Personal profile
Biography
Michael is a Research Fellow with the ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather at Monash University. His research interests are all things weather, meteorology and climate and the processes underpinning them. His current focus is on synoptic-scale atmospheric dynamics including Rossby waves, extratropical cyclones, cut-off lows and subtropical rainfall dynamics.
Internationally, he is engaged in many scientific and collaborative activities. He is the currently a member of the World Meteorological Organisation's (WMO) World Weather Research Program (WWRP) Working Group on Prediction, Dynamics and Ensemble Forecasting (PDEF) and has previously served on the WMO's Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service (WWMIWS) committee as the METAREA VII coordinator. He also serves as an Associate Editor of Monthly Weather Review (MWR).
Research interests
- Dynamical meteorology
- Extreme weather
- Tropical and sub-tropical rainfall
Education/Academic qualification
Meteorology, PhD, University of Pretoria
External positions
METAREA VII Coordinator, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Dec 2019 → Feb 2022
Research area keywords
- Meteorology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 15 Article
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A Multiscale Evaluation of the Wet 2022 in Eastern Australia
Reid, K. J., Barnes, M. A., Gillett, Z. E., Parker, T., Udy, D. G., Ayat, H., Boschat, G., Bowden, A., Grosfeld, N. H., King, A. D., Richardson, D., Shao, Y., Teckentrup, L., Trewin, B., Hope, P., Zhou, L., Borowiak, A. R., Holgate, C. M. & Isphording, R. N., 15 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Climate. 38, 4, p. 909-929 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Heavy summer rainfall in southeastern Australia
Henderson, C. R., Barnes, M. A., Reeder, M. J., Quinting, J. F. & Jakob, C., Apr 2025, In: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 151, 768, 27 p., e4936.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A moisture budget perspective on Australian rainfall variability
Pariyar, S. K., Liguori, G., Jakob, C., Singh, M. S., Reeder, M. J. & Barnes, M. A., Jul 2024, In: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 150, 763, p. 3511-3526 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The meteorology of the 2019 North Queensland floods
Robinson, C. M., Barnes, M. A., Narsey, S. & Reeder, M. J., Apr 2024, In: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 150, 761, p. 1971-1987 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The dynamics of slow-moving coherent cyclonic potential vorticity anomalies and their links to heavy rainfall over the eastern seaboard of Australia
Barnes, M. A., King, M., Reeder, M. & Jakob, C., Jul 2023, In: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 149, 755, p. 2233-2251 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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