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Overview

Murray C. Peel is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and specializes in Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Ocean Engineering. The research primarily focuses on hydrology and watershed management, drought analysis, flood risk assessment, climate variability, hydrological forecasting utilizing artificial intelligence, water resources management, and soil moisture monitoring through remote sensing.

Their recent publications highlight contributions to several areas within hydrology and environmental science. Notable papers include:

  • "Watersheds may not recover from drought," 2021, published in Science
  • "A Brief Analysis of Conceptual Model Structure Uncertainty Using 36 Models and 559 Catchments," 2020, published in Water Resources Research
  • "Changes in Antecedent Soil Moisture Modulate Flood Seasonality in a Changing Climate," 2020, published in Water Resources Research
  • "Many Commonly Used Rainfall-Runoff Models Lack Long, Slow Dynamics: Implications for Runoff Projections," 2020, published in Water Resources Research
  • "CAMELS-AUS: hydrometeorological time series and landscape attributes for 222 catchments in Australia," 2021, published in Earth System Science Data

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Murray C. Peel include Keirnan Fowler, Margarita Saft, Tim Peterson, Dongryeol Ryu, and Hansini Gardiya Weligamage.

The scientist's research has been frequently published in several venues, with a notable concentration in:

  • Water Resources Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • MODSIM2021, 24th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation

Murray C. Peel's work encompasses key topics such as hydrology and watershed management studies, hydrology and drought analysis, flood risk assessment and management, climate variability and models, hydrological forecasting using AI, water resources management and optimization, and soil moisture and remote sensing.

Best Publications

  • Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification

    M. C. Peel;B. L. Finlayson;T. A. McMahon

  • Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification

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  • Estimating actual, potential, reference crop and pan evaporation using standard meteorological data: a pragmatic synthesis

    T. A. McMahon;M. C. Peel;L. Lowe;R. Srikanthan

  • Application and testing of the simple rainfall-runoff model SIMHYD.

    F. H. S. Chiew;M. C. Peel;A. W. Western

  • The influence of multiyear drought on the annual rainfall-runoff relationship: An Australian perspective†

    Margarita Saft;Andrew W. Western;Lu Zhang;Murray C. Peel

  • Watersheds may not recover from drought.

    Tim J. Peterson;Tim J. Peterson;M. Saft;M. C. Peel;A. John

  • Hydrological modelling in a changing world

    Murray C. Peel;Günter Blöschl

  • Simulating runoff under changing climatic conditions: Revisiting an apparent deficiency of conceptual rainfall-runoff models

    Keirnan J. A. Fowler;Murray C. Peel;Andrew W. Western;Lu Zhang

  • Continental differences in the variability of annual runoff-update and reassessment

    Murray C Peel;Thomas A McMahon;Brian L Finlayson

  • A brief analysis of conceptual model structure uncertainty using 36 models and 559 catchments

    Wouter J M Knoben;Jim E Freer;Jim E Freer;Murray Peel;K J A Fowler

  • Changes in Antecedent Soil Moisture Modulate Flood Seasonality in a Changing Climate

    Conrad Wasko;Rory Nathan;Murray C. Peel

  • The utility of L-moment ratio diagrams for selecting a regional probability distribution

    Murray C. Peel;Q. J. Wang;Richard M. Vogel;Thomas A. McMAHON

  • Vegetation impact on mean annual evapotranspiration at a global catchment scale

    Murray C. Peel;Thomas A. McMahon;Brian L. Finlayson

  • Identification and explanation of continental differences in the variability of annual runoff

    Murray C. Peel;Thomas A. McMahon;Brian L. Finlayson;Fred G.R. Watson

  • The Hydrology of the Mekong River

    Peter T. Adamson;Ian D. Rutherfurd;Murray C. Peel;Iwona A. Conlan

  • Flow characteristics of rivers in northern Australia: Implications for development

    Cuan Petheram;Thomas A McMahon;Murray C Peel

  • Predicting shifts in rainfall‐runoff partitioning during multiyear drought: Roles of dry period and catchment characteristics

    Margarita Saft;Murray C. Peel;Andrew W. Western;Lu Zhang

  • Global streamflows - Part 1: Characteristics of annual streamflows

    Thomas A. McMahon;Richard M. Vogel;Murray C. Peel;Geoffrey G.S. Pegram

  • Compounding Impacts of Human-Induced Water Stress and Climate Change on Water Availability.

    Ali Mehran;Amir AghaKouchak;Navid Nakhjiri;Michael J. Stewardson

  • Many Commonly Used Rainfall-Runoff Models Lack Long, Slow Dynamics: Implications for Runoff Projections

    Keirnan J.A. Fowler;Wouter Knoben;Murray C. Peel;Tim Peterson;Tim Peterson

  • National Land and Water Resources Audit Theme 1-Water Availability Extension of Unimpaired Monthly Streamflow Data and Regionalisation of Parameter Values to Estimate Streamflow in Ungauged Catchments

    Murray C. Peel;Andrew W. Western;Thomas A. McMahon

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. McMahon
Thomas A. McMahon University of Melbourne
Andrew W. Western
Andrew W. Western University of Melbourne
Brian Finlayson
Brian Finlayson University of Melbourne
David J. Karoly
David J. Karoly Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Lu Zhang
Lu Zhang Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Ross Woods
Ross Woods University of Bristol
Francis H. S. Chiew
Francis H. S. Chiew Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jim Freer
Jim Freer University of Bristol
Richard M. Vogel
Richard M. Vogel Tufts University
Quan J. Wang
Quan J. Wang University of Melbourne

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