Dr. Jeffery Underwood
Nevada State Climatologist

University of Nevada, Reno Mail Stop 154
Department of Geography, Mackay Science
Reno, NV 89557
Tel: 775-784-1723
Fax: 775-784-1058
E-mail: jeffu@unr.edu
Curriculum Vitæ

Research Statement
Dr. Underwood is a climatologist interested in processes that are unique to mountain-valley environments of the western US. Much of his research uses remotely sensed data such as satellite imagery and remotely sensed cloud-to-ground lightning flashes. His current research is focused in three primary areas.

. Satellite Detection and Analysis of Radiation fog Development and Dissipation (primarily in the Central Valley of California).

. Using Cloud-top Temperatures and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flash Patterns to Forecast Post-wildfire Flash Floods and Debris Flows in the Western US

. Classifying Synoptic Patterns and Local Processes that Generate Frozen Precipitation in the Sierra Nevada

Professional Preparation
University of Georgia, Athens - Major: Climatology,Minor: Fluvial Geomorphology Ph.D., Geography (1999)
University of Georgia, Athens - M.A., Geography (1994)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - B.S., Business (1988)

Courses Taught
Geog 720 Seminar in Advanced Climatology
Geog 421/621 Climatology

Publications

. Examining the Effects of Large Scale Radiation Fog Episodes on Solar Radiation Receipt and Evapotranspiration in the Central Valley of California Journal of Geophysical Research , in preparation for 2005 Underwood and Levia

. Developing Enhanced Flash Flood Warnings for Urban Drainage Basins in Denver Colorado Using NLDN Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flash Parameters Monthly Weather Review , in Review Underwood

. A Simple Method for Identifying the Optimal Areal Unit for NLDN Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flash Data AnalysisJournal of Applied Meteorology, (in press) See: http://www.ametsoc.org/journal_abstracts/index.html Schultz, Underwood, and Radhakrishnan

. Patterns of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Associated with Post-Wildfire Flash Floods and Debris Flows in Complex Terrain of the Western US Journal of Hydrometeorology , Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 989-1003 (2004) Underwood and Schultz

. Hydrological Research and the Status of Physical Geography Journals: Increasing the Impact of Physical Geography in the Academy Professional Geographer, Vol. 56, No. 3, pp. 345-349 (2004) Levia and Underwood

. Snowmelt Induced Stemflow in Northern Hardwood Forest : A Theoretical Explanation of a Neglected Hydrological ProcessAdvances in Water Resources, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 121-128, (2004) Levia and Underwood

. A Multiple Case Analysis of Nocturnal Radiation Fog Development in the Central Valley of California Utilizing the GOES Nighttime Fog Product Journal of Applied Meteorology , Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 297-311 (2004) Underwood, Ellrod, and Kuhnert

. Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flashes and Debris Flow Generating Rainfall in the Post-Wildfire Environment: An Exploratory Study of the Mitchell Creek Debris Flow Site in Colorado -Summer 2002 Journal of Geophysical Research , Vol. 108, No.D18, 4567, pp.13 (2003) Underwood and Schultz

. Post-wildfire flash flooding: An analysis of Colorado Wildfires and North American Monsoon Rainfall from 1995-2002 Proc. 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology , American Meteorological Society (2003) Underwood and Thomas

. Winter Lightning and Heavy Frozen Precipitation in the Southeast Unites States Weather and Forecasting , Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 478-490 (2001) Hunter, Underwood, Holle, and Mote

. Climatological Classification of Severe Wind-Driven Rain Events Affecting the Southern United States Physical Geography , Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 410-429 (2001) Underwood and Meentemeyer

. Winter Lightning in the Southeastern United States and Its Relationship to Heavy Frozen Precipitation Proc. 19th Conference on Severe Local Storms , American Meteorological Society (1998) Hunter, Underwood, Holle, Mote

. A Climatology of Wind-Driven Rain for the Contiguous United States for the Period 1971 to 1995 Physical Geography , Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 445-462 (1998)Underwood and Meentemeyer

. Synoptic Scale Features Common to Heavy Snowstorms in the Southeastern US Weather and Forecasting , Vol. 12, No. 1, pp.5-23, (1997) Mote, Gamble, Underwood, and Bentley

. Characteristics of Wind-Driven Rain across the Southeastern US Proc. 10th Conference on Applied Climatology , American Meteorological Society (1997) Underwood and Meentemeyer