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Kevin joined Purdue, with appointments in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) and Agronomy. He holds advanced degrees in Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Public Policy. As such, his research spans the broad arena of "global change." In particular, he is interested in quantification and characterization of the global carbon cycle with emphasis on exchanges of CO2 with the terrestrial biosphere, interaction with current and projected climate change and the fossil fuel sources of CO2 in the atmosphere. In addition to his science research, Kevin continues to work in the area of climate change policy through work with negotiators and organizations involved in the Kyoto Protocol. His recent work in this area involves constructing rational climate policy that includes deforestation and developing country targets.

Selected Publications

Gurney, K. R. and L. Raymond, Targeting deforestation rates in climate change policy: a ‘Preservation Pathway’ approach (2008), Carbon Balance and Management 3 (2), doi:10.1186/1750-0680-3-2.

Stephens, B. B., K. R. Gurney, P. P. Tans, C. Sweeney, W. Peters, L. Bruhwiler, P. Ciais, M. Ramonet, P. Bousquet, T. Nakazawa, S. Zoki, T. Machida, G. Inoue, N. Vinnichenki, J. Lloyd, A. Jordan, M. Heimann, O. Shibistova, R.L. Langenfelds, L. P. Steele, R. J. Francey, A. S. Denning, Weak northern and strong tropical land carbon uptake from vertical profiles of atmospheric CO2 (2007), Science 316, 1732-1735.

Baker, D. R. M . Law, K. R. Gurney, A.S. Denning, P.J. Rayner, and TransCom 3 modelers, TransCom 3 inversion intercomparison: Impact of transport model errors on the interannual variability of regional CO2 fluxes, 1988-2003, (2006) Global Biogeocheical Cycles 20, GB1002, doi: 10.1029/2004GB002439.

Gurney, K. R., Y. H.Chen, T. Maki, S. R. Kawa, A. Andrews, Z. Zhu, Sensitivity of atmospheric CO2 inversion to seasonal and interannual variations in fossil fuel emissions (2005), Journal of Geophysical Research 110 (D10), 10308-10321.

Gurney, K. R., Towards robust regional estimates of carbon sources and sinks using atmospheric transport models - the TransCom 3 Experiment (2004), World Resource Review 16 (2), 243-258.

Gurney, K. R., R. M. Law, A. S Denning, P. J. Rayner, D. Baker, P. Bousquet, L. Bruhwiler, Y. H. Chen, P. Ciais, S. Fan, I. Y. Fung, M. Gloor, M. Heimann, K. Higuchi, J. John, T. Maki, S. Maksyutov, K. Masarie, P. Peylin, M. Prather, B. C. Pak, J. Randerson, J. Sarmiento, S. Taguchi, T. Takahashi, C. W. Yuen, Towards robust regional estimates of CO2 sources and sinks using atmospheric transport models (2002), Nature 415, pp. 626-630.