Deirdre Smith
Instructor
Education
Ph.D. 51Âþ», 2020
M.S. 51Âþ», 2016
B.S. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2011
Research
Lightning and hail, atmospheric electricity phenomena, extreme weather, and Latin American physical/cultural geography.
Selected Publications
Smith, D., J. C. Trepanier, Pleshinger, D. J., S. T. Alnussirat, M.C. Cherry, (2020), Thunderstorms producing sferic-geolocated gamma-ray flashes detected by TETRA-II. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. (In Review).
Pleshinger, D. J., S. T. Alnussirat, J. Arias, S. Bai, Y. Banadaki, M. L. Cherry, J. Hoffman, E. Khosravi, M. Legault, R. Rodriguez, D. Smith, E. Toro, J. C. Trepanier, and A. Sunda-Meya (2019), Gamma ray flashes produced by lightning observed at ground level by TETRAâ€II. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA026820
Muñoz, Ãngel G., A. Núñez, X. Chourio, J. DÃaz-Lobatón, R. Márquez, P. Moretto, M. Juárez, D. Smith and others. "Reporte Final de la Expedición Catatumbo: Abril 2015." Reporte Público 1000: 01-2015
Courses Taught
GEOG 1001: Human Geography: Americas and Europe
GEOG 1003: Human Geography: Africa and Asia
GEOG 2051: Physical Geography: Land and Water Surfaces, Plant and Animal Realms