Staff Profile

Professor Peter Rayner’s research centres on estimating surface sources and sinks of CO2 using satellite and in-situ data combined with models to analyse CO2 release and uptake patterns, particularly in the tropics and Southern Hemisphere. He was awarded the Priestley Medal of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society in 2002, recognising his contributions to the field.

Professor Rayner has held research positions at leading institutions including the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Princeton University, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Monash University and the Laboratory for the Science of Climate and the Environment in France. He currently leads a team of senior academics and developers on the development of the methane emissions model for Open Methane.