EDUCATION

• Ph.D., May 1993, Physical Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI. Advisor: Dr. D. R. Watts. Thesis: Eddy-mean flow interaction in the Gulf Stream at 68°W.
• B.A., May 1986, Physics, Columbia University, New York City, New York.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Oceanographer, GS15 (Sep. 2007 - Present), GS-14 (Dec. 2001 - Sep. 2007), GS-13 (May 1995 - Dec. 2001), Ocean Climate Research Division, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• Affiliate Professor (Jul. 2008 - present), Affiliate Associate Professor (Jul. 2002 - Jun. 2008), Affiliate Assitant Professor (Jun. 1998 - Jul. 2002), School of Oceanography, U. of Washington.
• Senior Fellow, Joint Institute for Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, U. of Washington, July 2004 - Present.
• Postdoctoral Fellow, UCAR NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Host: Dr. M. McPhaden, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle WA. Mar. 1993 - Apr. 1995.
• Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Physical Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Sep. 1986 - Sep 1988, Sep 1989-Mar 1993.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physical Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Sep. 1988 - Sep. 1989.
• Undergraduate Research Assitant, Department of Physical Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Summer 1984, Summer 1985.
• Intern, United Nations, Office of Law of the Sea, Spring 1985.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Invited Speaker, Celebration of the Postdoctoral Fellowship 100th Appointment, NOAA C&GC Program, April 20-21, 2005
• NOAA/PMEL Outstanding Scientific Paper Award, 1998, 2007.
• NOAA/PMEL Performance or Special Act Award, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
• UCAR Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow, NOAA/OGP 1993-1995
• Outstanding Student Paper Award, ASLO Physical Oceanography Section, 1990
• Outstanding Student Paper Award, AGU Oceanography Section, 1989

PANEL MEMBERSHIP

• Member, U.S. CLIVAR Working Group on Western Boundary Current Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction, 2006-present.
• Member, U.S. CLIVAR Committee, 2005-2008.
• Co-Chair, U.S. CLIVAR Process Studies and Model Improvement Panel, 2005-2008.
• Member, NOAA Climate Prediction Program for the Americas (CPPA) Advisory Panel, 2005
• Member, Committee of Visitors to review NSF Ocean Science Division, June 2003
• Co-Chair, U.S. CLIVAR Pan American Sector Implementation Panel, 2003-2005; Member, 2000-2003.
• Member, EPIC2001 Science Working Group, 2000-Present
• Member COARE Surface Meteorological Center Scientific Advisory Group, 1995-1998
• Alternate Member, NSF Observing Facilities Advisory Panel, 1995

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES

• Co-Chair, "KESS and Beyond" science meeting, JAMSTEC Yokosuka Japan, June 2005
• Convenor, "Workshop on the Application of EPIC2001 Data for Improving and Testing Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Models", UW Applied Physics Laboratory, Seattle WA, 11-13 May 2005.
• Co-Chair, "Surface Fluxes" session, 13th Conference on Interactions of the Sea and Atmosphere, AMS, Aug 2004
• Co-Chair, "KESS and Beyond" science meeting, JAMSTEC Yokohama Japan, June 2004
• Convenor, PACS PI meeting and EPIC Workshop, Boulder CO, Sep 2003
• Convenor, EPIC Workshop, PMEL, Seattle WA, Mar 2002
• Chair, "Pan American Observing System" session, PACS PI meeting, Maryland, Sep 2000
• Convenor, EPIC2001 Planning Meeting, Seattle WA, Dec 1999
• Co-Chair, "Ocean Structure" session, Joint Assembly of IAMAS/IAPSO, Melbourne, Australia, Jun 1997
• Convenor, COARE Ocean Group meeting, PMEL Seattle, WA, 1996
• Facilitator, Hayes Center Reading Group, 1995-2001
• Reviewer, more than 70 journal articles (JPO, JCL, JGR-Oceans, JGR-Atmos, DSR, JO, GRL, BAMS, BJO, MWR, JTECH, DAO), 1 book, 6 science and implementation plans (U.S. CLIVAR, NSF), and more than 50 proposals (NOAA, NSF OCE, NSF ATM, NASA)
• Member, American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Doctoral committee for Ms. ChuanLi Jiang, School of Oceanography, University of Washington.
  
• Doctoral committee (PhD 2007) for Dr. John Mickett, School of Oceanography, University of Washington.
  
• Doctoral committee (PhD 2006) for Dr. Hemerson Tonin. School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, Flinders University, Australia.
• Masters committee (M.S. 2004) for Ms. ChuanLi Jiang, School of Oceanography, University of Washington.
  
• Masters advisor (M.S. 2004) for Ms. Rachel Wade, School of Oceanography, University of Washington.
  

