Weather Forecasting Group

Education:

MSc (Physics), James Cook University of North Queensland, 1983.
Diploma of Meteorology, Bureau of Meteorology, 1975.
BAppSc (Physics), Curtin University of Technology, 1973.

Interests and Research:

• Aviation meteorology
• Radar meteorology
• Low altitude wind shear
• Volcanic ash

Publications:

Current:

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.

May P.T., T.D. Keenan, R.J.Potts, J.Wilson, R.Webb, A.Treloar, E.Spark, S.Lawrence, E.Ebert, J.Bally and P.Joe, 2004: The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Forecasting 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.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)

Pre-1999

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