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Member Since 2015
Daile Zhang
Assistant Research Scientist, University of Maryland College Park
Professional Experience
University of Maryland College Park
Assistant Research Scientist
2023 - Present
University of Arizona
Education
University of Arizona
Doctorate
Honors & Awards
Student Travel Grant
Received December 2016
Current Roles
Member
Atmospheric and Space Electricity Fellows Committee
Publications
Time Evolution of Satellite-Based Optical Properties in Lightning Flashes, and its Impact on GLM Fla...

The GOES‐16 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) detection efficiency (DE) is studied over a full year (2018/19) in central Florida using the...

March 22, 2020
Changes to the Appearance of Optical Lightning Flashes Observed From Space According to Thunderstorm...

Optical lightning observations from space reveal a wide range of flash structure. Lightning imagers such as the Geostationary Lightning Mapper and ...

February 16, 2020
AGU Abstracts
Developing & Deploying Tools to Better Observe Lightning in the Washington D.C. Area & Beyond
ADVANCES IN INSTRUMENTATION AND SIGNAL AND DATA PROCESSING METHODS  FOR ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY APPLICATIONS III POSTER
atmospheric and space electricity | 13 december 2022
Daile Zhang, Mason G. Quick, Alexander C. Friedman...
The greater Washington D.C. area is a populous area with high lightning risk. Currently, both satellite- and ground-based lightning detection networks...
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Fusing GEO and LEO Lightning Observations
ADVANCES IN THE ACQUISITION, PROCESSING, AND ANALYSIS OF LIGHTNING FINGERPRINTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY APPLICATIONS I ORAL
atmospheric and space electricity | 15 december 2021
Daile Zhang, Mason G. Quick, Timothy J. Lang, Kenn...
The Geostationary Lightning Mappers (GLMs) onboard the NOAA Geostationary Operational and Environmental Satellites GOES-East and GOES-West continuousl...
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A calibration baseline for lightning radiometry from space
ADVANCES IN THE ACQUISITION, PROCESSING, AND ANALYSIS OF LIGHTNING FINGERPRINTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY APPLICATIONS I ORAL
atmospheric and space electricity | 15 december 2021
Mason G. Quick, Daile Zhang, William J. Koshak, Ke...
Measurements of lightning optical emission through the tops of thunderstorms have been recorded from a variety of airborne and spaceborne platforms ov...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Member
Atmospheric and Space Electricity Fellows Committee
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