sea surface temperature and the maximum intensity of Atlantic tropical cyclones. J. Climate, 7, 1324-1334.
DeMaria, M., and J. Kaplan, 1994: A statistical hurricane intensity prediction scheme (SHIPS) for the Atlantic basin. Wea. Forecasting, 9, 209-220.
DeMaria, M., and R.W. Jones, 1993: Optimization of a hurricane track forecast model with the adjoint model equations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 1730-1745.
DeMaria, M., J.J. Baik, and J. Kaplan, 1993: Upper level eddy angular momentum fluxes and tropical cyclone intensity change. J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 1133-1147.
DeMaria, M., S.D. Aberson, K.V. Ooyama, and S.J. Lord, 1992: A nested spectral model for hurricane track forecasting. Mon. Wea. Rev., 120, 1628-1643.
Franklin, J.L., and M. DeMaria, 1992: The impact of omega dropwindsonde observations on barotropic hurricane track forecasts. Mon. Wea. Rev., 120, 381-391.
Elsberry, R.L., G.J. Holland, H. Gerrish, M. DeMaria, C.P. Guard, and K. Emanuel, 1992: Is there and hope for tropical cyclone intensity prediction? A panel discussion. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 73, 264-275.
Baik, J.-J., M. DeMaria, and S. Raman, 1991: Tropical cyclone simulations with the Betts convective adjustment scheme. Part III. Comparisons with the Kuo convective parameterization. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 2889-2899.
Baik, J.J., M. DeMaria, and S. Raman, 1991: Tropical cyclone simulations with the Betts convective adjustment scheme. Part II. Sensitivity experiments. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 529-541.
Baik, J.J., M. DeMaria, and S. Raman, 1991: Tropical cyclone simulations with the Betts convective adjustment scheme. Part I. Model description and control simulation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 512-528.
DeMaria, M., M.B. Lawrence, and J.T. Kroll, 1990: An error analysis of Atlantic tropical cyclone track guidance models. Wea. Forecasting, 5, 47-61.
DeMaria, M., 1990: Normal mode initialization in a tropical cyclone model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 118, 2199-2214.
DeMaria, M., J.M. Davis, and D.M. Wojtak, 1989: Observations of mesoscale wave disturbances during the Genesis of Atlantic Lows Experiment. Mon. Wea. Rev., 117, 826-842.
DeMaria, M., and J.D. Pickle, 1988: A simplified system of equations for simulation of tropical cyclones. J. Atmos. Sci., 45, 1542-1544.
DeMaria, M., 1987: Tropical cyclone track prediction with a barotropic spectral model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 2346-2357.
Cunning, J.B., H.W. Poor, and M. DeMaria, 1986: An investigation of the development of cumulonimbus systems over south Florida. Part II: In-cloud structure. Mon. Wea. Rev., 114, 25-39.
Cunning, J.B., M. DeMaria, and H.W. Poor, 1986: An investigation of the development of cumulonimbus systems over south Florida. Part I: Boundary layer interactions. Mon. Wea. Rev., 114, 5-24.
DeMaria, M., 1985: Tropical cyclone motion in a nondivergent barotropic model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 113, 1199-1210.
DeMaria, M., 1985: Linear response of a stratified tropical atmosphere to convective forcing. J. Atmos. Sci., 42, 1944-1959.
DeMaria, M., and W.H. Schubert, 1985: Axisymmetric, primitive equation, spectral tropical cyclone model. Part II: Normal mode initialization. J. Atmos. Sci., 42, 1225-1236.
Schubert, W.H., and M. DeMaria, 1985: Axisymmetric, primitive equation, spectral tropical cyclone model. Part I: Formulation. J. Atmos. Sci., 42, 1213-1224.
DeMaria, M., and W.H. Schubert, 1984: Experiments with a spectral tropical cyclone model. J. Atmos. Sci., 41, 901-924.
