Dr. Cary Mock’s interests in climatology include synoptic climatology, Quaternary paleoclimatology, and historical climatology. His synoptic climatic research deals with how surface climate is affected by atmospheric patterns related to climate forcing such as El Nino and the Arctic Oscillation. Cary’s quaternary paleoclimatic research involves the synthesis of climate model simulations and fossil paleoclimatic data, aided by the application of modern synoptic climate analogs. His historical climate interest’s lie primarily in reconstructing past climates from documentary evidence. This involves examining old diaries, journals, newspapers, and early instrumental records to gain a longer temporal perspective of climate and hurricane activity during the last several hundred years. Regions of where he has conducted climatic research include the western United States and Great Plains, Beringia, Monsoon Asia, and the Southeast. |
