This is done by acquiring and analyzing local weather reports such as surface observations, radar and satellite images, other data, and eyewitness accounts.
[2] This is most often the case when weather conditions were a possible factor, as in falldowns after snow and ice, wind, flooding, after aviation and nautical accidents, etc.
With increasing losses from severe weather in recent years, the demand for forensic meteorological services has also grown.
[4] Conrad B. Gosset, MS (Meteor), a consulting meteorologist who worked to settle legal claims before trial and who often testified in courtrooms as an expert witness, felt that meteorologists who were providing these services should have a professional name.
[5] The first use of the term by The New York Times was in reference to Mr. Gosset's work in a 1982 article.