DeMaria, M., and J.C.L Chan, 1984: Comments on "A Numerical Study of the Interactions between Two Tropical Cyclones." Mon. Wea. Rev., 112, 1643-1645.
Schubert, W.H., G.D. Taylor, S.R. Fulton, and M. DeMaria, 1984: A Chebyshev spectral method for boundary-layer models. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biocl., Ser. A 33, 117-126.
Silva Dias, P.L., W.H. Schubert, and M. DeMaria, 1983: Large-scale response of the tropical atmosphere to transient convection. J. Atmos. Sci., 40, 2689-2707.
McKee, T.B., M. DeMaria, J.A. Kuenning, and S.K. Cox, 1983: Comparison of Monte Carlo calculations with observations of light scattering in finite clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 40, 1016-1023.
Cunning, J.B., and M. DeMaria, 1981: Comments on "Downdrafts as Linkages in Dynamic Cumulus Seeding Effects." J. Appl. Meteor., 20, 1081-1084.
Non Refereed and Informal Publications
DeMaria, M., 2008: A simplified dynamical system for tropical cyclone intensity evolution. 28th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 28 April-2 May, Orlando, FL.
DeMaria, M., J. Hawkins, J. Dunion, and D. Smith, 2008: Tropical cyclone itensity forecasting using a satellite-based total precipitable water product. 28th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 28 April-2 May, Orlando, FL.
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria, 2008: A revised rapid intensification index for the Atlantic and E. Pacific basins. 28th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 28 April-2 May, Orlando, FL.
Mainelli, M., R.D. Knabb, M. DeMaria, and J.A. Knaff, 2008: Tropical cyclone wind speed probabilities and their relationships with coastal watches and warnings issued by the National Hurricane Center. 28th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 28 April-2 May, Orlando, FL.
Schumacher, A., M. DeMaria, I. Ginis, and B. Thomas, 2008: A simple parameterization of sea surface cooling beneath a hurricane inner core. 28th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 28 April-2 May, Orlando, FL.
Zehr, R.M., J.A. Knaff, and M. DeMaria, 2008: Tropical cyclone environmental vertical wind shear analysis using a microwave sounder. 28th AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 28 April-2 May, Orlando, FL.
Zupanski D., M. Zupanski, R. Brummer and M. DeMaria, 2008: Data assimilation: Extracting maximum information from the GOES-R data. CIRA Spring 2008 Newsletter.
Brummer, R.L., M. DeMaria, J.A. Knaff, B.H. Connell, J.F. Dostalek, D. Zupanski, 2008: GOES-R mesoscale product development. 5th AMS GOES Users’ Conference, 21-25 January, New Orleans, LA.
DeMaria, M., R. DeMaria, D.W. Hillger, R.Mazur, 2008: Tropical cyclone applications of NPOESS soundings. 4th AMS Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems – (NPOESS), 21-25 January, New Orleans, LA.
Knabb, R., M. Mainelli, M. DeMaria, 2008: Operational tropical cyclone wind speed probability products from the National Hurricane Center, Special Symposium on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 21-25 January, New Orleans, LA.
Mostek, A., M. DeMaria, J. Gurka, 2008: Preparing for GOES-R+ user training and education, 5th AMS GOES Users’ Conference, 21-25 January, New Orleans, LA.
Sengupta, M., L.D. Grasso, D.W. Hillger, R.L. Brummer, M. DeMaria, 2008: Quantifying uncertainties in fire size and temperature measured by GOES-R ABI, 5th AMS GOES Users’ Conference, 21-25 January, New Orleans, LA.
DeMaria, M., and C. Gentemann, 2007: Sensitivity of a simplified tropical cyclone intensity model to the thermodynamic environment. IUGG General Assembly, 2-6 July, Perugia, Italy.
Hillger, D.W., and M. DeMaria, 2007: GOES-R Color Product Develoopment. 3rd Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellites, 14-18 January 2007, San Antonio, TX.
