Journal publications, edited books and book chapters:

2014

• Ren, D., L. M. Leslie, M. J. Lynch, and J. F. LeMarshall (2014): Sensitivity of Tropical Cyclone Tracks and Intensity to Ocean Surface Temperature: Four Cases in Four Different Basins. Tellus, 66, 24212.


• Segele, Z. T., L. M. Leslie, Richman and P. J. Lamb (2014): Seasonal-to-Interannual Variability of Ethiopia/Horn of Africa Monsoon. Part II: Statistical Multi-Model Ensemble Rainfall Predictions. Journal of Climate, 27.


• Lodangco, I. C., L. M. Leslie, M. B. Richman and P. J. Lamb (2014): Cluster analysis of North Atlantic tropical cyclones. Complex Adaptive Systems, Philadelphia, Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, 14.


• Richman, M. B. and L.M. Leslie (2014): Attribution and prediction of maximum temperature extremes in SE Australia. Complex Adaptive Systems, Philadelphia, Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, 14.


• Ren, D., L. M. Leslie, M. J. Lynch (2014): Effects of waves on tabular ice-shelf calving. Earth Interactions. 18.


• Ren, D., L. M. Leslie and M. J. Lynch, (2014): Trends in storm-triggered landslides over southern California. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatolology, 53, 217-233.


• Ramsay, H. A., M. B. Richman and L. M. Leslie (2014): Seasonal Tropical Cyclone Predictions Using Optimized Combinations of ENSO Regions: Application to the Coral Sea Basin, Journal of Climate, 27.


• Ren, D., Leslie, L. M. and M.J. Lynch, (2014): Sensitivity of Tropical Cyclone Tracks and Intensity to Ocean Surface Temperature. Tellus A, 66.

2013

• Fierro, A.O. and L. M. Leslie, (2013): Relationships between southeast Australian temperature anomalies and large-scale climate drivers. J. Climate. 26, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00229.1


• Segele, Z. T., L. M. Leslie and P. J. Lamb (2013): Weather Research and Forecasting Model simulations of extended warm-season heavy precipitation episode over the US Southern Great Plains: data assimilation and microphysics sensitivity experiments. Tellus. 65, 19599, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v65i0.19599


• L. M. Leslie and D. Ren (2013): Climate model estimates of sea level rise impacts from the Greenland Ice Sheet. In “Weather and Climate Models.” Ed. P. Ray. INTECH Press, Rijeka, Croatia. ISBN980-953-307-927-6. Chapter 6, pp. 129-162.


• Richman, M. B. and L. M. Leslie, (2013): Classification of Changes in Extreme Heat Over Southeastern Australia. Complex Adaptive Systems, Baltimore, Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, 13, 276-281.


• Ren, D., L. M. Leslie, and M. J. Lynch, (2013): Trends in storm-triggered landslides over southern California. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-12-0253.1


• Richman, M.B., A. E. Mercer, L. M. Leslie, C.A.D. Doswell III, C. M. Shafer (2013): Analysis of High Dimensional Datasets Compressed with Principal Component Analysis. Open J. Statistics. 5, 356-366. doi:10.4236/ojs.2013.35041


• Ren, D., L. M. Leslie, M. J. Lynch, Q. Duan ,Q. Ye and S. Wei (2013): Why was the August 2010 Zhouqu Landslide so powerful. J. Russian Geographical Society. Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences. 6, 67-79


• Ren, D., L. M. Leslie and M. J. Lynch (2013): Antarctic ice sheet mass loss estimates using Modified Antarctic Mapping Mission surface flow observations. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos. 118, 2119-2135. doi:10.1002/jgrd.50222

2012

• Hall, J, M. Xue, and L. M. Leslie, (2012): High Resolution Modeling of Typhoon Morakot (2009): Vortex Rossby Waves and Their Role in Extreme Precipitation over Taiwan. J Atmos Sci. 29, doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0338.1


• Ren, D. and L. M. Leslie, (2012) Verification of model simulated mass balance, flow fields and tabular calving events of the Antarctic Ice Sheet against remotely sensed observations, Climate Dynamics, 39, doi: 10.1007/s00382-012-1464-3


• Fierro, A. O. and L. M. Leslie, (2012): Links between Central Western Australian rainfall variability and large-scale climate drivers. J. Climate, 25, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00129.1


• Richman, M. B. and L. M. Leslie, (2012): Machine Learning approaches to seasonal prediction of tropical cyclones. Complex Adaptive Systems, Chicago, IL, Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, 12, 276-281.


• Ren, D. and L. M. Leslie (2012): Landslide caused deforestation. In “Deforestation”, Ed. A. Lazinica, INTECH Press, Rijeka, Croatia. ISBN 979-953-307-313-1.


• Mercer, A. E., C. M. Shafer, L. M. Leslie, M. B. Richman and C. A. Doswell III, (2012): Synoptic Composites of Tornadic and Nontornadic Outbreaks. Mon. Wea. Rev. 140, 2590-2608.


• Shafer, C.M., A.E. Mercer, M.B. Richman, L. M. Leslie and C. Doswell III, 2012: An assessment of areal coverage of severe weather parameters for severe weather outbreak diagnosis. Weather and Forecasting, 27, 809-831.

2011

• Ren, D., Rong Fu, L. M. Leslie and R. E. Dickinson, (2011): Predicting Storm-Triggered Landslides. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 92, 129-140.


• L. M. Leslie and J. F. LeMarshall, (2011): Performance of a seasonal tropical cyclone prediction scheme 2005-2011. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal, 61, (December issue).


• Ren, D., Rong Fu, L. M. Leslie, D. J. Karoly, Jianli Chen, and C. Wilson, C. R., (2011): A Multi-Rheology Ice Model: Formulation and Application to the Greenland Ice Sheet. J. Geophys. Res. -Atmospheres. 116, D05112, doi:10.1029/2010JD014855


• Ren, D., Rong Fu, L. M. Leslie, Jianli Chen, C. R. Wilson, C. R. and D. J. Karoly, (2011): The Greenland Ice Sheet Response to Transient Climate Change. J. Climate, 24, 3469-3483


• Mercer, A. E., L. M. Leslie, and M. B. Richman, (2011): Identification of severe weather outbreaks using kernel principal component analysis. Complex Adaptive Systems, Volume 1, Chicago, IL, Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, 231-236.


