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tropical cyclones, hurricane, Doppler radar, radar
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Biography

Dr. Marks is a retired meteorologist at the Hurricane Research Division at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorology Laboratory for NOAA from 1980-2024, and director from 2003-2023. He led the NOAA Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP) from 2007-2024. He also served as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography at the University of Miami, as well as a Fellow of marine and atmospheric research at the University of Miami's Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies. He is a member of the American Meteorological Society, becoming a fellow in 2000, and serving on the Council from 2013-2016. Marks’ research interests include analyzing meteorological remote sensing data sets (e.g., microwave radar and radiometer), particularly in tropical cyclones. He received a B.S. in Meteorology from Belknap College and both an M.S. and Sc.D. in Meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Activities

Employment (3)

NOAA/Atlantic Oceanographic Meteorological Laboratory: Miami, FL, US

1980-07-01 to 2024-09-30 | Research Meteorologist (Hurricane Research Division)
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Frank Marks

NOAA/Atlantic Oceanographic Meteorological Laboratory: Miami, FL, US

2003-02-01 to 2023-07-16 | Director (Hurricane Research Division)
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Frank Marks

NOAA/Environmental Data Service: Washington, DC, US

1975-07-01 to 1976-07-06 | Meteorologist (Center for Experiment Design and Data Analysis)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, MA, US

1976-09-01 to 1981-01-01 | ScD (Meteorology)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, MA, US

1973-09-01 to 1975-06-30 | MS (Meteorology)
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Frank Marks

Belknap College: Center Harbor, NH, US

1969-09-01 to 1973-05-16 | BS (Meteorology)
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Frank Marks

Professional activities (7)

Sigma Xi: Durham, North Carolina, US

2022-12 to present | Member
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American Association for the Advancement of Science: Washington, DC, US

2020-01-01 to present
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American Meteorological Society: Boston, MA, US

2000-01 to present | Fellow
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American Meteorological Society: Boston, MA, US

1971-04 to present | member
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University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science: Miami, FL, US

1997-01 to 2021-05-02 | Fellow (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmsopheric Studies)
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Frank Marks

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science: Miami, FL, US

1993-09 to 2021-05-02 | Adjunct Professor (Atmospheric Sciences)
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Frank Marks

American Meteorological Society: Boston, MA, US

2013-01-03 to 2016-01-02 | Councilor
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Frank Marks

Peer review (22 reviews for 15 publications/grants)

Review activity for Atmosphere. (4)
Review activity for Atmospheric research. (1)
Review activity for Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. (1)
Review activity for Geophysical research letters. (1)
Review activity for Hydrology. (1)
Review activity for International journal of climatology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of applied meteorology and climatology. (1)
Review activity for Meteorology and atmospheric physics. (1)
Review activity for Monthly weather review. (1)
Review activity for Natural hazards. (3)
Review activity for Pure and applied geophysics : (1)
Review activity for Pure and applied geophysics : (1)
Review activity for Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. (1)
Review activity for Tropical cyclone research and review. (3)
Review activity for Weather. (1)