Sengupta, M., L.D. Grasso, D.T. Lindsey, and M. DeMaria, 2007: Validation of mesoscale model output with satellite observations. 3rd Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellites, 14-18 January 2007, San Antonio, TX.
Chatzidmitriouu, K., C.W. Anderson, and M. DeMaria, 2006: Robust and interpretble statistical models for predicting intensification of tropical cyclones. AMS 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 24-28 April, Monterey, CA.
Cram, T., J.A. Knaff, and M. DeMaria, 2006: Objective Identification of Annular Hurricanes Using GOES and Reanalysis Data. AMS 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 24-28 April, Monterey, CA.
DeMaria, M., 2006: Hurricane Intensity Estimation from GOES-R Hyperspectral Environmental Suite Eye Sounding. 4th GOES-R Users' Conference. 1-3 May, Broomfield, CO.
DeMaria, M., 2006: Statistical Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecast Improvements Using GOES and Aircraft Reconnaissance Data. AMS 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 24-28 April, Monterey, CA.
DeMaria, M., D.W. Hillger, C. Barnet, R.T. DeMaria, 2006: Tropical Cyclone Applications of Next-Generation Operational Satellite Soundings. AMS 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. 29 January-3 February, Atlanta, GA.
Dostalek, J.F. and M. DeMaria, 2006: Polar wind retrievals using the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit. AMS 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. 29 January-3 February, Atlanta, GA.
Grasso, L.D., M. Sengupta, J.F. Dostalek, and M. DeMaria, 2005: Synthetic GOES-R and NPOESS imagery of mesoscale weather events. AMS 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. 29 January-3 February, Atlanta, GA.
Knaff, J.A., and M. DeMaria, 2006: A Multi-platform Satellite Tropical Cyclone Wind Analysis System. AMS 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. 29 January-3 February, Atlanta, GA.
Sengupta, M., L.D. Grasso, D.T. Lindsey, and M. DeMaria, 2006: Statistical comparisons of model output with satellite observations: a severe weather case. AMS 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. 29 January-3 February, Atlanta, GA.
Zupanski, D., L.D. Grasso, M. DeMaria, M. Sengupta, and M. Zupanski, 2006: Evaluating the Impact of Satellite Data Density within an Ensemble Data Assimilation Approach. AMS 14th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. 29 January-3 February, Atlanta, GA.
DeMaria, M., J.A. Knaff, J. Demuth, R.M. Zehr, and J.F. Dostalek, 2005: CIRA contributions to the Joint Hurricane Testbed. CIRA Magazine, Spring, 5-7.
DeMaria, M., J.A. Knaff, K.J. Mueller, and R.M. Zehr, 2005: Improvements in Deterministic and Probabilistic Tropical Cyclone Wind Predictions: A Joint Hurricane Testbed Project Update. 59th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 7-11 March, Jacksonville, FL.
Knaff, J.A., M. DeMaria R.M. Zehr, and K.J. Mueller, 2005: Development of a Multi-platform Satellite Tropical Cyclone Wind Analysis System. 59th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 7-11 March, Jacksonville, FL.
Mainelli, M., M. DeMaria, and L. Shay, 2005: Results from the Incorporation of Ocean Heat Content and GOES Data in the Operational Ships Model During the 2004 Hurricane Season. 59th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 7-11 March, Jacksonville, FL.
Mueller, K.J., R.M. Zehr, M. DeMaria, and J.A. Knaff, 2005: Objective Estimation of Tropical Cyclone Wind Structure From Infrared Satellite Data. 59th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 7-11 March, Jacksonville, FL.
Zehr, R.M., M. DeMaria, J.A. Knaff, and K.J. Mueller, 2005: NOAA's Next-Generation Polar and Geostationary Satellites – Hurricane Applications. 59th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 7-11 March, Jacksonville, FL.