MOORINGS

• Station Papa, a surface mooring at 145°W, 50°N for the North Pacific Carbon Cycle project, funded by NSF Carbon and Water in the Earth System to Drs. S. Emerson, P. Quay, and C. Erikson (all at UW), June 2007 - June 2009. http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/stnP/.
• J-KEO, a KEO mooring north of the Kuroshio Extension at 146° 30'E, 37° 53'N, funded by JAMSTEC to Dr. Hiroshi Ichikawa (JAMSTEC), Phase 1: Feb 2007 - Feb 2008. http://www.jamstec.go.jp/iorgc/ocorp/ktsfg/data/jkeo/.
• KEO Kuroshio Extension Observatory, a time series reference site surface mooring at 144.5°E, 32.3°N, funded by NOAA Climate Programs Office, Office of Climate Observations Program, June 2004 - ongoing. http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/keo/.
• TAO/EPIC Enhancements to TAO array along 95°W for the Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate Processes, funded by NOAA OGP PanAmerican Climate Studies Program, Nov 1999 - Nov 2003. http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/epic/.

CRUISES

• R/V Revelle, May 26 - June 14 2005, KESS (KEO turnaround as piggy back project), Chief Scientists: S. Jayne and N. Hogg.
• NOAA Ship Ka'imimoana, Mar 23 - Apr 23 1997, TAO / PACS GP2-97-K, Chief Scientist: M. Cronin.
• R/V Endeavor, Aug 4- Sep 5 1990, SYNOP, Chief Scientist: D. R. Watts
• R/V Oceanus, Aug 8-19 1989, SYNOP, Chief Scientist: D. R. Watts
• R/V Oceanus, May 20-June 2 1988, SYNOP, Chief Scientist: D. R. Watts
• R/V Endeavor, May 7-21 1985, Gulf Stream Dynamics Experiment, Chief Scientist: D. R. Watts
• R/V Endeavor, June 1-18 1984, Gulf Stream Dynamics Experiment, Chief Scientist: D. R. Watts

PUBLICATIONS (PEERED-REVIEWED)

