Eric Bayler currently serves as the Senior Science Advisor at the Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) within the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Maryland, USA. Previously, he served as a Division Chief within STAR, following his retirement from the United States Navy as an oceanographer and meteorologist. He received his BS degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, MS degrees in physical oceanography and meteorology from the Naval Postgraduate School, and his doctorate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.