Zupanski, D., M. Zupanski, M. DeMaria, L.D. Grasso, 2005: Critical issues of ensemble data assimilation in application to GOES-R risk reduction program. 9th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS). 10-14 January, San Diego, CA.
Berg, R., C. Sisko, and M. DeMaria, 2004: High resolution SST in the SHIPS model: improving operational guidance of tropical cyclone intensity forecasts. AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
Bessho, K. M. DeMaria, J.A. Knaff, and J. Demuth, 2004: Tropical Cyclone Wind Retrievals from the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU): Application to Surface Wind Analysis. AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
Cecil, D., T.A. Jones, J.A. Knaff, and M. DeMaria, 2004: Statistical forecasting of Pacific and Indian Ocean tropical cyclone intensity using 19-, 37-, and 85- GHz brightness temperatures. AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
DeMaria, M., 2004: 50 Years of Progress in Tropical Cyclone Modeling. AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
DeMaria, M., C.W. Anderson, J.A. Knaff, and B.H. Connell, 2004: A New Product for Estimating the Probability of Tropical Cyclone Formation. AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
DeMaria, M., D.W. Hillger, J.F.W. Purdom, R.M. Zehr, H. Gosden, D.L. Watson, J.A. Knaff, D.L. Lindsey, D.E. Bikos, 2004: Advance Mesoscale Product Development for GOES-R Using Operational and Experimental Satellite Observations. 3rd GOES Users Conference. 10-13 May, Broomfield, CO.
Gentemann, C., M. DeMaria and F.J. Wentz, 2004: Near real time global optimum interpolated microwave SSTs: applications to hurricane intensity forecasting. AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
Goni, G.J., M. DeMaria, J.A. Trinanes, and P.G. Black, 2004: Testing global estimates of the tropical cyclone heat potential fields to improve hurricane intensification prediction. AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
Grasso, L.D. , M. Sengupta, D. Zupanski, M. Zupanski, J.F. Dostalek and M. DeMaria, 2004: Applications of Simulated GOES-R Observations for Advance Product Development for Mesoscale Weather Forecasting. 3rd GOES Users Conference. 10-13 May, Broomfield, CO.
Gross, J.M., M. DeMaria, J.A. Knaff, and C.R. Sampson, 2004: A New Method for Determining Tropical Cyclone Wind Forecast Probabilities. AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
Hillger, D.W., M. DeMaria, and L.D. Grasso, 2004: GOES-R Risk Reduction Activities at CIRA. CIRA Magazine. 10-11.
Kaplan, J. and M. DeMaria, 2004: Estimating the probability of rapid intensification of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins. AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
Knaff, J.A., C.R. Sampson, and M. DeMaria, 2004: An introduction to the statistical typhoon intensity prediction scheme (STIPS). AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
Tuleya, R., M. DeMaria, and R.J. Kuligowski, 2004: Evaulation of rainfall forecasts from the operational GFDL hurricane model. AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
Velden, C., J. P. Kossin, T. L. Olander, D. Herndon, A. J. Wimmers, R. Wacker, R. T. Edson, J. D. Hawkins, K. F. Brueske, B.W. Kabat, and M. DeMaria, 2004: Toward an objective satellite-based algorithm to provide real-time estimates of TC intensity using integrated multispectral (IR and MW) observations. AMS 26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 3-7 May, Miami, FL.
Combs, C.L., M. Weiland, M. DeMaria, and T.H. Vonder Haar, 2003: Examining high wind events using satellite cloud cover composites over the Cheyenne, WY region. 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 10-14 February, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, P2.25.
DeMaria, M., 2003: 50 Years of Progress in Operational Foreecasting of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones. AMS Simpson Symposium, 10-14 February, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
DeMaria, M., M. Mainelli, L.K. Shay, J.A. Knaff, and J.P. Kossin, 2003: Improvements in Real-Time Statistical Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasts Using Satellite Data. 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 10-14 February, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, JP1.4.