• Ren, D. and L. M. Leslie, (2011): Three positive feedback mechanisms for ice sheet melting in a warming climate. J. Glaciology, 57, 1057-1066

2010

• L. M. Leslie and J. F. LeMarshall, (2010): TC Tracy Then and Now: A modeling study. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal., 60, 179-186


• Speer, M. S., L. M. Leslie and A. O .Fierro, (2010) Australian east coast rainfall decline related to large scale climate drivers. Climate Dynamics., 36, 1419-1429.


• Ren, D, Rong Fu, L. M. Leslie and R. E. Dickinson, (2010): Modeling the mudslide aftermath of the 2007 southern California wildfires. J. Natural Hazards., 54, doi: 10.1007/s11069-010-9615-5


• Shafer, C. M., A.E. Mercer, L. M. Leslie, M. B. Richman and C.A. Doswell III, (2010): The Impacts of Time of Year on the Capability of the WRF to Distinguish Tornadic and Nontornadic Outbreaks. Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 4098-4119.


• Shafer, C.M., C. A. Doswell III, L. M. Leslie, M.B. Richman, (2010): On the use of areal coverage of parameters favorable for severe weather to discriminate major outbreaks. Electronic J. Severe Storms Meteor. ,5, 1-26.


• Ren, D., Rong Fu, L. M. Leslie, D. J. Karoly, J. Chen, and C. R. Wilson, (2010): A new ice sheet model validated by remote sensing of the Greenland ice sheet. Central European Journal of Geosciences, 2, 501-513


• Gilbert, R.C., T.B. Trafalis, M.B. Richman and L. M. Leslie, (2010): Machine learning methods for data assimilation. Intelligent Engineering Systems Through Artificial Neural Networks, (C.H. Dagli, A.L. Buczak, J. Ghosh, M.J. Embrechts, O. Ersoy, and S.W. Kercel, eds.), ASME Press, 20, 105-112.


• Ren, D., Rong Fu, R, L. M. Leslie, R. E. Dickinson and Xin, X, (2010): A storm-triggered landslide monitoring and prediction system: Formulation and case study, Earth Interactions., 14, 1-24.


• Goebbert, K.H. and L. M. Leslie, (2010): Interannual Variability of Northwest Australian Tropical Cyclones, J. Climate, 137, 4538-4555.


• Shafer, C.M., A. E. Mercer, L. M. Leslie, M. B. Richman and C. A. Doswell III, (2010): Evaluation of WRF model simulations of tornadic and non-tornadic outbreaks occurring in the Spring and Fall, Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 4098-4119.

2009

• Mercer, A. E., C. M. Shafer, M. Richman, L. M. Leslie and C. A. Doswell III, (2009): Objective Classification of Tornadic and Non-Tornadic Severe Weather Outbreaks. Mon. Wea. Rev. 137, 4355-4368.


• Lamb, P. J., L. M. Leslie, R. P. Timmer, and M. S. Speer, (2009), Multidecadal variability of Eastern Australian dust and Northern New Zealand sunshine: Associations with Pacific climate system, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D09106, doi:10.1029/2008JD011184.


• Segele, Z. T., L. M. Leslie, and P. J. Lamb, 2009: Evaluation and adaptation of a Regional Climate Model for the Horn of Africa: Rainfall climatology and interannual variability. International Journal of Climatology, 29, 47-65.


• Segele, Z. T., P. J. Lamb, and L. M. Leslie, 2009: Large-scale atmospheric circulation and global sea surface temperature associations with Horn of Africa June-September rainfall. International Journal of Climatology, 29, 1075-1100.


• Segele, Z.T., P.J. Lamb, and L. M. Leslie, 2009: Seasonal-to-interannual variability of Ethiopia/Horn of Africa monsoon. Part I: Associations of wavelet-filtered large-scale atmospheric circulation and global sea surface temperature. Journal of Climate, 22, 3396-3421


• L. M. Leslie, Y. Wang, D.-K. Lee, and P. J. Lamb, 2009: Editorial by Special Issue Editors: Regional Climate Studies. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 100, 236pp.


• Shafer, CM, Mercer, AE, Doswell, CA, Richman, MB and L. M. Leslie, (2009): Evaluation of WRF Forecasts of Tornadic and Nontornadic Outbreaks when Initialized with Synoptic-Scale Input, Mon. Wea. Rev. 137, 1250-1271.


• Barrett, BS, and L. M. Leslie, (2009): Links between tropical cyclone activity and Madden-Julian Oscillation phase in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific basins. Mon. Wea. Rev. 137, 727-744.


• Ren, D., J. Wang, R. Fu, D. J. Karoly, Y. Hong, L. M. Leslie, C. Fu, and G. Huang, (2009) Mudslide-caused ecosystem degradation following Wenchuan earthquake 2008,Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L05401, doi:10.1029/2008GL036702 Published 4 March 2009


• Ramsay, H.A. L. M. Leslie and J.D.Keppert, 2009: A High-Resolution Simulation of Asymmetries in Severe Southern Hemisphere Tropical Cyclone Larry (2006). 137, Mon. Wea. Rev. DOI: 10.1175/2009MWR2744.1

2008

• Mansouri, H, Richman, MB, Trafalis, TB and L. M. Leslie, (2008): A pipeline support vector regression method to thin large ocean surface wind data on-line. In Intelligent Engineering Systems Through Artificial Neural Networks. Eds. Dagli, CH, Buczak, AL, Enke, DL, Embrechts, MJ and Ersoy, O. ASME Press, New York. 18, 203-210.


• Ramsay, HA, and L. M. Leslie, (2008): The Effects of complex terrain on severe landfalling Tropical Cyclone Larry (2006) over Northeast Australia. Mon Wea Rev., 136, 4334-4354.


• L. M. Leslie, and BW Buckley, (2008): The Operational Impact of QuikSCAT Winds in Perth, Australia: Examples and Limitations. Wea. and Forecasting., 23, 183-193.


• Ramsay, H. A., L. M. Leslie, P. J. Lamb, M. B. Richman, and M. Leplastrier, 2008: Interannual variability of tropical cyclones in the Australian region: Role of large-scale environment. Journal of Climate, 21, 1083-1102.


• L. M. Leslie, Leplastrier M, and BW Buckley, (2008): Estimating Future Trends in Severe Hail Storms over the Sydney Basin: A Climate Modelling Study. Atmos. Res., 87, 37-51.


