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Professor Roger Stone

Name :	Professor Roger Stone
Position :	Director (Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments) & Professor (Climatology & Water Science)
Section :	Office of Research Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments
Office :	TA123
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 2736
Extension :	2736
E-mail :
Qualifications :	DipAppSc RMIT BA(Hons), PhD Qld

Professional Memberships

Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society.
Professional Member of the American Meteorological Society.
Member of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society.

Professional Affiliations

Chair, UN Commission for Agricultural Meteorology, Open Program Area Group on Climate Variability, Climate Change and Extreme Weather Impacts on Agriculture.

Research Interests

Climate modelling, climate forecasting, integrated climate-agricutural-financial-water resource modelling

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Williams, A.A.J. and Stone, R.C. (2008) ‘An assessment of relationships between the Australian sub-tropical ridge, rainfall variability, and high latitude circulation patterns’ International Journal of Climatology DOI: 10.1002/joc.1732

Stone, R,C. and Meinke, H. (2007)‘Contingency planning for drought – a case study in coping with agrometeorological risks and uncertainties’ in Sivakumar, M.V.K. and Motha, R.P. (eds) Managing weather and climate risks in agriculture, World Meteorological Organisation – India Meteorological Department, Springer, Berlin, 415-433.

Stone, R.C. and Meinke, H. (2006)‘Weather, Climate, and Farmers: An Overview: Commission for Agricultural Meteorology Special Report’. United Nations’ World Meteorological Organisation, Geneva, CH. Meteorological Applications 13, 1, 7-21.

Most notable :
Williams, A.A.J. and Stone, R.C. (2008)‘An assessment of relationships between the Australian sub-tropical ridge, rainfall variability, and high latitude circulation patterns’ International Journal of Climatology DOI: 10.1002/joc.1732.

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 8 years
Other : 25 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Director, Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments