MET Associates
Litigation Support Services
Forensic and Air Quality Meteorology
Weather Event Re-Construction Expert Witness
Houston, Texas Office
Dr. David L. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Managing Director and Consulting
Forensic Meteorologist
Expert Witness Testimony
MET Associates
P.O. Box 70
Dayton, Texas 77535-0070
Office: 936-257-1633
Cell:
713-301-0242
Fax:
936-258-4237
Email: mitchelldl@metassociates.net
Web Site: http://www.metassociates.net
Forensic Meteorology and Weather
Specialists
When the Weather is a Problem
Contact MET
Insurance Industry Services including Meteorological Re-Construction
of Weather Events
Air Pollution Meteorology and
Toxic Tort
Air Quality Computer Modeling/Air Dispersion Analysis/Hazardous Plume
Releases
Litigation Consulting/Expert Witness Testimony/Pollution
and Toxic Tort Cases/Weather Events Re-construction
MET Associates
provides litigation support services and expert witness
testimony for civil and criminal investigations and insurance industry
cases (both plaintiff and defendant) that involve Air Quality Modeling and
Forensic Meteorology Analysis including Weather Event Re-Construction and
Force Majeure cases. MET can assist attorneys and insurance claim
professionals in obtaining, analyzing, modeling, and interpreting the correct
atmospheric and weather data for their case. Specializing in Industrial
Air Pollution cases, MET Associates uses the latest Regulatory and Air Quality
modeling software approved by the US EPA to map the concentration levels and
transport of toxic air pollutants. MET's Air Modeling expertise, combined
with their advanced knowledge of Meteorological Data Processing, Weather
Event Re-Construction Analysis and Interpretation of Severe Weather Incidents,
provides strong support to the attorney and client for cases involving
Air Pollution, Reduced Visibility, Severe Storms, Wind Damage, Flooding
and Hazardous Material Spills and Releases to the Atmosphere which
result in accidents, toxic air, property damage, personal injury and death.
MET Professional
Services
Forensic Meteorology Services for the Legal
Profession
Industrial Air Pollution Expert Witness
Toxic Tort Strategy for Plaintiff or Defense/Environmental
Air Pollution
Insurance Industry Services including Meteorological
Re-Construction of Weather Events
Expert Witness Testimony/Litigation Consulting/Air
Pollution Meteorology
Air Quality Computer Modeling/Air Dispersion
Analysis/Hazardous Plume Releases
Meteorological Data Acquisition, Processing
and Analysis (Domestic and International)
Aviation Meteorology/Visibility Studies/Wind
Analysis
Observational Field Programs/Air Sampling/Air
Quality
Atmospheric Dynamics and Severe Storm Analysis
Climate Studies/Weather Patterns/Flooding
Short Range and Long Range Weather Forecasting
Visibility/Smoke/Ground Level Fog
Force Majeure Cases and Unusual Weather Phenomena
Historical Climate and Weather Analysis/Tropical Storm Occurrences
Class Action Toxic Tort Cases
Severe Storm Event - Texas Gulf Coast Radar
Severe Storm Event - Visible Satellite Imagery
MET Associates
Dr. David L. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Consulting Forensic Meteorologist
Dr. David L. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Managing Director and Consulting Forensic Meteorologist
Weather Events, Air Pollution Expert Witness
Summary of Qualifications
Dr. David L. Mitchell
is an authority on the numerical modeling of geophysical and atmospheric
data with a Doctorate in Meteorology
from Purdue University. Dr. Mitchell has over 28 years
of technical modeling experience in industry and consulting. His business
experience includes various research, project management and technical
consulting positions with Conoco, Getty Oil Company, Texaco, Tenneco,
British Petroleum, Leviathan Gas Pipeline LLP and IBM Corporation.
Dr. Mitchell has extensive knowledge of Forensic
Meteorology and has published his research results on the
numerical modeling of atmospheric stability and convection. Dr.
Mitchell is an expert in the field of Air Pollution
Meteorology with over 28 years of experience
with the mathematical modeling of wave propagation in
elastic media, atmospheric fluid dynamics and air dispersion modeling.
He has extensive knowledge of air pollution modeling software and air quality
modeling techniques approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Dr. Mitchell is a specialist in Weather Event Re-Construction for
litigation and has provided expert testimony for numerous cases related to
severe weather events and the application of Force Majeure clauses.
He has provided forensic meteorology support for civil and criminal investigations
and insurance cases involving weather related accidents, the release of toxic
pollutants into the air, air pollution and weather related personal injury
and property damage. He is a member of the
Air and Waste Management Association, the
American Meteorological Society and the
National Association of Environmental Professionals.