• Ramsay, HA, L. M. Leslie, Lamb, PJ, Richman MB, and M Leplastrier, (2008): Interannual Variability of Tropical Cyclones in the Australian Region: Role of Large-Scale Environment. J. Climate, 21, 1083-1103.


• Ren, D, L. M. Leslie and DJ Karoly, (2008): Sensitivity of an ecological model to soil moisture simulations from two different hydrological models. Meteor. Atmos.Phys. 100, 87-99.


• Ren D., L. M. Leslie, and D. Karoly, (2008): Greenland ice sheet response to transient climate change: Consensus between two CGCMs. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, EGU2008-A-12412.


• Segele, ZT, PJ Lamb, and L. M. Leslie, (2008): Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation and Global Sea Surface Temperature Associations with Horn of Africa June-September Rainfall. Int. J. Climatol., DOI: 10.1002/joc.1751.


• Fierro, AO, L. M. Leslie, Mansell, E, and J Straka, (2008): Numerical simulations of the microphysics and electrification of the weakly electrified 9 February 1993 TOGA COARE squall line: Comparisons with observations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136, 364-378.


• Ren, D, Karoly, DJ and L. M. Leslie, (2008): Landslide risk analysis using a new constitutive relationship for granular flow. Earth Interactions. 12, 1-16.

2007

• L. M. Leslie, Karoly, DJ Buckley, BW and M Leplastrier, (2007): Variability of tropical cyclones over the southwest Pacific Ocean using a high-resolution climate model. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 97, 181-190


• Mansouri, H, Gilbert, R, Trafalis, TB, L. M. Leslie and Richman, MB, (2007): Ocean surface wind vector forecasting using support vector regression. In Intelligent Engineering Systems Through Artificial Neural Networks. 17 ,pp 333-339. Eds. Dagli, CH, Buczak, AL, Enke, DL, Embrechts, MJ and Ersoy, O. ASME Press, New York, ISBN 0791802655.


• Verbout, SM, Schultz, DM, L. M. Leslie, Brooks, HE, Karoly, DJ and KL Elmore, (2007): Tornado outbreaks associated with landfalling hurricanes in the North Atlantic Basin: 1954–2004. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 97, 255-271


• Fierro, AO, L. M. Leslie, Mansell, E, Straka, J, MacGorman, D, and C. Ziegler, (2007): A high-resolution simulation of microphysics and electrification in an idealized hurricane-like vortex. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 98, 13-33


• Buckley, BW, L. M. Leslie, Leplastrier, M and Qi, L, (2007): The Active Tropical Cyclone Season of 2005-2006 over Northwest Australia: Operational Model Performance and High Resolution Case Studies, Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 97, 69-91


• Ren, D, L. M. Leslie, and DJ Karoly, (2007): Temperate Mountain Glacier Melting Rates for the Period 2001-2030: Estimates from Three CGCM Simulations for the Greater Himalayas. J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 46, 890-899.


• Buckley, BW, L. M. Leslie, Sullivan, W, Leplastrier, M and L. Qi, (2007): A rare East Indian Ocean autumn season tropical cut-off low: impacts and a high-resolution modelling study. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 96, 61-84.

2006

• L. M. Leslie, and MS Speer, (2006): Modeling dust transport over central eastern Australia. Meteor Apps. 13, 141-167


• Barrett, BS, L. M. Leslie and Fiedler, BH, (2006): An Example of the Value of Strong Climatological Signals in Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasting: Hurricane Ivan (2004). Mon. Wea. Rev. 134, 1568–1577.


• L. M. Leslie and Buckley, BW, (2006): Scatterometer-Based Assessment of 10-m Wind Analyses from the Operational ECMWF and NCEP Numerical Weather Prediction Models. Mon. Wea. Rev. 134, 737–742.


• Verbout, SM, Brooks, HE, L. M. Leslie and Schultz, DM, (2006): Evolution of the U.S. Tornado Database: 1954–2003. Wea. Forecasting. 21, 86–93.


• Speer, MS and L. M. Leslie, (2006): Local to Long-Range Dust Transport Over Central Eastern Australia. Advances in Geosciences. 5, 213-226.


• Qi, L, L. M. Leslie and MS Speer, (2006): Climatology of cyclones over the southwest Pacific: 1992–2001, Meteor. Atmos. Phys. 91, 201-209.

2005

• L. M. Leslie, DJ Karoly, PJ Lamb and L. Qi, (2005): Regional Climate Variability and Change. Meteor.Atmos.Phys., 89, 1-267.


• Taylor, AA and L. M. Leslie, (2005): A Single-Station Approach to Model Output Statistics Temperature Forecast Error Assessment. Weather and Forecasting. 20, 1006-1020.


• L. M. Leslie, (2005): The development of a new mass and energy conserving scheme. Computational Techniques and Applications. World Scientific Press, Singapore, 341-350.


• Mo, X, KJ Beven, S Liu, L. M. Leslie and APJ De Roo, (2005):Long-term water budget estimation with the modified distributed model – LISFLOOD-WB, Part II: The Lushi basin, China. Meteor. Atmos. Phys. 90, 1-16.


• Huang, M, G. Peng, L. M. Leslie, X. Shao, and W. Sha, (2005): Seasonal and Regional Temperature Changes in China over the 50 Year Period 1951-2000. Meteor. Atmos. Phys. 89, 105-116.


• L. M. Leslie, M. Leplastrier, BW Buckley and L. Qi, and MS Speer, (2005): Climatology and Improved Prediction of Meteorological Bombs in the New Zealand Region. Meteor. Atmos. Phys. 89, 207-214.


• Tan K.-A., RP Morison and L. M. Leslie, (2005): A Comparison of High-Order Explicit and Non-Oscillatory Finite-Difference Advection Schemes for Climate and Weather Models. Meteor. Atmos. Phys. 89, 251-266.

2000-2004

• L. M. Leslie, and MS Speer, (2004): Preliminary modeling results of an urban air quality model verifying the prediction of nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone over the Sydney basin. Meteor. Atmos. Phys. 87, 89-93.


• Buckley, BW and L. M. Leslie and MS Speer, (2004): Preliminary Climatology and Improved Modeling of South Indian Ocean and Southern Ocean Mid-Latitude Cyclones. Int. J. Climatology 24, 1211-1230.


• L. M. Leslie and L Xia, (2004): A GIS framework for the Traffic Emission Information System (TEIS). Meteor. Atmos. Phys. 87, 153-160.


