Expert No. 165013 – AZ / CA(N) / CA(S) / OR / UT
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Consulting expert with more than forty-five years of experience in meteorology. Expertise includes: weather, floods, sunrise / sunset, sun glare, precipitation, storms, weather events, earthquakes, landslides, and air quality issues. Additional expertise includes: climatic research; investigations of historical weather events; climatic frequency analysis; design and development of remote-telemetry flood-warning systems; global warming studies; and climate change modeling. Ph.D. in Meteorology. Member, American Meteorological Society (A.M.S.). Member, California Weather Association (C.W.A.). Member, American Water Resources Association (A.W.R.A.). Twenty years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
| Air Quality | Earthquakes | Meteorology |
| Atmospheric Sciences | Forecasting | Storm Damage Assessment |
| Climate | Hydrology | Weather |
| Climatologist | Landslides | |
| Climatology | Meteorologist |
Representative Litigation Experience:
- roof leaks due to rainfall or snowfall
- downed trees and power lines due to rain
- property damages
- accidents caused by dense fog, dust storms, blinding snow, very heavy rain, and other visibility restrictions
- eyewitness identification
- deaths, injuries, and property damage from winds, including Santa Anas, hurricanes, microbursts, and tornadoes
- slip and fall, accidents due to wet or icy ground
- traffic accidents due to sun glare
- identification of persons or objects in civil twilight / moonlight
- health issues or death, crop loss, failure of building or construction materials, and loss of perishable foods in transit or storage due to excessively high or low temperatures
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Coordination with hydrologic engineers, chemical engineers, and entomologists of American Weather & Hydrology in cases involving both weather and other scientific and engineering specialities
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | Meteorology | UCLA | |
| M.A. | Meteorology | UCLA | |
| Ph.D. | Meteorology | UCLA |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- American Meteorological Society (AMS)
- California Weather Association (CWA)
Awards & Honors:
| MacElwane Award - National award for undergraduate research paper |
