Murray Richardson, Carleton University

Research

arctic climate change hydrology remote sensing gis hydrologic modelling evapotranspiration watershed management

Latest papers

Watershed hydrology mediates the recovery of an arsenic impacted subarctic landscape.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2024
Diet and landscape characteristics drive spatial patterns of mercury accumulation in a high-latitude terrestrial carnivore.
PloS one · 2023
Mineralogical, geospatial, and statistical methods combined to estimate geochemical background of arsenic in soils for an area impacted by legacy mining pollution.
The Science of the total environment · 2021 · senior author

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Landscape analysis and hydrologic modelling for northern water security
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$37,000
Landscape analysis and hydrologic modelling for northern water security
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$13,000
Supporting informed decision making to improve resilience of the Rideau Canal Skateway to climate change effects
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$248,708

All 9 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Watershed hydrology mediates the recovery of an arsenic impacted subarctic landscape.

Palmer MJ, Richardson M, Chételat J, Spence C, Connon R, Jamieson HE

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124480 PMID: 38968985

02

Diet and landscape characteristics drive spatial patterns of mercury accumulation in a high-latitude terrestrial carnivore.

Peraza I, Chételat J, Richardson M, Jung TS, Awan M, Baryluk S, Dastoor A, Harrower W, Kukka PM, McClelland C, Mowat G, Pelletier N, Rodford C, Ryjkov A

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285826 PMID: 37186585

03

Mineralogical, geospatial, and statistical methods combined to estimate geochemical background of arsenic in soils for an area impacted by legacy mining pollution.

Palmer MJ, Jamieson HE, Borčinová Radková A, Maitland K, Oliver J, Falck H, Richardson M

The Science of the total environment2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145926 PMID: 33652309

04

Seasonal variation of arsenic and antimony in surface waters of small subarctic lakes impacted by legacy mining pollution near Yellowknife, NT, Canada.

Palmer MJ, Chételat J, Richardson M, Jamieson HE, Galloway JM

The Science of the total environment2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.258 PMID: 31153079

05

Random forests as cumulative effects models: A case study of lakes and rivers in Muskoka, Canada.

Jones FC, Plewes R, Murison L, MacDougall MJ, Sinclair S, Davies C, Bailey JL, Richardson M, Gunn J

Journal of environmental management2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.06.011 PMID: 28704731

Landscape analysis and hydrologic modelling for northern water security

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Richardson, Murray

Keywords: gis; remote sensing; hydrology; hydrologic modelling; evapotranspiration; watershed management; mining; climate change; arctic; subarctic

$37,000

Landscape analysis and hydrologic modelling for northern water security

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Richardson, Murray

Keywords: gis; remote sensing; hydrology; hydrologic modelling; evapotranspiration; watershed management; mining; climate change; arctic; subarctic

$13,000

Supporting informed decision making to improve resilience of the Rideau Canal Skateway to climate change effects

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Kenny, Shawn S

Keywords: adaptation strategies; climate change; decision making; field studies; ice mechanics; ice properties; remotely piloted aircraft systems; remote sensing; rideau canal skateway; risk management

$248,708

Snow depth and water equivalent retrieval with UAV photogrammetry: toward an operational procedure for Arctic tundra watersheds

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Richardson, Murray

$23,000

Uninhabited aircraft systems Training, Innovation and Leadership Initiative (UTILI)

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Laliberté, Jeremy JJF

Keywords: geographic information systems (gis); mission design; pilot training; uas data management; uas privacy; uas regualtions; uninhabited aircraft systems (uas)

$1,650,000

Water, carbon and mercury cycling in Arctic terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Richardson, Murray

$150,000

Water, carbon and mercury cycling in Arctic terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Richardson, Murray MC

Keywords: arctic; climate change; environmental science; hydrology; lakes; limnology; mercury; remote sensing; snow; watersheds

$90,000

Water-balance modelling in complex terrain: new approaches for Canada's northern lowland and Precambrian Shield regions

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Richardson, Murray

$186,000

The impact of mine dewatering on the hydrology and mercury bioeochemistry of peatlands in the Hudson / James Bay lowland: The De Beers Victor Diamond Mine

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Price, Jonathan

$968,340

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: arctic Dear Professor Richardson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Watershed hydrology mediates the recovery of an arsenic impacted subarctic landscape." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Landscape analysis and hydrologic modelling for northern water security" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]