• Speer, MS and L. M. Leslie, (2004): Preliminary Testing of an Urban Air Quality Model for Ozone Forecasting over the Sydney Basin, Journal of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society, 13, 733-737.


• Mo, X, K. Beven, S. Liu, L. M. Leslie and Ad PJ De Roo, (2004): Long term water budget estimation with the modified distributed model LISFLOOD over the Lushi basin, China, Meteor. Atmos. Phys. 86, 133-145.


• Le Marshall, JF, A Rea, L. M. Leslie, R Seecamp and M Dunn, (2004): Error characterization of atmospheric motion vectors. Aust. Meteor. Mag., 53, 123-131


• Speer, MS, L. M. Leslie and L Qi, (2004): Urban scale modeling: The Sydney hailstorm of 14 April 1999. Meteor. Atmos. Phys. 87, 161-167


• L. M. Leslie and MS Speer, (2003): Modeling a coastal ridging event over south-eastern Australia. Meteor. Apps. 10, 293-294.


• Y. Shao, LM. Leslie and 7 others, (2003): Northeast Asian dust storms: Real-time numerical prediction and validation. J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 108, No. D22, 4691 DOI:10.1029/2003JD003667 (Online November 2003).


• Liu, S, L. M. Leslie, MS Speer, R. Bunker, and X, Mo, (2003): The effects of bushfires on hydrological processes using a paired-catchment analysis, Meteor. Atmos. Phys. DOI:10.1007/s00703-003-0614-x (Online October 22, 2003).


• Buckley, BW and L. M. Leslie, (2003): The impact of observational technology on climate database quality. J. Climate, 16, 2640-2645.


• L. M. Leslie, MS Speer and L. Qi, (2003): Prediction of Extreme Rainfall for the Coffs Harbour Catchment. Aust. Meteor. Mag., 52, 95-100.


• L. M. Leslie, (2003): “High-resolution Atmospheric Modeling. Part I: Theory”. Ch. 6 in “Impact Science.” Eds. J. Nicholls and B. Pailthorpe. The Tandem Group Pty. Ltd., ISBN: 1 86487 551 8, 193pp.


• L. M. Leslie, (2003): “High-resolution Atmospheric Modeling. Part II: Applications”. Ch. 7 in “Impact Science.” Eds. J. Nicholls and B. Pailthorpe. The Tandem Group Pty. Ltd., ISBN: 1 86487 551 8, 193pp.


• Speer, MS, L. M. Leslie, and L. Qi, (2003): Numerical Prediction of Severe Convection: Comparison with Operational Forecasts, Meteor. Apps., 10, 11-19.


• J. LeMarshall, JF, L. M. Leslie, R. Seecamp and A. Rea, (2003): Remote sensing applications in meteorology: A review, MAUSAM, 54, 1-12.


• L. M. Leslie, JF LeMarshall and WL Smith, (2002): Mesoscale initialization using advanced sounder data, Adv. Space Res., 30, 2479-2486.


• Shao, Y, E Jung and L. M. Leslie, (2002): Numerical prediction of northeast Asian dust storms using an integrated wind erosion modeling system, J. Geophys. Res., 107, D24, 4814-4837.


• LeMarshall, JF, L. M. Leslie and WL Smith, (2002): Initialization of a NWP model using high spatial and temporal resolution satellite data, Adv. Space Res., 30, 2441-2446.


• LeMarshall, JF, GA Mills, R. Seecamp, N. Pescod, L. M. Leslie and A. Rea, (2002): The estimation of high density atmospheric motion vectors and their application to operational NWP, Australian Meteor. Mag., 51, 173-180.


• LeMarshall, JF, L. M. Leslie and RF Abbey, (2002): Tropical cyclone track and intensity prediction: The generation and assimilation of high density satellite-derived data, Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 80, 43-57.


• L. M. Leslie, RF Abbey, MS Speer and TCL Skinner, (2002): Intense tropical cyclogenesis over the northwest Australian region in 1998/1999: Causal factors, Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 80, 89-101.


• Morison, RP, L. M. Leslie and M. S. Speer, (2002): Atmospheric modeling of air pollution as a tool for environmental prediction and management, Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 80, 141-151.


• Speer, MS, and L. M. Leslie, (2002): The prediction of two cases of severe convection: implications for forecast guidance, Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 80, 165-175.


• L. M. Leslie and MS Speer, (2001): Comments on statistical single-station short-term forecasting of temperature and probability of precipitation, Wea. Forecasting, 16, 765-767.


• L. M. Leslie (Editor, with G. Peng and Y.Shao), (2001): “Environmental Modeling and Prediction”, Springer, 480pp, ISBN 3-540-67422-5.


• Nagata, M, L. M. Leslie and 19 others, (2001): A model intercomparison of tropical cyclone intensity and track prediction, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82, 2007-2020.


• Qi, L and L. M. Leslie, (2001): Cut-off low pressure systems over southern Australia: a numerical modeling study and sensitivity experiments, Aust. Meteor. Mag., 50, 183-194.


• Buckley, BW, L. M. Leslie and Y Wang, (2001): The Sydney hailstorm of April 14, 1999: Synoptic description and numerical simulation, Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 76, 167-182.


• Speer, MS, L. M. Leslie, RP Morison, W Catchpole, R Bradstock and R Bunker, (2001): Modeling fire weather and fire spread rates for two bushfires near Sydney, Aust. Meteor. Mag, 50, 241-246.


• Nagata, M, L. M. Leslie and 20 others, (2001): A mesoscale model intercomparison: A case of explosive development of a tropical cyclone, J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 79, 999-1033.


• L. M. Leslie and Abbey Jr., RF, (2000) Hurricanes: Are there simple linear invariants underlying these complex non-linear systems. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 74, 57-62.


• L. M. Leslie and Tan, KA (Eds.), (2000) Special Issue on Severe and Extreme Weather. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 74, 275pp


• L. M. Leslie and Speer, MS, (2000) Mesoscale model forecasting as a tool for air pollution management. Meteor. Apps., 7, 177-186.


• Buckley, BW, L. M. Leslie, (2000) The Australian Boxing Day Storm of 1998: Synoptic Description and Numerical Simulations. Wea and Forecasting. 15, 543-558.


• L. M. Leslie and Speer, MS, (2000) Comments on “Using ensembles for short-range forecasting”, Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 3018-3020.


• Qi, L, Wang, Y and L. M. Leslie, (2000) Numerical simulations of a cut-off low over southern Australia. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 74, 103-115.


