Anthony Brazel is a geographer and climatologist who has written more than 180 professional articles and reports on climate, focusing primarily at the local and regional scale. He is an Emeritus Professor of geography at Arizona State University (ASU). Brazel is a former member of the Board of Urban Environments of the American Meteorological Society. Brazel has been recognized by the International Association of Urban Climate's Luke Howard Award and the American Meteorological Society's Helmut E. Landsberg Award.