Knaff, J.A., N. Wang, R.M. Zehr, M. DeMaria, J.S. Griffin, and F.D. Marks, 2003: A demonstration of real-time transmission and display of GOES imagery aboard the NOAA P-3 aircraft during the 2002 hurricane season. 12th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 10-14 February, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, JP1.5.
Mostek, A., S. Bachmeier, T. Whittaker, D.E. Bikos, D. Lindsey, J.F. Weaver, M. DeMaria, B. Grant, and J. LaDue, 2003: VISITview—Connecting Instructors with Operational Forecasters. 19th Conference on IIPS, 10-14 February, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, P1.44.
Connell, B.H., C.L. Combs, and M. DeMaria, 2002: Regional Satellite Cloud Composites for Forecast Offices. CIRA 2002 (CIRA Newsletter), 17, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Fort Collins CO, 18-19.
Connell, B.H., M. DeMaria, J. Sessing, V. Castro Leon, and J.F.W. Purdom, 2002: Reconstruction Efforts for Meteorological Offices in Central America in the Wake of Hurricane Mitch. 29th International Symposium Remote Sensing of Environment, Buenos Aires, April 8-11, CD Proceedings, TS-28.1, 4pp.
DeMaria, M., R.M. Zehr, J.P. Kossin, and J.A. Knaff, 2002: The Use of GOES Imagery in Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction, 25th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 April-3 May, San Diego, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 120-121.
Demuth, J.L., M. DeMaria, J.A. Knaff, C. Velden, and K. Brueske, 2002: An Evaluation of CIMSS and CIRA AMSU Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimation Algorithms. 25th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 April-3 May, San Diego, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 27-28.
Kaplan, J., and M. DeMaria, 2002: Estimating the Probability of Rapid Intensification Using the SHIPS Model Output: Some Preliminary Results. 25th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 April-3 May, San Diego, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 124-125.
Knaff, J.A., J.P. Kossin, and M. DeMaria, 2002: What are Annular Hurricanes? 25th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 April-3 May, San Diego, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 609-610.
Mainelli, M., M. DeMaria, and L.K. Shay, 2002: The Impact of Oceanic Heat Content on Hurricane Intensity Forecasts Using the SHIPS Model. 25th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 April-3 May, San Diego, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 627-628.
Marks, Jr., F., G. Kappler, and M. DeMaria, 2002: Development of a Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Climatology and Persistence (R-CLIPER) Model. 25th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 April-3 May, San Diego, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 327-328.
DeMaria, M., J. Demuth, and J.A. Knaff, 2001: Validation of an Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (AMSU) tropical cyclone intensity and size estimation algorithm. 11th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 15-18 October, Madison, WI, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 300-303.
DeMaria, M., and R.E. Tuleya, 2001: Evaluation of quantitative precipitation forecasts from the GFDL hurricane model. Symposium on Precipitation of Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses, 14-19 January, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 340-343.
Scofield, R.A., M. DeMaria, and R.M. Alfaro, 2001: Space-based rainfall capabilities in hurricanes offshore and inland. Precipitation of Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses, 14-19 January, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 297-301.
Cione, J.J., J. Kaplan, M. DeMaria, and P. Molina, 2000: SST timeseries in the hurricane environment: Comparison with surface ocean temperatures used by the statistical hurricance intensity prediction scheme (SHIPS). 24th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 29 May-2 June, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
DeMaria, M., J.A. Knaff, S.Q. Kidder, and M.D. Goldberg, 2000: Tropical cyclone wind retrievals using AMSU-A data from NOAA-15. 10th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. 14-18 January, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 149-152.
DeMaria, M., R.M. Zehr, C.S. Velden, and F.M. Horsfall, 2000: Further improvements to the statistical hurricane intensity prediction scheme using GOES imagery. 24th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 29 May - 2 June, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 240-241.