• Fraedrich, K, Morison, RP, and L. M. Leslie, (2000) Improved tropical cyclone track predictions using error recycling. Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 74, 51-56.


• LeMarshall, JF, L. M. Leslie, Pescod, N, Seecamp, R and Spinoso, C., (2000) Recent developments in the continuous assimilation of satellite wind data for tropical cyclone track forecasting. Advances in Space Research, 25, 1077-1080.


• Speer, MS and L. M. Leslie, (2000) A comparison of five flood rain events over the New South Wales north coast and a case study. Int. J. Climatology, 20, 543-563.


• Buckley, BW and L. M. Leslie, (2000) Sudden temperature changes in the Sydney basin: climatology and case studies during the Olympic months of September and October. Int. J. Climatology, 20, 417-441.

1990-1999

• Qi L, L. M. Leslie and Zhao, S., (1999) Climatology of cut-off low pressure systems over southern Australia. Int. J. Climatology, 19, 1633-1649.


• Reid, HJ and L. M. Leslie, (1999) Modelling coastally trapped wind surges over southeastern Australia. I: Timing and speed of propagation. Weather and Forecasting, 14, 53-66


• L. M. Leslie and LeMarshall, J.F., (1999) Predicting tropical cyclone intensity. Aust. Meteor. Mag., 48, 147-152


• L. M. Leslie, LeMarshall, JF, Spinoso, C, Purser, RJ and Morison, P.R., (1998) Prediction of Atlantic hurricanes in the 1995 season, Monthly Weather Review, 125, 1248-1257


• L. M. Leslie and Speer, M.S., (1998) Comments on short range ensemble forecasting of explosive Australian east coast cyclogenesis, Weather and Forecasting, 12, 1209-1211.


• L. M. Leslie and Speer, M.S., (1998) Short range ensemble forecasting of explosive Australian east coast cyclogenesis, Weather and Forecasting, 12, 822-832.


• Surgi, N and L. M. Leslie (Editors), (1998) Tropical Cyclones, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 65, 139-245


• Tan, KA and L. M. Leslie, (1998) A high performance workstation cluster for numerical weather prediction, pp 1111-1119. In High Performance Computing: Technology Driver for Academia, Business and Industry. Volumes 1 and 2. Eds. KY Lam, BC Khoo and K Kumar. Published by Institute of High Performance Computing, 89 Science Park Drive, Singapore. 1439 pp. ISBN : 981-04-0634-7.


• Buckley, BW and L. M. Leslie, (1998) High resolution numerical of Tropical Cyclone Drena undergoing extra-tropical transition, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 65, 207-222.


• Tan, KA and L. M. Leslie, (1998) Development of a non-hydrostatic model for atmospheric modelling. In Computational Techniques and Applications: CTAC97, Editors: Noye, BJ, Teubner, MD and Gill, AW, World Scientific Press, Singapore, pp 679-686


• L. M. Leslie. Weather forecasting models (1997) In Climate prediction for agricultural and resource management. Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra, Australia, 113-116.


• L. M. Leslie. Weather forecasting models (1997) Soil moisture modeling and prediction over the Australian continent using the ALSIS land surface scheme. In Climate prediction for agricultural and resource management. Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra, Australia, 151-164.


• Lyons, WF, Shao, Y, Munro, RK, Hood, LM and L. M. Leslie LeMarshall, JF and L. M. Leslie (1998) Tropical cyclone track prediction using very high resolution satellite data. Aust. Meteor. Mag., 47, 261-266


• Speer, MS and L. M. Leslie (1998) Numerical simulation of two heavy rainfall events over coastal southeastern Australia. Meteorological Applications, 5, 239-252


• L. M. Leslie and Fraedrich, K (1997) A new general circulation model: Formulation and preliminary results, Climate Dynamics, 13, pp. 35 - 43


• L. M. Leslie, Abbey, RF and Holland, GJ (1997) Tropical cyclone predictability, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 64, 223-232


• Batt, KL and L. M. Leslie (1997) Verification of output from a very high resolution numerical weather prediction model: the 1996 Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Meteorological Applications, 4, 321-328


• Bennett, AF, Chua, BS and L. M. Leslie (1997) Generalised inversion of a global numerical weather prediction model: Part II: Analysis and implementation, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 62, pp 129-140


• L. M. Leslie and Dietachmayer, GS (1997) Comparing schemes for integrating the Euler equations, Monthly Weather Review, 125, 1687-1791


• LeMarshall, JF, L. M. Leslie and Spinoso, C (1997) The assimilation of satellite wind data for tropical cyclone track forecasting. Chapter in "Data assimilation in Meteorology and Oceanography", Eds. M. Ghil, K. Ide, A. Bennett, P.Courtier, M. Kimoto, M. Nagata, M. Saiki, N. Sato. Universal Academy Press Inc., Tokyo, 383-393


• L. M. Leslie and Purser, RJ (1997) A new class of generalised Lorenz numerical integration schemes, Monthly Weather Review, 125, 1261- 1276


• L. M. Leslie and Purser, RJ (1997) A new semi - Lagrangian semi - implicit NWP model for operations and research: Formulation and performance in single and multi - processor computing environments, Atmosphere - Ocean, Special Andre Robert Memorial Issue, Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society/NRC Research Press, (Eds. C.A. Lin, R. Laprise and H. Ritchie), pp 75-101


• Shao, Y and L. M. Leslie (1997), Wind erosion prediction over the Australian continent, Journal of Geophysical Research, 102 (D25), 30091-30106


• Shao, Y and L. M. Leslie (1997) Prediction of soil moisture over the Australian continent, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 63, 195-215


• LeMarshall, JL and L. M. Leslie (1997) The importance of direct read-out satellite observations in sub-synoptic scale meteorology, Advances in Space Res. 19, 413-422.


• L. M. Leslie and LeMarshall, JL (1997) The generation and assimilation of cloud drift winds in numerical weather prediction, Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 75, 273-285.


• Speer, MS and L. M. Leslie (1997) Ensemble forecasting of a rainfall event over New South Wales, Australian Meteorological Magazine, 46, 75-78.


• Speer, MS and L. M. Leslie (1997) Climatology of coastal ridging over NSW, International Journal of Climatology, 17, 831-835.