Dr. Mitchell is also an Associate Member of the
American Bar Association with affiliation with the Litigation
Division and is a Certified Professional Geoscientist
and a Licensed Professional Geoscientist
in the State of Texas.
Degrees
Ph.D., Atmospheric Science and Meteorology, Purdue University, 1976
M.S., Physics, Purdue University, 1974
B.S., Physics and Mathematics (Dean's Distinguished List, Sigma
Pi Sigma Physics Honors), Baylor University, 1972
Dissertation
A Theoretical
Investigation of Atmospheric Convective Modes as a Function of Rayleigh
Number, Prandtl Number and Eddy Anisotropy; 1977, Meteor. Soc.
Japan, Vol. 55, No. 4, 341 - 363.
Certification and Honors:
Certified Professional Geoscientist
Licensed Geoscientist, Texas State Board of Professional Geoscientists
License #1330
Associate of the Scientific Research Society of North America
Sigma Pi Sigma, National Physics Honors Society
Distinguished Expert, National Forensic Center
Who's Who in the South and Southwest - 1981
Member - American Meteorological Society
Litigation Support Experience
MET Associates has provided
technical support and expert testimony in deposition on issues of scientific
data and mathematical modeling to the Petroleum Industry, the Insurance Industry,
and the Legal profession in the areas of Forensic Meteorology and Forensic
Geoscience Litigation. Forensic Meteorology Litigation cases include
providing expert witness support and testimony for Meteorological Data
Analysis, Air Pollution Analysis, Air Quality Modeling and Weather Event
Re-Construction cases both Domestic and International.
Litigation Case examples include:
1) Multiple cases involving Air Dispersion Modeling of Chemical
Pollutants/Particulate Matter and Weather Wind Profile analysis in defense
of petrochemical facilities being sued by surrounding neighborhoods
due to Accidental Chemical Releases.
2) Weather Pattern Re-Construction and analysis of Historical
Rainfall data in an urban setting in defense of commercial building owner
being sued due to Flooding occurrences resulting in property damage.
3) Re-Construction of Weather Conditions and Wind data related to
the occurrence of Dense Ground Fog and Reduced Visibility conditions
resulting in a major, Multi-Vehicle Freeway accident and personal injury.
4) Historical Wind Data analysis and Air Quality Modeling in support
of a Class Action Toxic Tort suit brought by a rural subdivision downwind
of a polluting industrial complex.
5) Numerous Forensic Meteorology cases involving Force Majeure
and the Re-Construction of Weather Conditions occurring at the time
of an Accident, Injury or Criminal Action.
6) Modeling and Analysis for multiple cases involving Leaking Railway
Cars and Industrial Tanks creating Hazardous Spills and Releases of Hazardous
Pollutants into the Atmosphere.
7) Numerous cases requiring Air Dispersion Modeling Analysis and
Forensic Meteorology Investigation to determine concentration levels of Smoke
and Particulate Matter (PM10, PM2.5) during industrial operations and accidents.
Litigation Case List and
References Provided Upon Request
Business Experience
1976 - 1978
Conoco, Inc., Research Scientist
1978 - 1984
Getty Oil Company/Texaco, Research Department Manager
1984 - 1988
Tenneco Oil Company, Senior Specialist
1988 - 1992
British Petroleum Company, Senior Staff Specialist
1992 - Present
MET Associates/GEO Associates, Managing Director and Consulting Forensic
Meteorologist/Geoscientist
Professional Affiliations
American Meteorological Society
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
National Association of Environmental Professionals
Air and Waste Management Association
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Scientific Research Society of North America
National Physics Honor Society
American Bar Association, Associate Member Litigation Division
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Contact Us
Whether your case or project requires
technical models of air pollutants and hazardous releases, or you need
expert witness testimony on weather related incidents, let the weather and
forensic meteorology professionals at MET Associates assist you
in translating complex technical issues and empirical data into information
that is useful to the court, your client and your case. Please contact
Dr. David L. Mitchell in Houston, Texas for a technical review of your case.
Houston, Texas Office
Dr. David L. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Consulting Forensic Geoscientist/Meteorologist
MET Associates
P.O. Box 70
Dayton, Texas 77535-0070
(936) 257-1633
or
(713) 301-0242
Email: mitchelldl@metassociates.net
Forensic Meteorology Web Site:
www.metassociates.
net
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For Industrial Groundwater Pollution and Forensic Geoscience Litigation
GEO Associates
Forensic Geosciences Litigation Support Services
Forensic Geology, Geophysics, Hydrology
and Meteorology Litigation Support
Weather Event Re-Construction Expert Witness Testimony
Groundwater Modeling and Air Quality Modeling Expert
Testimony
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Site: www.geoassociates.net
Email: mitchelldl@geoassociates.net