Rodney Potts
Group: Weather and Environmental Prediction
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Education:
- MSc (Physics), James Cook University of North Queensland, 1983
- Diploma of Meteorology, Bureau of Meteorology, 1975
- BAppSc (Physics), Curtin University of Technology, 1973
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Publications:
- Newham, P., T. Boneh, G.T. Weymouth, R. Potts, J. Bally, A. Nicholson, K. Korb, 2007: Fog forecasting at Melbourne Airport using Bayesian Networks. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection and Dew, 22-27 July, La Serena, Chile, [Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile], 291-294.
- Weymouth, G.T., T. Boneh, P. Newham, J. Bally, R. Potts, A. Nicholson, K. Korb, 2007: Dealing with uncertainty in fog forecasting for major airports in Australia. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection and Dew. 22-27 July, La Serena, Chile, [Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile], 73-76.
- Potts, R., 2005: The application of TITAN for thunderstorm nowcast operations. In Hollis A.J.(ed), 2005: Hydrological Applications of Weather and Climate Modelling: Extended abstracts of presentations at the seventeenth BMRC Modelling Workshop, 3-6 Oct 2005, BMRC Research Report No 111.
- Tupper, A., S. Carn, J. Davey, Y. Kamada, R. Potts, F. Prata, and M. Tokuno, 2004: An evaluation of volcanic cloud detection techniques during recent significant eruptions in the western 'Ring of Fire'. Remote Sensing of Environment, 91, 27-46. PDF file (1.57MB)
- Potts, R.J., and M.Manickam, 2004: Advances in the provision of warnings for volcanic ash for aviation in the Australian Region. Preprints 11th Conf on Aviation Range and Aerospace Meteorology, 4-8 Oct 2004, Hyannis, MA, USA. Amer.Met.Soc.
- Kelly, J., A.Donaldson, C.Ryan, J.Bally, J.Wilson and R.Potts, 2004: The Australian Bureau of Meteorology's next generation forecasting system. Preprints 20th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, 11-15 January 2004, AMS, Boston, MA., USA.
- Joe P., D.Burgess, R.Potts, T.Keenan, G.Stumpf and A.Treloar, 2004: The S2K severe weather detection algorithms and their performance. Weather and Forecasting, 19, 43-63. PDF file (2.64MB)
- May P.T., T.D. Keenan, R.J.Potts, J.W.Wilson, R.Webb, A.Treloar, E.Spark, S.Lawrence, E.Ebert, J.Bally and P.Joe, 2004: The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Forecast Demonstration Project: Forecasting, observing network infrastructure, and data processing issues. Weather and Forecasting, 19, 115-130.
- Keenan T.D., P.Joe, J. Wilson, C. Collier, B.W.Golding, D.Burgess, P.T.May, C.Pierce, J.Bally, A.Crook, A.Seed, D.Sills, L.Berry, R.Potts, I.Bell, N.Fox, E.E.Ebert, M.Eilts, K.O'Loughlin, R.Webb, R.E.Carbone, K.Browning, R.Roberts, C.Mueller: 2003: The Sydney 2000 World Weather Research Program Forecast Demonstration Project: Overview and current status. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 84, 1041-1054.
- Potts, R., M.Manickam and J.Davey, 2003: The Darwin VAAC volcanic ash workstation. WMO/ICAO Third International Workshop on Volcanic Ash, Toulouse, France. 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2003.
- Davey J., A.Tupper and R.Potts, 2003: Volcanic cloud monitoring issues at the Darwin VAAC. WMO/ICAO Third International Workshop on Volcanic Ash, Toulouse, France. 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2003.
- Potts R.J., 2002: Low altitude wind shear at major Australian airports and the risks to aviation. Preprints 10th Conf. on Aviation Range and Aerospace Meteorology, 13-16 May 2002, Portland, Oregon. Amer. Met. Soc. PDF file (150KB)
- Keenan T.D., P.Joe, J. Wilson, C. Collier, B.W.Golding, D.Burgess, P.T.May, C.Pierce, J.Bally, A.Crook, A.Seed, D.Sills, L.Berry, R.Potts, I.Bell, N.Fox, E.E.Ebert, M.Eilts, K.O'Loughlin, R.Webb, R.E.Carbone, K.Browning, R.Roberts, C.Mueller: 2002: 2000 World Weather Research Program Forecast Demonstration Project: Overview and current status. BMRC Research Report No. 85, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
- Dance S. and R.J. Potts, 2002: Microburst detection using agent networks. J Atmos.Ocean.Tech., 19, pp. 646-653.
- Potts R.J., T.D. Keenan and P.T. May, 2000: Radar characteristics of storms in the Sydney area. Monthly Weather Review, 128, 3308-3319.
- Potts R.J., T. Keenan, and P. May, 1999: Radar characteristics of storms in the Sydney area. BMRC Research Report 72, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
- Potts R.J., and M. Tokuno, 1999: GMS-5 and NOAA AVHRR satellite observations of the New Zealand Mt Ruapehu eruption of 19/20 July 1996. Preprints Eighth Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, 10-15 January 1999, AMS, Boston, MA., USA. PDF file (445 KB)