Interests
- Climate change and anthropogenic perturbations of the carbon cycle
- The aquatic carbon continuum from the continent to the open ocean
- Observed and modeled marine biogeochemical cycles in the Atlantic Ocean
- Physical and biogeochemical dynamics at the Amazon River's mouth
Projects
2016 - present at ETH (Zurich, Switzerland):
My PhD project focuses on the imprints of the Amazon River on the carbon cycle in the Atlantic Ocean. More specifically, this study intends to address the following question:
How does the Amazon plume change the biogeochemical cycles and subsequently the sea-air CO2 exchanges from the mouth of the river to the open ocean?
To pursue these research objectives, we combine data analysis using observational frameworks and high-resolution regional modelling experiments coupling sediments, biogeochemistry and ocean circulation.
---> to know more about the project, click here
Jan - Jun 2016 at CEREGE (Aix-en-Provence, France):
In this project, a regional circulation model (ROMS) coupled with a biogeochemical model (PISCES) and forced by a global climate model (IPSL-CM4) has been used to reproduce the Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZs) located in the Northern part of the Indian Ocean. The aim of this study was to better understand and account for the consequences of forcing a regional model with a global model, method that is often used in paleoclimate modelling experiments. This was supervised by Dr. Xavier Giraud (CEREGE) and Dr. Yannick Donnadieu (IPSL - CEREGE).
Related publication: Master's thesis (in French)
Jun - August 2015 at Penn State University (State College, USA):
Supervised by Prof. Dr. Klaus Keller, Prof. Dr. Christ Forest and Dr. Alexander Bakker, I explored the deep uncertainties surrounding sea-level projections. To do so, we did an extensive literature review, compared estimates and expert judgments and used a simple model framework (SIMPLE) designed by Dr. Alexander Bakker. This study was carried out as part of SCRiM, a transdisciplinary research network for Sustainable Risk Management.
Related publication: Bakker, A.M.R., Louchard, D. & Keller, K. Climatic Change (2016). doi:10.1007/s10584-016-1864-1
My PhD project focuses on the imprints of the Amazon River on the carbon cycle in the Atlantic Ocean. More specifically, this study intends to address the following question:
How does the Amazon plume change the biogeochemical cycles and subsequently the sea-air CO2 exchanges from the mouth of the river to the open ocean?
To pursue these research objectives, we combine data analysis using observational frameworks and high-resolution regional modelling experiments coupling sediments, biogeochemistry and ocean circulation.
---> to know more about the project, click here
Jan - Jun 2016 at CEREGE (Aix-en-Provence, France):
In this project, a regional circulation model (ROMS) coupled with a biogeochemical model (PISCES) and forced by a global climate model (IPSL-CM4) has been used to reproduce the Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZs) located in the Northern part of the Indian Ocean. The aim of this study was to better understand and account for the consequences of forcing a regional model with a global model, method that is often used in paleoclimate modelling experiments. This was supervised by Dr. Xavier Giraud (CEREGE) and Dr. Yannick Donnadieu (IPSL - CEREGE).
Related publication: Master's thesis (in French)
Jun - August 2015 at Penn State University (State College, USA):
Supervised by Prof. Dr. Klaus Keller, Prof. Dr. Christ Forest and Dr. Alexander Bakker, I explored the deep uncertainties surrounding sea-level projections. To do so, we did an extensive literature review, compared estimates and expert judgments and used a simple model framework (SIMPLE) designed by Dr. Alexander Bakker. This study was carried out as part of SCRiM, a transdisciplinary research network for Sustainable Risk Management.
Related publication: Bakker, A.M.R., Louchard, D. & Keller, K. Climatic Change (2016). doi:10.1007/s10584-016-1864-1