Demuth, J.L., M. DeMaria, J. Knaff, and T.H. Vonder Haar, 2000: An objective method for estimating tropical cyclone intensity and structure from NOAA-15 Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) data. 24th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 29 May - 2 June, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 484-485.
Horsfall, F. and M. DeMaria, 2000: Climatological analysis of tropical cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific basins. 24th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 29 May - 2 June, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 53-54.
Kaplan, J. and M. DeMaria, 2000: Large-scale characteristics of rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic basin. 24th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 29 May - 2 June, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 232-233.
Kidder, S.Q., M.D. Goldberg, R.M. Zehr, M. DeMaria, J.F.W. Purdom, C.S. Velden, N.C. Grody, and S.J. Kusselson, 2000: Tropical Cyclone Analysis using AMSU Data, 10th Conf. on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography. 14-18 January, Long Beach, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 185-188.
Knaff, J.A. M. DeMaria, and J.L. Demuth, 2000: Tropical cyclone forecast products derived from the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit. 54th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conf., 14-17 February, Houston, TX, NOAA/OFCM, A104-A109.
Motta, B.C., M. DeMaria, and R.M. Zehr, 2000: Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Team scientists assess impact and service for significant weather events. CIRA 2000 (CIRA Newsletter), 13, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Fort Collins CO, 11.
DeMaria, M., F.M. Horsfall, and E.N. Rappaport, 1999: Incorporation of aircraft observations into a statistical hurricane intensity prediction scheme. AMS Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 10-15 January, Dallas, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
DeMaria, M., and J. Kaplan, 1997: An operational Evaluation of a statistical hurricane intensity prediction sheme (SHIPS). 22th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 19-23 May, Ft. Collins, CO, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 280-281.
Horsfall, F., M. DeMaria, and J.M. Gross, 1997: Optimal use of large-scale boundary and initial fields for limited-area hurricane forecast models. 22th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 19-23 May, Ft. Collins, CO, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 571-572.
Jarrell, J.D., and M. DeMaria, 1999: An examinations of strategies to reduce the size of hurricane warning area. 23rd Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 10-15 January, Dallas, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 50-51.
Kaplan, J., C.W. Landsea, and M. DeMaria, 1997: The differeing roles of the large-scale environment in the intensity changes of three 1996 Atlantic hurricanes. 22th Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 19-23 May, Ft. Collins, CO, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 358-359.
Presentations
DeMaria, M., 2008: How CIRA GOES-R Risk Reduction activities can be used for training. Annual NPOESS and GOES-R training workshops, 12-15 May, Boulder, CO.
DeMaria, M. S.Q. Kidder, P. Harr, J.A. Knaff, C. Lauer, 2008: An improved wind probability program: A joint testbed project update. 62nd Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 3-7 March, Charleston, SC.
Gurka, J.J., T. Schmit, T. Renkevens, M. DeMaria, and C. Velden, 2008: Baseline Instruments for the GOES-R Series: Providing Major Improvements to Hurricane Observations. 62nd Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 3-7 March, Charleston, SC.
Knaff, J.A., A. Krautkramer, M. DeMaria, A.B. Schumacher, 2008: New and updated operational tropical cyclone wind products. 62nd Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 3-7 March, Charleston, SC. [Available at http://www.ofcm.gov/ihc08/Presentations/Session10/s10-05Jknaff.ppt]
Schumacher, A.B., M. DeMaria, J.A. Knaff, D.P. Brown, 2008: The NESDIS tropical cyclone formation probability product: An overview of past performance and future plans. 62nd Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 3-7 March, Charleston, SC.
DeMaria, M., D.W. Hillger, C.D. Barnet, J.P. Dunion, and R.T. DeMaria, 2004: Evaluation of Hyperspectral Infrared Soundings in Tropical Cyclone Environments. 4th Hyperpsectral Workshop, August, Madison, WI
DeMaria, M., J.A. Knaff, J.F. Dostalek, K. Mueller, 2004: Improvements in Deterministic and Probablistic Tropical Cyclone Surface Wind Predictions. 58th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 1-4 March, Charleston, SC.
