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Michael F. Hutchinson is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their work covers a range of topics including Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Tree-ring climate responses, Climate variability and models, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Cryospheric studies and observations, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, and Soil Geostatistics and Mapping.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Hutchinson include:

  • Tropical tree mortality has increased with rising atmospheric water stress, 2022, Nature
  • Tropical tree growth sensitivity to climate is driven by species intrinsic growth rate and leaf traits, 2021, Global Change Biology
  • North American historical monthly spatial climate dataset, 1901-2016, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Spatial Models of Adjusted Precipitation for Canada at Varying Time Scales, 2021, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  • Heating degree day spatial datasets for Canada, 2023, Data in Brief

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Heather MacDonald, Daniel W. McKenney, Kevin Lawrence, John Pedlar, and D.E. Bauman.

Michael F. Hutchinson has published in several venues repeatedly, notably in Data in Brief, Nature, Global Change Biology, Scientific Data, and the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.

In addition to articles, Hutchinson has contributed to book publications, including "Digital Terrain Analysis" published by Elsevier BV, which is scheduled for release in 2025.

Best Publications

  • A new procedure for gridding elevation and stream line data with automatic removal of spurious pits

    M.F. Hutchinson

  • Interpolating mean rainfall using thin plate smoothing splines

    M. F. Hutchinson

  • bioclim: the first species distribution modelling package, its early applications and relevance to most current MaxEnt studies

    Trevor H. Booth;Henry A. Nix;John R. Busby;Michael F. Hutchinson

  • Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Distribution of North American Trees

    Daniel W. McKenney;John H. Pedlar;Kevin Lawrence;Kathy Campbell

  • A comparison of two statistical methods for spatial interpolation of Canadian monthly mean climate data

    David T. Price;Daniel W. McKenney;Ian A. Nalder;Michael F. Hutchinson

  • Development and Testing of Canada-Wide Interpolated Spatial Models of Daily Minimum–Maximum Temperature and Precipitation for 1961–2003

    Michael F. Hutchinson;Dan W. McKenney;Kevin Lawrence;John H. Pedlar

  • Customized spatial climate models for North America

    Daniel W. McKenney;Michael F. Hutchinson;Pia Papadopol;Kevin Lawrence

  • Digital terrain analysis.

    J. C. Gallant;M. F. Hutchinson;N. J. McKenzie;M. J. Grundy

  • Comparison of several spatial prediction methods for soil pH

    G. M. Laslett;A. B. McBRATNEY;P. J. Pahl;M. F. Hutchinson

  • Spatially distributing monthly reference evapotranspiration and pan evaporation considering topographic influences

    Tim R. McVicar;Thomas G. Van Niel;LingTao Li;Michael F. Hutchinson

  • Interpolation of Rainfall Data with Thin Plate Smoothing Splines - Part I: Two Dimensional Smoothing of Data with Short Range Correlation

    Michael F. Hutchinson

  • Suicide and drought in New South Wales, Australia, 1970-2007

    Ivan C. Hanigan;Colin D. Butler;Philip N. Kokic;Michael F. Hutchinson

  • Digital elevation models and representation of terrain shape

    Michael Hutchinson;John C Gallant

  • Interpolation of Rainfall Data with Thin Plate Smoothing Splines - Part II: Analysis of Topographic Dependence

    Michael F. Hutchinson

  • A continental hydrological assessment of a new grid-based digital elevation model of Australia

    M. F. Hutchinson;T. I. Dowling

  • Tropical tree mortality has increased with rising atmospheric water stress

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  • The development of 1901–2000 historical monthly climate models for Canada and the United States

    Daniel W. McKenney;John H. Pedlar;Pia Papadopol;Michael F. Hutchinson

  • Integrating a global agro‐climatic classification with bioregional boundaries in Australia

    Michael F. Hutchinson;Sue McIntyre;Richard J. Hobbs;Janet L. Stein

  • Stochastic space-time weather models from ground-based data

    M.F. Hutchinson

  • New developments and applications in the ANUCLIM spatial climatic and bioclimatic modelling package

    Tingbao Xu;Michael F. Hutchinson

  • Climate change effects on snow conditions in mainland Australia and adaptation at ski resorts through snowmaking

    Kevin Hennessy;Penny Whetton;K Walsh;I.N. Smith

  • Impact of Aligning Climatological Day on Gridding Daily Maximum–Minimum Temperature and Precipitation over Canada

    Ron F. Hopkinson;Daniel W. McKenney;Ewa J. Milewska;Michael F. Hutchinson

  • The conservation of Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (McCoy): a case study of the use of bioclimatic modelling

    D. B. Lindenmayer;H. A. NIx;J. P. Mcmahon;M. F. Hutchinson

  • The impact of climate change on snow conditions in mainland Australia

    Kevin Hennessy;Penny Whetton;Ian Smith;Janice Bathols

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel W. McKenney
Daniel W. McKenney Natural Resources Canada
Henry A. Nix
Henry A. Nix Australian National University
Ryan D. Phillips
Ryan D. Phillips La Trobe University
Jetse D. Kalma
Jetse D. Kalma University of Newcastle Australia
Paul E. Gessler
Paul E. Gessler University of Idaho
David Price
David Price University of Aberdeen
Brendan Mackey
Brendan Mackey Griffith University
David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Derek Eamus
Derek Eamus University of Technology Sydney
Owen K. Atkin
Owen K. Atkin Australian National University

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