Daniel Potts

I am a post doctoral research associate at the University of Leicester, within the Earth Observation Science and the Atmosphere, Land and Climate Impacts groups. My research focusses on understanding anthropogenic  methane emissions through remote sensing methods, and then communicating these results to industrial operators to implement and evaluate mitigations.

I graduated from my PhD in July 2024. My thesis was titled “Smarter analysis of satellite data for air quality regulators”, where I worked collaboratively with the Environment Agency to explore the potential applications of satellite data products within air quality regulation and management, both within the UK but also internationally. I also worked to prepare the EA and other stakeholders for the next generation of satellites launching in the next 5 years, which will offer a step change in capability.

I have experience developing applications from a wide range of satellite instruments including Sentiel-5P/TROPOMI, OMI, IASI, GHGSat, Sentinel-2, Sentinel-3 and Planet.

Potts, D.A., Ferranti, E.J.S. and Vande Hey, J.D. Investigating the barriers and pathways to implementing satellite data into air quality monitoring, regulation and policy. Environmental Science & Policy, 151, 103621, doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103621, 2023.

Potts, D.A., Timmis, R., Ferranti, E. J. S., and Vande Hey, J. D. Identifying and accounting for the Coriolis effect in satellite NO2 observations and emission estimates. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 4577–4593, 10.5194/acp-23-4577-2023, 2023.

Lester, M., Sanchez-Cano, B., Potts, D.A., Lillis, R., Cartacci, M., Bernardini, F., et al. The impact of energetic particles on the Martian ionosphere during a full solar cycle of radar observations: Radar blackouts. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2021JA029535. 10.1029/2021JA029535, 2022.

Potts, D.A., Ferranti, E.J.S., Timmis, R., Brown, A.S., Vande Hey, J.D. Satellite Data Applications for Site-Specific Air Quality Regulation in the UK: Pilot Study and Prospects. Atmosphere, 12, 1659. 10.3390/atmos12121659, 2021.

Potts, D.A., Marais, E.A., Boesch, H., Pope, R.J., Lee, J., Drysdale, W., Chipperfield, M.P., Kerridge, B., Siddans, R., Moore, D.P. and Remedios, J., Diagnosing air quality changes in the UK during the COVID-19 lockdown using TROPOMI and GEOS-Chem. Environmental Research Letters, 16(5), p.054031. 10.1088/1748-9326/abde5d 2021.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sentinel_DanP

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-potts-5b6b64189/

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel-Potts-2

ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8077-509X

Website: https://d-pottsy.github.io/