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Prof. Peter Rayner

Adjunct Faculty, Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (AmritaWNA), Amritapuri

Qualification: Ph.D

Bio

Prof. Peter Rayner is an Adjunct Faculty at the Center for Wireless Networks & Applications (AmritaWNA), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus. Prof. Rayner is a Climate Science, Geography, and Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor at The University of Melbourne, Australia. Prof Rayner originally studied theoretical physics and mathematics at the University of Melbourne, Australia, where he completed a PhD in paleoclimate in 1991. After a brief foray into atmospheric dynamics, he has spent the past two decades studying the carbon cycle at various scales and its interaction with the climate. He has concentrated on applying statistical inference (going under various names such as inverse modelling or data assimilation) to problems in biogeochemistry. Prof Rayner has also worked at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and Princeton University in the US the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation. Monash University in Australia and the Laboratory for the Science of Climate and the Environment in France. He currently holds an Australian Professorial Fellowship at the University of Melbourne.

Education

  • Sciences of the Universe, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)
  • Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne
  • Physics, University of Melbourne
Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2023

Supporting Methane Mitigation Efforts by Improving Urban-scale Methane Emission Estimates in Melbourne, Australia. Part 1: Modelling

Cite this Research Publication : Nasimeh Shahrokhi, Cathy M. Trudinger, Peter J. Rayner, Zoe M. Loh, Ann R. Stavert, Paul B. Krummel, Paul J. Fraser, David M. Etheridge, Bronwyn L. Dunse, Ashok Luhar, and Steven Thomas, "Supporting Methane Mitigation Efforts by Improving Urban-scale Methane Emission Estimates in Melbourne, Australia. Part 1: Modelling" EGU General Assembly 2023
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-4716

Year : 2022

Assimilation of atmospheric CO2 observations from space can support national CO2 emission inventories

Cite this Research Publication : Thomas Kaminski, Marko Scholze, Peter Rayner, Michael Voßbeck, Michael Buchwitz, Maximilian Reuter, Wolfgang Knorr, Hans Chen, Anna Agustí-Panareda, Armin Löscher "Assimilation of atmospheric CO2 observations from space can support national CO2 emission inventories", Environmental Research Letters, Volume 17, Number 1, 2022

Year : 2022

Supplementary material to Interannual variability in the Australian carbon cycle over 2015–2019, based on assimilation of OCO-2 satellite data

Cite this Research Publication : Supplementary material to "Interannual variability in the Australian carbon cycle over 2015–2019, based on assimilation of OCO-2 satellite data"

Year : 2022

High-resolution Modeling of Gaseous Air Pollutants over Tehran and Validation with Surface and Satellite Data

Cite this Research Publication : Nasimeh Shahrokhishahraki, Peter Julian Rayner, Jeremy David Silver, Steven Thomas, Robyn Schofield "High-resolution Modeling of Gaseous Air Pollutants over Tehran and Validation with Surface and Satellite Data", Atmospheric Environment, Volume 270, 1 February 2022, 118881

Year : 2022

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities under SSP/RCP Scenarios, 1990 to 2100

Cite this Research Publication : Kevin R. Gurney, Şiir Kılkış, Karen C. Seto, Shuaib Lwasa, Daniel Moran, Keywan Riahi, Meredith Keller, Peter Rayner, Muhammed Luqman "Greenhouse gas emissions from global cities under SSP/RCP scenarios, 1990 to 2100", Global Environmental Change, Volume 73, March 2022, 102478

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2022

Hydrologic Connectivity Drives Extremes and High Variability in Vegetation Productivity Across Australian arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems

Cite this Research Publication : Alexander J. Norton, Peter J. Rayner, Ying-Ping Wang, Nicholas. Parazoo, Latha Baskaran, Peter R. Briggs, Vanessa Haverd, Russell Doughty "Hydrologic Connectivity Drives Extremes and High Variability in Vegetation Productivity Across Australian arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems", Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 272, April 2022, 112937

Year : 2022

Interannual variability in the Australian carbon cycle over 2015–2019, based on assimilation of Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite data

Cite this Research Publication : Yohanna Villalobos, Peter J. Rayner, Jeremy D. Silver, Steven Thomas, Vanessa Haverd, Jürgen Knauer, Zoë M. Loh, Nicholas M. Deutscher, David W. T. Griffith, and David F. Pollard "Interannual variability in the Australian carbon cycle over 2015–2019, based on assimilation of Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite data" Volume 22, issue 13, ACP, 22, 8897–8934, 2022

Year : 2022

Warming and redistribution of nitrogen inputs drive an increase in terrestrial nitrous oxide emission factor

Cite this Research Publication : E. Harris, L. Yu, Y-P. Wang, J. Mohn, S. Henne, E. Bai, M. Barthel, M. Bauters, P. Boeckx, C. Dorich, M. Farrell, P. B. Krummel, Z. M. Loh, M. Reichstein, J. Six, M. Steinbacher, N. S. Wells, M. Bahn & P. Rayner "Warming and redistribution of nitrogen inputs drive an increase in terrestrial nitrous oxide emission factor", Nature Communications volume 13, Article number: 4310 (2022)

Year : 2022

On the impact of urbanisation on CO2 emissions

Cite this Research Publication : Muhammad Luqman, Peter J. Rayner & Kevin R. Gurney "On the impact of urbanisation on CO2 emissions", npj Urban Sustainability volume 3, Article number: 6 (2023)
DOI: 10.1038/s42949-023-00084-2

Year : 2020

Assessing the Impact of Atmospheric CO2 and NO2 Measurements From Space on Estimating City-Scale Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in a Data Assimilation System

Cite this Research Publication : Thomas Kaminski, Marko Scholze,Peter Rayner, Sander Houweling, Michael Voßbeck, Silver, Srijana Lama, Michael Buchwitz, Maximilian Reuter, Wolfgang Knorr, Hans W. Chen, Gerrit Kuhlmann, Dominik Brunner, Stijn Dellaert, Hugo Denier van der Gon, Ingrid Super, Armin Löscher, Yasjka Meijer, "Assessing the Impact of Atmospheric CO2 and NO2 Measurements From Space on Estimating City-Scale Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in a Data Assimilation System", Sec. Satellite Missions, Volume 3 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2022.887456

Research Grants

2015 – RESEARCH GRANT ATMOSPHERIC INTEGRATED RESEARCH ON BURDENS AND OXIDATIVE CAPACITY – NON-ARC CONTRIBUTIONS
2014 – RESEARCH GRANT NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAMME (NESP) CLEAR AIR AND URBAN LANDSCAPES (CAUL) HUB
2014 – RESEARCH GRANT Geostationary Observations for Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GORGE)
2021 – RESEARCH GRANT EU – Australia knowledge network including a research activity “Towards Smart, Net-Zero Energy Buildings: Lessons Learnt from the European Union”

Research Contracts

2014 – CCSNet research infrastructure project Carbon Capture and Storage Flagship Program – Education Investment Fund Project

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