Michael Barlage received the Ph.D. degree in atmospheric, oceanic, and space sciences from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, in 2001.
He is currently a Physical Scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/NWS/National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Environmental Modeling Center, College Park, MD, USA. He leads land model and land data assimilation development with the NOAA/NWS/NCEP Environmental Modeling Center. He also conducts applied research on land–atmosphere interactions through parameterization improvement in the Noah-MP and Noah land-surface models. His work incorporates large satellite-based datasets of land properties, such as snow, soil moisture, vegetation index, and albedo.