• Munro, RK and L. M. Leslie (eds) (1997) Climate Prediction for Agricultural and Resource Management, Australian Academy of Science Conference, Canberra, 6-8 May 1997, Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra. ISBN 0-642-283311


• Purser, RJ and L. M. Leslie (1996) Generalised Adams-Bashforth time integration schemes for a semi-Lagrangian model employing the second-derivative form of the horizontal momentum equations, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 122, pp. 737-763


• Bennett, AF, Chua, BS and L. M. Leslie (1996) Generalised inversion of a global numerical weather prediction model. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 60, pp 165-178


• Speer, MS, L. M. Leslie, Colquhoun, JR and Mitchell, E (1996) The Sydney Australia Wildfires of January 1994 - Meteorological conditions and high resolution numerical modeling experiments, International Journal for Wildland Fire, 6, pp 145 - 154


• L. M. Leslie (Special Editor) (1996) Impact of Satellite Products on Numerical Weather Prediction, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 60 (No. 1 - 3) pp 637- 763


• LeMarshall, JL, L. M. Leslie and Spinoso, C (1996) The impact of spatial and temporal distribution of satellite observations on tropical cyclone data assimilation: Preliminary results, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 60, pp 157 - 163


• LeMarshall, JL, L. M. Leslie and Bennett, AF (1996) Tropical cyclone Beti - An example of the benefits of assimilating hourly satellite wind data, Australian Meteorological Magazine, 45, pp 275 - 279


• L. M. Leslie and Powers, PE (1996) A McIDAS based tropical cyclone prediction model suitable for operations and research, Australian Meteorological Magazine, 45, pp 721 - 729


• Gyakum, JR, Chouinard, C, Staniforth, A, Beland, M, Benoit, R, de Elia, R, Drummond, F, Kuo, Y-H, Lalaurette, F, Laprise, R, L. M. Leslie, Lin, H, Mailhot, J, Merilees, PE, Tyler, R and Wintels, W (1996) First COMPARE Workshop Summary, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 76, pp 1209 - 1218


• L. M. Leslie and Purser (1995) Three-dimensional mass-conserving semi-Lagrangian scheme employing forward trajectories, Monthly Weather Review, 123, 2551 - 2566.


• L. M. Leslie (Special Editor) (1995) Scale Interactions in the Tropics, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 56 (No. 1 - 2)


• L. M. Leslie and Holland, GJ (1995) On the bogussing of tropical cyclones in numerical models: A comparison of vortex profiles, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 56, pp 101 - 110


• L. M. Leslie and Wightwick, GR (1995) A new limited-area numerical weather prediction model for operations and research: Formulation and assessment, Monthly Weather Review, 123, pp 1759 - 1775


• Golding, BW and L. M. Leslie (1995) The impact of resolution and formulation on model simulations of an east coast low, Aust. Meteor. Mag., 42, 105-116


• L. M. Leslie, Hess, GD and Habjan, EE (1994) The performance of four global models over the Australian region, Weather and Forecasting, 9, pp 229 - 240.


• L. M. Leslie and Skinner, TCL (1994) Real-time forecasting of the Western Australian summertime trough: Evaluation of a new regional model, Weather and Forecasting, 9, pp 371 - 383.


• McInnes, K.L., McBride, J.L., and L. M. Leslie (1994) Australian cold fronts: Their representation in an operational NWP model. Weather and Forecasting, 9, pp 384-409.


• Purser, R.J. and L. M. Leslie (1994) An efficient semi-Lagrangian scheme using third-order semi-implicit time integration and forward time trajectories, Monthly Weather Review, 122, pp 745-756.


• L. M. Leslie and Holland, G.J. (1993) Data assimilation techniques for tropical cyclone track prediction, in M.J. Lighthill (Ed.) Tropical Cyclones, Beijing University Press, pp 92-103.


• Wang, Y.Q., Holland, G.J. and L. M. Leslie 1993 On some baroclinic aspects of tropical cyclone motion, in M.J. Lighthill (Editor) Tropical Cyclones, Beijing University Press, pp 280-285.


• Bennett, A.F., L. M. Leslie, Hagelberg, C and Powers, P.E. 1993 The prediction of tropical cyclone motion using a generalized inverse method, Monthly Weather Review, 121, pp 1714-1729.


• Bennett, AF, Hagelberg, C and L. M. Leslie (1992) Predicting hurricane tracks, Nature, 360, p.423.


• McInnes, KL, L. M. Leslie, and McBride, JL (1992) Numerical simulation of cut-off lows on the Australian east coast: Sensitivity to sea-surface temperature and implications for global warming, International Journal of Climatology, 12, pp 783-795.


• Holland, G.J., L. M. Leslie and Diehl, B. 1992 Comments on "The detection of flow asymmetries in the tropical cyclone Environment" by M.J. Reeder, R.K. Smith and S.J. Lord. Mon. Wea. Rev. 120, 2394-2397.


• L. M. Leslie and Bennett, A.F. 1992 Comments on the correction of global forecast stray. Tellus. 44A, 270-271.


• L. M. Leslie, Hess, G.D., Holland, G.J., Morison, R.P. and Fraedrich, K. 1992 Predicting changes in intensity of tropical cyclones using a Markov-Chain technique. Aust. Met. Mag. 40, 41-46.


• Manton, M.J. and L. M. Leslie 1992 Intermediate range analysis and prediction systems in the 1990s: A Southern Hemisphere perspective. Adv. Space Res. 12, 207-216.


• Puri, K., Davidson, N.E., L. M. Leslie and Logan, L.W. 1992 The BMRC tropical limited area model. Aust. Met. Mag. 40, 81-104.


• L. M. Leslie and Dietachmayer, G.S. 1992 Regional Numerical Weather Prediction in Australia: An Historical Perspective Aust. Met Mag. 41, 61-78.


• Holland, G.J., L. M. Leslie and Diehl, B. 1992 Comments on "The detection of flow asymmetries in the tropical cyclone Environment" by M.J. Reeder, R.K. Smith and S.J. Lord. Mon. Wea. Rev. 120, 2394-2397.


• L. M. Leslie and Purser, R.J. 1992 A comparative study of the performance of various vertical discretisation schemes. Met. Amos. Phys. 50, 61-74.


• L. M. Leslie and Holland, GJ (1991) Predicting regional forecast skill using single and ensemble forecast techniques. Monthly Weather Review 119, pp 425-435.


• L. M. Leslie and Purser, RJ (1991) High-order numerics in a unstaggered three-dimensional time-split semi-Lagrangian forecast model, Monthly Weather Review, 119, pp 1612-1623.


