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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

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