• Tomita, H., S. Iwasaki, A. Kawatsura, M. Konda, H. Ichikawa, M. F. Cronin, M. Kubota. An improved estimate of the turbulent heat flux in J-OFURO2 over the Kuroshio/Oyashio Extension region. In revision.
• Cronin, M. F. and W. S. Kessler. Near-surface shear flow in the tropical Pacific cold tongue front. Submitted to J. Phys. Oceanogr., 2008.
• Jiang, C.-L., L. Thompson, K. A. Kelly, M. F. Cronin. The roles of intra-seasonal Kelvin waves and tropical instability waves in SST variability along equatorial Pacific in an isopycnal ocean model. Submitted to J. Climate, 2008.
• Cronin, M. F., C. Meinig, C. L. Sabine, H. Ichikawa, H. Tomita. Surface mooring network in the Kuroshio Extension. IEEE Systems (special issue on GEOSS), In Press, 2008.
• Sprintall, J., and M. F. Cronin. Upper ocean vertical structure. In: J. Steele, S. Thorpe, and K. Turekian (eds.), Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, First Online Update, Academic Press, London, UK, In Press, 2008.
• Cronin, M. F., and J. Sprintall. Wind and buoyancy-forced upper ocean. In: J. Steele, S. Thorpe, and K. Turekian (eds.), Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, First Online Update, Academic Press, London, UK, In Press, 2008.
• McPhaden, M. J., M. F. Cronin, and D. C. McClurg. Surface mixed layer temperature balance on seasonal time scales in the eastern tropical Pacific. J. Climate, 21, 3240-3260, 2008.
• Bond, N. A. and M. F. Cronin. Regional weather patterns during anomalous air-sea fluxes at the Kuroshio Extension Observatory (KEO). J. Climate, 21,1680-1697, 2008.
• Serra, Y. L., G. N. Kiladis, and M. F. Cronin. Horizontal and vertical structure of easterly waves in the Pacific ITCZ. J. Atmos. Sci., 65, 1266-1284, 2008.
• Donohue, K. A., D.R. Watts, K. Tracey, M. Wimbush, J.-H. Park, N. Bond, M. Cronin, S. Chen, B. Qiu, P. Hacker, N. B. Hogg, S. R. Jayne, J. McClean, L. Rainville, H. Mitsudera, Y. Tanimoto, and S.-P. Xie. Program studies the Kuroshio Extension. EOS Trans. AGU, 89(17), 161-162, 22 April 2008.
• Kubota, M., N. Iwabe, M. F. Cronin, and H. Tomita. Surface heat fluxes from the NCEP/NCAR and NCEP/DOE reanalyses at the KEO buoy site. J. Geophys. Res., 113, C02009, doi:10.1020/2007JC004338, 2008.
• Fairall, C. W., T. Uttal, D. Hazen, J. Hare, M. F. Cronin, N. A. Bond, and D. E. Veron. Observations of cloud, radiation, and surface forcing in the equatorial eastern Pacific. J. Climate, 21, 655-673, 2008.
• Serra, Y. L., M. F. Cronin, and G. N. Kiladis. Sub-seasonal variance of surface meteorological parameters in buoy observations and reanalyses. Geophys. Res. Let., 34, L12708, doi:10.1029/2007GL029506, 2007.
• Jochum, M., M. F. Cronin, W. S. Kessler, and D. Shea. Observed horizontal temperature advection by tropical instability waves. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L09604, doi:10.1029/2007GL029416, 2007.
• Cronin, M. F., C. W. Fairall, and M. J. McPhaden. An assessment of buoy-derived and numerical weather prediction surface heat fluxes in the tropical Pacific. J. Geophys. Res., 111, C06038, doi:10.1029/2005JC003324, 2006.
• Cronin, M. F., N. A. Bond, C. W. Fairall, and R.A. Weller. Surface cloud forcing in the east Pacific stratus deck/cold tongue/ITCZ complex. J. Climate, 19, 392-409, 2006.
• Jiang, C.-L., M. F. Cronin, K. A. Kelly, and L. Thompson. Evaluation of a hybrid satellite and NWP based turbulent heat flux product using TAO buoys. J. Geophys. Res., 110, C09007, doi:10.1029/2004JC002824, 2005.
• deSzoeke, S.P., C.S. Bretherton, N.A. Bond, M. F. Cronin, and B. Morley. The mean structure of the east Pacific atmospheric boundary layer from cold tongue to ITCZ characterized by EPIC 95W observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 426-442, 2005.
• Cronin, M. F., S.-P. Xie, and H. Hashizume. Barometric pressure variations associated with eastern Pacific tropical instability waves. J. Climate, 16, 3050-3057, 2003.
• Cronin, M. F., and M. J. McPhaden. Barrier layer formation during westerly wind bursts. J. Geophys. Res., 107, 8020, doi:10.1029/2001JC001171, 2002.
• Cronin, M. F., N. Bond, C. Fairall, J. Hare, M. J. McPhaden, R. A. Weller. Enhanced oceanic and atmospheric monitoring underway in Eastern Pacific. EOS, Transactions, AGU, 83(19), pages 205, 210-211, 7 May 2002.
• Cronin, M. F., and W. S. Kessler. Seasonal and interannual modulation of mixed layer variability at 0°, 110°W. Deep Sea Res.-I, 49, 1-17, 2002.
• Cronin, M. F., and J. Sprintall. Wind and buoyancy-forced upper ocean. In: J. Steele, S. Thorpe, and K. Turekian (eds.) Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Vol. 6, 3219-3227, Academic Press, London, UK, 2001.
• Sprintall, J., and M. F. Cronin. Upper ocean vertical structure. In: J. Steele, S. Thorpe, and K. Turekian (eds.), Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, Vol. 6, 3120-3129, Academic Press, London, UK, 2001.
• Cronin, M. F., M. J. McPhaden, and R. H. Weisberg. Wind forced reversing currents in the western equatorial Pacific. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30, 657-676, 2000.
• Cronin, M. F., and M. J. McPhaden. Diurnal cycle of rainfall and surface salinity in the western Pacific warm pool. Geophys. Res. Let., 26, 3465-3468, 1999.
