Jonathan E. Martin

Jonathan E. Martin is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since 1994. He received his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington in 1992.

• Research Focus: Mid-latitude cyclones, jet stream dynamics, and weather-climate interactions
• Key Methods: Multi-scale observational analysis, high-resolution mesoscale modeling, potential vorticity diagnostics
• Recent Projects: Jet stream waviness trends, subtropical-midlatitude cyclone transformation, snow cover-cyclone feedback

His 2025-2024 publications examine extratropical cyclone precipitation distribution, Pacific basin rapid cyclogenesis, and Earth system model validation for cyclone occlusion. Earlier work (2023-2019) addresses:

• Jet superposition climatology
• Self-organizing map analysis of jet variability
• Cyclone-induced Southern Hemisphere waviness
• Nonlinear jet retraction mechanisms
• Tornado outbreak jet influences
• Historical cold pool contraction trends

Awarded the 2021 Atmospheric Sciences Librarians International Choice Runner Up for his historical meteorology work, he also authored the textbook Mid-Latitude Atmospheric Dynamics: A First Course (2013). His research spans cyclogenesis, frontogenesis, and climate change impacts on jet streams, with applications in extreme weather forecasting and climate modeling validation.