Synoptic Paleoclimatology

Ian D. Goodwin is a Principal Scientist at ClimaLab Australia, Associate Professor of Marine Climate at the Macquarie University Marine Research Centre and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Western Australia Oceans Institute. Dr. Goodwin is a specialist in marine and synoptic climatology, paleoclimatology, glaciology, and coastal-marine geoscience. He has been at the forefront of the development of weather and climate regime reconstruction in paleoclimatology using the natural archive including ice cores, glaciers, corals, and coasts. Atmospheric circulation, wind and wave climate, extreme storms, and sea-level studies are central to his research. After a four-decade career, the synoptic paleoclimate approach underpins his research and consulting work in seasonal climate forecasting, climate change impact assessment, marine weather forecasting, coastal and natural disaster risk assessment, metocean studies, and weather event reconstruction.