Knaff, J.A., M. DeMaria, K. Mueller, 2004: Methods to Estimate and Predict Tropical Cyclone Wind Structure: Recent Developments and Future Goals, 58th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 1-4 March, Charleston, SC.
DeMaria, M., 2003: Tropical cyclone applications of hyperspectral data. 3rd NOAA/MIT Lincoln Laboratories Hyperspectral Workshop, 19-21 May, Silver Spring, MD.
DeMaria, M., 2003: A Monte Carlo method for estimating surface wind speed probabilities. 57th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 10-14 March, Miami, FL.
Herndon, D., C. Velden, J.A. Knaff, K. Brueske, M. DeMaria, 2003: Evaluation of real-time tropical cyclone intensity estimates from AMSU observations. 57th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 10-15 March, Miami, FL.
Hillger, D.W., M. DeMaria, and L.D. Grasso, 2004: GOES-R Risk Reduction Activities at CIRA. CIRA Magazine. 10-11.
Knaff, J.A., M. DeMaria, C.R. Sampson, J.L. Demuth, 2003: Recently developed operational and experimental tropical cyclone intensity and structure guidance for the Western North Pacific. 57th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 10-15 March, Miami, FL.
Zehr, R.M., M. DeMaria, J.A. Knaff, K. Mueller, K. Bessho, 2003: Tropical cyclone surface wind analysis using satellite data: Dvorak, microwave, scatterometer, and cloud motion winds. 57th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, 10-15 March, Miami, FL
Knaff, J.A., M. DeMaria, C.R. Sampson, and J. M. Gross, 2002: New Operational Tools to Produce Five-day Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasts. 56th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conf., 11-15 March, New Orleans.
DeMaria, M., R.M. Zehr, C.S. Velden, J.A. Knaff, J.L. Demuth, and K.F. Brueske, 2002: An Update on Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT) Projects at CIRA and CIMSS, 56th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conf., 11-15 March, New Orleans.
DeMaria, M., 2001: Extension of statistical tropical cyclone intensity forecasts to Day 4 and Day 5. 55th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conf., 5-9 March, Orlando, FL.
DeMaria, M., C. S. Velden, J.L. Demuth, J.A. Knaff, S. Q. Kidder, and K. Brueske, 2001: An overview of tropical cyclone applications of advanced microwave sounder unit (AMSU) data. 55th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conf., 5-9 March, Orlando, Fl., b-119 - b-123.
Knaff J.A., J. P. Kossin, M. DeMaria, and V. E. Larson, 2001, A discussion of intensities associated with doughnut hurricanes. 55th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conf., 5-9 March, Orlando, Fl.
DeMaria, M., 2000: Evolution of Hurricane Forecasting. 54th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conf., 14-17 February, Houston, TX, NOAA/OFCM, A132-A137.
DeMaria, M., B.H. Connell, J.A. Knaff, and R.M. Zehr, 2000: Improvements in tropical cyclone genesis and intensity forecasts using GOES imager and sounder data. 54th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conf., 14-17 February, Houston, TX, NOAA/OFCM, A98-A103.
Dostalek, J.F., M. DeMaria, and J.A. Knaff, 2000: Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) analyses of marine extratropical cyclones. Northwest Weather Workgroup, 3-6 February, Seattle, WA.
DeMaria, M., D.W. Hillger, R.M. Zehr, and B.H. Connell, 1999: Incorporation of GOES data into an Atlantic tropical cyclone formation parameter. 53rd Interdepartmental Hurricane Conf., 8-12 February, Biloxi, MS.
Zehr, R.M., M. DeMaria, F. M. Horsfall, and J.A. Knaff, 1999: Observational tropical cyclone data archive and research. 53rd Interdepartmental Hurricane Conf., 8-12 February, Biloxi, MS.