• Burns, S. P., D. Khelif, C. A. Friehe, A. G. Williams, P. Hignett, A. L. M. Grant, J. M. Hacker, D. P. Rogers, E. F. Bradley, R. A. Weller, M. F. Cronin, S. P. Anderson, C. W. Fairall, and C. A. Paulson. Comparison of aircraft, ship, and buoy meteorological measurements from TOGA COARE. J. Geophys. Res., 104, 30853-30883, 1999.
• Cronin, M. F. and M. J. McPhaden. Upper ocean salinity balance in the western equatorial Pacific. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 27567-27587, 1998.
• Cronin, M. F. and M. J. McPhaden. The upper ocean heat balance in the western equatorial Pacific warm pool during September-December 1992. J. Geophys. Res.., 102, 8533-8553, 1997.
• Cronin, M.. Eddy-mean flow interaction in the Gulf Stream at 68°W: Part II. Eddy forcing on the time-mean flow. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 26, 2132-2151, 1996.
• Cronin, M. and D. R. Watts. Eddy-mean flow interaction in the Gulf Stream at 68°W: Part I. Eddy energetics. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 26, 2107-2131, 1996.
• Cronin, M., E. F. Carter and D.R. Watts. Prediction of the Gulf Stream path from upstream parameters. J. Geophys. Res., 97, 7257-7269. 1992.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Kamphaus, R., M. Cronin, C. Sabine, S. Emerson, C. Meinig, and M. Robert. New surface mooring at Station Papa monitors climate. PICES Press, 16(2), 26-27, 2008.
• Cronin, M.F., and S. Legg. Best practices for process studies. Submitted to Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc. Nowcast, 2008.
• Freitag, H. P., M. J. McPhaden, M. F. Cronin,C. L. Sabine, D. C. McClurg, and P. D. McLain. PMEL contribution to the OceanSITES program. In Oceans 2006: Revolutionizing Marine Science and Technology, MTS/IEEE, Boston, MA, 18-21 September 2006.
• Cronin, M. F., C. Meinig, and C. L. Sabine. Flux mooring for the north Pacific's western boundary current: Kuroshio Extension Observatory (KEO). In: Annual Report on The State of the Ocean and the Ocean Observing System for Climate, Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2005, J. M. Levy (ed.), NOAA/Climate Program Office/Office of Climate Observation, pp 159-162, 2006.
• Hare, J. E., C. W. Fairall, T. Uttal, D. Hazen, M. F. Cronin, N. A. Bond, and D. E. Veron. Cloud, radiation, and surface forcing in the equatorial eastern Pacific. NOAA technical Memo OAR-PSD 307, NOAA ESRL, Boulder, CO, pp. 64, 2005.
• Kessler, W. S., J. N. Moum, M. F. Cronin, P. S. Schopf, D. L. Rudnick, and L. Thompson. Pacific Upwelling and Mixing Physics: A Science and Implementation Plan NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, 47 pp., May 2004.
• Cronin, M. F.. Book Review: "Sea Legs: Tales of a Woman Oceanographer" by Kathleen Crane. Westview Press, 2003. ISBN 0 8133 4004 7, Hardcover, $27.50. In: Geotimes, American Geological Institute, August 2003.
• Payne, R. E., K. Huang, R. A. Weller, H. P. Freitag, M. F. Cronin, M. J. McPhaden, C. Meinig, Y. Kuroda, N. Ushijima, R. M. Reynolds. A comparison of buoy meteorological systems.WHOI Technical Report WHOI-2002-10. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 67 pp., December 2002.
• Cronin, M. F., N. Bond, and C. Fairall. Seasonal and year-to-year variations in the cold-tongue / ITCZ complex. U. S. CLIVAR Variations, 1(1), 7-9, 2002.
• Freitag, H.P., M. E. McCarty, C. Nosse, R. Lukas, M. J. McPhaden, and M. F. Cronin. COARE SEACAT data: Calibrations and quality control procedures. NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL PMEL-115 , Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, 89 pp., March 1999.
• Weller, R. A., S.P. Anderson, H. W. Wijesekera, C. A. Paulson, M. F. Cronin, and L. M. Rothstein. Oceanic response to buoyancy flux and wind stress during COARE. COARE98 - Proceedings of a conference on the TOGA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (Boulder, CO USA, 7-14 July 1998), WCRP-107, WMO/TD-No. 940, 43-58, January 1999.
• Godfrey, J.S., S.P. Anderson, E.F. Bradley, J.A. Butt, P.A. Coppin, M. Cronin, I . Helmond, T.J. McDougall, L. Pender, K. Richards, W. Smyth and R. Weller. Surface fluxes and mixed layer heat and freshwater budgets in TOGA-COARE. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) Programme, WCRP-91, WMO/TD No. 717, Vol. 1, 464-468, December 1995.
• Cronin, M.. Eddy-mean flow interaction in the Gulf Stream at 68W. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 1993.
• Cronin, M., K. Tracey, and D.R. Watts. Mooring motion correction of SYNOP Central Array current meter data. GSO Technical Report Number 92-4, University of Rhode Island, 114 pp., 1992.
• Cronin, M. Useful data-products of the mooring motion correction scheme: The pseudo-IES and the Brunt-Vaisala frequency. Synoptician, 3(4), 1992.
• Cronin, M., K.L. Tracey, and D.R. Watts. The Gulf Stream dynamics experiment: IES data report for the May 1985 to June 1986 deployment period. GSO Technical Report Number 87-1. University of Rhode Island, 135 pp., May 1987.
• Tracey, K.L., M. Cronin, and D.R. Watts. The Gulf Stream dynamics experiment. Inverted echo sounder data report for the June 1984 to May 1985 deployment period. GSO Technical Report Number 85-3. University of Rhode Island, 176 pp., December 1985.