• Fraedrich, K. and L. M. Leslie 1991 Predictability studies of the Antarctic atmosphere using both analogue and chaos theory. Aust. Met. Mag. 39, 1-10.


• Holland, G.J., L. M. Leslie, Ritchie, E.A., Dietachmayer, G.A., Klink, M. and Powers, P.E. 1991 An interactive analysis and forecasting system for tropical cyclone motion. Wea. Forec. 6, 415-424.


• Hubbert, G.D., Holland, G.J., L. M. Leslie and Manton, M.J. 1991 A real-time forecasting system for tropical cyclone storm-surges. Wea. Forec. 6, 86-97.


• L. M. Leslie and Fraedrich, K. 1991 Reduction of tropical cyclone position errors using an optimal combination of independent forecasts. Wea. Forec. 5, 58-161.


• L. M. Leslie and Purser, R.J. 1991 Reducing the error in a time split finite difference scheme using an incremental technique. Mon. Wea. Rev. 119, 578-585.


• L. M. Leslie and Purser, R.J. 1991 Comments on 'Analysis of group velocities of various finite element schemes' by J. Steppeler. Contrib. Atmos. Phys. 63, 233-235.


• Purser, R.J. and L. M. Leslie 1991 An efficient interpolation procedure for high-order three-dimensional semi-Lagrangian models. Mon. Wea. Rev. 119, 2492-2498.


• Velden, C.S. and L. M. Leslie 1991 The basic relationship between tropical cyclone intensity and the depth of the environmental steering layer in the Australian region. Weath. and Forec. 6, 244-253.


• Hess, G.D., L. M. Leslie and Morison, R.P. 1990 Operational, short-term prediction of rainfall using a cycled Markov chain method. Aust. Met. Mag. 38, 201-206.


• Hubbert, G.D., L. M. Leslie and Manton, M.J. 1990 A storm surge model for the Australian region. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 116, 1005-1020.


• L. M. Leslie and Fraedrich, K. 1990 Forecasting tropical cyclones using optimal linear combinations of numerical and statistical models. Wea. Forec. 5, 672-683.


• L. M. Leslie, Holland, G.J., Glover, M. and Woodcock, F. 1990 The skill of tropical cyclone position forecasting in the Australian region. Aust. Met. Mag. 38, 165-171.


• L. M. Leslie, Holland, G.J., Glover, M. and Woodcock, F.J. 1990 A climatological-persistence (CLIPER) scheme for predicting Australian region tropical cyclone tracks. Aust. Met. Mag. 38, 87-92.

1980-1989

• L. M. Leslie, Fraedrich, K and Glowacki, TJ (1989) Forecasting the skill of a regional forecast model. Mon Wea. Rev., 117, pp. 550-557.


• Fraedrich, K. and L. M. Leslie 1989 Estimates of cyclone track predictability, Part I: Tropical cyclones in the Australian region. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 115, 79-92.


• Fraedrich, K., Grotjahn, R. and L. M. Leslie 1989 Estimates of cyclone track predictability. II: Fractal analysis of mid-latitude cyclones. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 116, 317-335.


• Hess, G.D., L. M. Leslie, Guymer, A.E. and Fraedrich, K. 1989 Application of a Markov technique to the operational, short-term forecasting of rainfall. Aust. Met. Mag. 37, 83-91.


• Smith, WL, L. M. Leslie, Diak, GR, Goodman, BM, Velden, CS, Callan, GM, Raymond, W and Wade, GS (1988) The integration of meteorological satellite imagery and numerical dynamical forecast models, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (Series A). 324, 317-323.


• Fraedrich, K. and L. M. Leslie 1988 Real time short-term forecasting of precipitation at an Australian tropical station. Wea. Forec. 3, 104-114.


• Fraedrich, K. and L. M. Leslie 1988 A minimal model for the short-term prediction of rainfall in the tropics. Wea. Forec. 3, 243-246.


• Purser, R.J. and L. M. Leslie 1988 A semi-implicit, semi-Lagrangian finite-difference scheme using high-order spatial differencing on a nonstaggered grid. Mon. Wea. Rev. 116, 2069-2080.


• L. M. Leslie, Holland, GJ and Lynch, A.H. (1987) Australian east-coast cyclones, Part II: Numerical Modelling Study, Monthly Weather Review, 115, pp 3037-3053.


• Fraedrich, K. and L. M. Leslie 1987 Combining predictive schemes in short-term forecasting. Monthly Weather Review 115, 1640-1644.


• Fraedrich, K. and L. M. Leslie 1987 Evaluation of techniques for the operational, single station, short-term forecasting of rainfall at a mid latitude station (Melbourne). Mon. Wea. Rev. 115, 1645-1654.


• Fraedrich, K. and L. M. Leslie 1987 Predictability studies of the Antarctic atmosphere. Atmosphere, Ocean and Sea Ice in the Weddell Sea., Ed. P. Speth. Ch. 2., Springer-Verlag.


• Holland, G.J., L. M. Leslie, Fraedrich, K. and Love, G. 1987 The challenge of very short range forecasting in the tropics ESA Journal, 11.


• Holland, G.J., L. M. Leslie and Lynch, A.H. 1987 Australian east-coast cyclones. Part I: Synoptic overview and case study. Mon. Wea. Rev. 115, 3024-3036.


• L. M. Leslie 1987 A note on the operational usage of the Asselin filter. Mon. Wea. Rev. 115, 1317-1320.


• Mills, G.A. and L. M. Leslie 1987 A mesoscale NWP study of a convective outbreak over South Australia. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan (Special Issue) 547-561.


• Holland, G.J. and L. M. Leslie 1986 Ducted coastal ridging over south-east Australia. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 112, 731-748.


• L. M. Leslie, Mills, GA, Logan, L, Gauntlett, DJ, Kelly, GA, Manton, MJ, McGregor, J and Sardie, J (1985) A high resolution primitive equations NWP model for operations and research, Australian Meteorological Magazine, 33, pp 11-35.


• Golding, B.W., L. M. Leslie and Mills, G.A. 1985 Mesoscale dynamical model and practical weather prediction. J. Europ. Space Agency. 9, 181-191.


• Miller, A.J. and L. M. Leslie 1985 Short-term, single-stations probability of precipitation forecasting using linear and logistic models. Contrib. Atmos. Phys. 58, 517-527.


