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Overview

Thomas A. McMahon is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia, focusing their research within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Ocean Engineering.

Their research primarily concentrates on topics related to Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Drought Analysis, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Water resources management and optimization, and Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies.

McMahon has contributed to the academic community through publications in key journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • Australasian Journal of Water Resources
  • Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Hydrology

Their recent papers include the following works:

  • "Baseflow and transmission loss: A review," 2021, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • "Australian dams and reservoirs within a global setting," 2020, Australasian Journal of Water Resources
  • "Assessing rating curve uncertainty," 2025, Hydrological Sciences Journal

In collaboration with other researchers, McMahon has frequently co-authored publications with individuals such as Murray Peel, Rory Nathan, Keirnan Fowler, Seth Westra, and Avril Horne.

Beyond journal articles, Thomas A. McMahon has also authored a book published by Princeton University Press titled "Muscles, Reflexes, and Locomotion" in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification

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

  • Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists

    Nancy D. Gordon;Thomas A. McMahon;Brian L. Finlayson

  • A review of paired catchment studies for determining changes in water yield resulting from alterations in vegetation

    Alice E. Brown;Lu Zhang;Thomas A. McMahon;Andrew W. Western

  • Size and shape in biology.

    Thomas McMahon

  • Evaluation of automated techniques for base flow and recession analyses

    R. J. Nathan;T. A. McMahon

  • The mechanics of running: How does stiffness couple with speed?

    Thomas A. McMahon;George C. Cheng

  • Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification

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  • Observed spatial organization of soil moisture and its relation to terrain indices

    Andrew W. Western;Rodger B. Grayson;Günter Blöschl;Garry R. Willgoose

  • RUNNING SPRINGS: SPEED AND ANIMAL SIZE

    Claire T. Farley;James Glasheen;Thomas A. Mcmahon

  • Physically based hydrologic modeling: 2. Is the concept realistic?

    Rodger B. Grayson;Ian D. Moore;Thomas A. McMahon

  • Spatial correlation of soil moisture in small catchments and its relationship to dominant spatial hydrological processes

    Andrew W Western;Sen-Lin Zhou;Rodger B Grayson;Thomas A McMahon

  • 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

  • El Nino/Southern Oscillation and Australian rainfall, streamflow and drought : Links and potential for forecasting

    Francis H.S. Chiew;Thomas C. Piechota;John A. Dracup;Thomas A. McMahon

  • Tree structures: deducing the principle of mechanical design.

    Thomas A. McMahon;Richard E. Kronauer

  • Physically based hydrologic modeling: 1. A terrain-based model for investigative purposes

    Rodger B. Grayson;Ian D. Moore;Thomas A. McMahon

  • A novel nociceptor signaling pathway revealed in protein kinase c ε mutant mice

    Sachia G. Khasar;Yu Huei Lin;Annick Martin;Jahan Dadgar

  • Energetics and mechanics of human running on surfaces of different stiffnesses

    Amy E. Kerdok;Andrew A. Biewener;Thomas A. McMahon;Peter G. Weyand;Peter G. Weyand

  • Scaling Stride Frequency and Gait to Animal Size: Mice to Horses

    Norman C. Heglund;C. Richard Taylor;Thomas A. McMahon

  • The influence of track compliance on running

    Thomas A. McMahon;Peter R. Greene

  • Stochastic generation of annual, monthly and daily climate data: A review

    R. Srikanthan;T. A. McMahon

  • Ballistic walking.

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  • Using body size to understand the structural design of animals: quadrupedal locomotion.

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  • Effects of regulation on the flow regime of the river Murray, Australia

    B. L. Maheshwari;K. F. Walker;T. A. McMahon

  • Energetic Cost of Generating Muscular Force During Running: A Comparison of Large and Small Animals

    C. Richard Taylor;Norman C. Heglund;Thomas A. McMAHON;Todd R. Looney

  • Trabecular bone exhibits fully linear elastic behavior and yields at low strains

    Tony M. Keaveny;Tony M. Keaveny;X.Edward Guo;Edward F. Wachtel;Edward F. Wachtel;Thomas A. McMahon

  • Identification of homogeneous regions for the purposes of regionalisation

    R.J. Nathan;T.A. McMahon

Frequent Co-Authors

Murray C. Peel
Murray C. Peel University of Melbourne
Francis H. S. Chiew
Francis H. S. Chiew Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Brian Finlayson
Brian Finlayson University of Melbourne
Rodger B. Grayson
Rodger B. Grayson University of Melbourne
Andrew W. Western
Andrew W. Western University of Melbourne
Richard M. Vogel
Richard M. Vogel Tufts University
Quan J. Wang
Quan J. Wang University of Melbourne
Ross Woods
Ross Woods University of Bristol
Ashish Sharma
Ashish Sharma University of New South Wales

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