• Mills, G.A. and L. M. Leslie 1985 The use of NWP model output in the prediction of significant weather events. Aust. Met. Mag. 33, 167-180.


• Fandry, CB L. M. Leslie and Steedman, RK (1984) Kelvin-type coastal surges generated by tropical cyclones. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 14, pp 582-593.


• Fandry, C.B. and L. M. Leslie 1984 A two layer quasi-geostrophic model of summer trough formation in the Australian sub-tropical easterlies. J. Atmos. Sci., 41, 807-818.


• Gauntlett, D.J., L. M. Leslie and Logan, L.W. 1984 Numerical experiments in Mesoscale prediction over South East Australia. Mon. Wea. Rev., 112, 1170-1182.


• Miller, A.J. and L. M. Leslie 1984 Single-station forecasting of cloud cover and precipitation up to 12 hours ahead. Mon. Wea. Rev., 112, 1198-1205.


• Fandry, C.B., Hughes, R.L. and L. M. Leslie 1983 Stationary waves forced by topography in a vertically sheared, stratified, rotating fluid. J. Aust. Math. Soc., 25, 127-144.


• Bennett, A.F. and L. M. Leslie 1983 Statistical correction of dynamical prognoses: the decision problem. Mon. Wea. Rev., 111 (2): 343-352.


• Fandry, C.B. and L. M. Leslie 1983 The effects of shear stratification on stationary Rossby waves. J. Geophy. & Astrophys Fluid Dynamics, 29 (4): 305-332.


• Bennett, A.F. and L. M. Leslie 1982 Statistical correction of thickness height prognoses. Aust. Met. Mag., 30 (3): 201-209.


• Gauntlett, D.J. and L. M. Leslie 1982 Current status and future prospects for numerical weather prediction - an Australian perspective. Aust. Met. Mag., 30 (1): 57-68.


• L. M. Leslie and Smith, R.K. 1982 Numerical studies of tornado structure and genesis. Edit., M.J. Lighthill and L. Bengtsson. Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Ch. 5, 205-213.


• Skinner, T.C.L. and L. M. Leslie 1982 Predictability experiments with the Australian west coast summer trough. Aust. Met. Mag., 30 (3): 241-249.


• Bennett, AF and L. M. Leslie (1981) Statistical correction of the Australia region primitive equation model, Monthly Weather Review, 109, pp 453-462.


• L. M. Leslie, Mills, G.A. and Gauntlett, D.J. 1981 The impact of FGGE data coverage and improved numerical techniques in numerical weather prediction in the Australian region. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 107 (453): 629-642.


• L. M. Leslie 1981 Comparative performance of convective parameterization schemes in a short term prognosis model. Contrib. Atmos. Phys., 54 (2): 173-185.


• L. M. Leslie 1980 Numerical modelling of the summer heat low over Australia. J. Appl. Meteorol., 19 (4): 381-387.

1970-1979

• L. M. Leslie and Smith, R.K. 1979 A numerical study of tornadogenesis in a rotating thunderstorm II. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 105: 223-235.


• Bennett, A.F. and L. M. Leslie 1979 Statistical correction of dynamical prognoses in the Australian region. Mon. Wea. Rev. 107 (10): 1254-1262.


• L. M. Leslie 1979 On the correct formulation of semi-implicit schemes for grid-point models. J. Meteor. Soc., Japan. 57 (5): 465-468.


• Smith, R.K. and L. M. Leslie 1978 Tornadogenesis. Quart. J.Roy. Meteor. Soc., 104: 189-199.


• Gauntlett, D.J., L. M. Leslie, McGregor, J.L. and Hincksman, D.R. 1978 A limited area nested NWP model: Formulation and preliminary results. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 104: 103-117.


• McGregor, J.L., L. M. Leslie and Gauntlett, D.J. 1978 The ANMRC limited area model : Consolidated formulation and operational results. Mon. Wea. Rev. 106 (4): 427-438.


• L. M. Leslie and Smith, R.K. 1978 The effect of vertical stability on tornadogenesis. J. Atmos. Sci., 35 (7): 1281-1288.


• Smith, R.K. and L. M. Leslie 1978 A numerical study of tornadogenesis in a rotating thunderstorm. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 104: 107-127.


• L. M. Leslie, J. V. Mansbridge and R. K. Smith, 1977: Comments on Effects of a precipitation-driven downdraft on a rotating wind field: a possible trigger mechanism for tornadoes? J. Atmos. Sci., 34, 548-549.


• L. M. Leslie and R. K. Smith, 1977: On the choice of radial boundary conditions for numerical models of sub-synoptic vortex flows in the atmosphere with application to dust devils. Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc., 103, 499-510.


• Gauntlett, D.J., L. M. Leslie and Hinksman, D.R. 1976 A semi-implicit forecast model using the flux form of the primitive equations. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 102 (431): 129-143.


• Bode, L., L. M. Leslie and R. K. Smith, 1975: A numerical study of boundary effects on concentrated vortices with application to tornadoes and waterspouts. Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc., 101, 313-324.


• Morton, B. R., L. M. Leslie and R. K. Smith, 1975: The role of dynamic pressure in generating fire wind. J. Fluid Mech., 68, 1-19.


• L. M. Leslie and R. K. Smith, 1974: A numerical study of katabatic winds and their effects on pollutant dispersal in urban areas. Hydraul. Fluid Dyn., 17, 553-560.


• L. M. Leslie, 1972: The wake of a finite rotating disc. J. Aust. Math. Soc., XIII (3): 291-304.


• L. M. Leslie, 1972: Comparative evaluation of fine-mesh limited-area grid schemes. Australian Meteorological Magazine. 20, 1-21.


• McAvaney, B. J. and L. M. Leslie, 1972: Comments on A Direct Solution of Poisson's Equation by Generalized Sweep-Out Method. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan. 50, 136-137.


• L. M. Leslie, 1971: The development of concentrated vortices: A numerical study. J. Fluid Mech. 48 (1): 1-21.


• L. M. Leslie, 1971: Implications of a direct method for solving the Helmholtz-type equation. Australian Meteorological Magazine. 19, 130-134.


• L. M. Leslie and R. K. Smith, 1970: The surface boundary layer of a hurricane - Part II. Tellus, 22, 288-297.


• L. M. Leslie, B. R. Morton and R. K. Smith: 1970: On modelling tornadoes, Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc. 96, 544-548.