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Overview

Alain Chédin is affiliated with École Polytechnique in France and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Spectroscopy, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their work covers several key topics, including:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Aeolian processes and effects

Alain Chédin has published papers in journals such as the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy and the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. Among the recent significant publications are:

  • The 2020 edition of the GEISA spectroscopic database (2021, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy)
  • Contribution of IASI to the Observation of Dust Aerosol Emissions (Morning and Nighttime) Over the Sahara Desert (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • N. A. Scott
  • Thibault Delahaye
  • R. Armante
  • N. Jacquinet-Husson
  • L. Crépeau

Chédin's research is grounded in extensive analysis and observation of atmospheric aerosols, gases, and spectroscopic databases, contributing to the understanding of atmospheric composition and processes on a global scale.

Best Publications

  • A Neural Network Approach for a Fast and Accurate Computation of a Longwave Radiative Budget

    F. Chevallier;F. Chéruy;N. A. Scott;A. Chédin

  • Inferring CO2 sources and sinks from satellite observations: Method and application to TOVS data

    F. Chevallier;M. Fisher;Philippe Peylin;S. Serrar

  • The Improved Initialization Inversion Method: A High Resolution Physical Method for Temperature Retrievals from Satellites of the TIROS-N Series.

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  • The 2015 edition of the GEISA spectroscopic database

    N. Jacquinet-Husson;Raymond Armante;N.A. Scott;A. Chédin

  • The 2009 edition of the GEISA spectroscopic database

    N. Jacquinet-Husson;L. Crepeau;R. Armante;C. Boutammine

  • A Fast Line-by-Line Method for Atmospheric Absorption Computations: The Automatized Atmospheric Absorption Atlas

    N. A. Scott;A. Chedin

  • The 1997 spectroscopic GEISA databank

    N. Jacquinet-Husson;E. Arié;J. Ballard;A. Barbe

  • The carbon dioxide molecule: Potential, spectroscopic, and molecular constants from its infrared spectrum

    A. Chedin

  • The tropospheric gas composition of Jupiter's north equatorial belt /NH3, PH3, CH3D, GeH4, H2O/ and the Jovian D/H isotopic ratio

    V. Kunde;R. Hanel;W. Maguire;D. Gautier

  • The GEISA spectroscopic database: Current and future archive for Earth and planetary atmosphere studies

    N. Jacquinet-Husson;N.A. Scott;A. Chédin;L. Crépeau

  • First year of upper tropospheric integrated content of CO 2 from IASI hyperspectral infrared observations

    C. Crevoisier;A. Chédin;H. Matsueda;T. Machida

  • Internuclear potential and equilibrium structure of the nitrous oxide molecule from rovibrational data

    J.-L. Teffo;J.-L. Teffo;A. Chédin

  • Development, Production and Evaluation of Aerosol Climate Data Records from European Satellite Observations (Aerosol_cci)

    Thomas Popp;Gerrit de Leeuw;Christine Bingen;Christoph Brühl

  • Dust altitude and infrared optical depth from AIRS

    C. Pierangelo;A. Chédin;S. Heilliette;N. Jacquinet-Husson

  • The Greenhouse Gas Climate Change Initiative (GHG-CCI): Comparison and quality assessment of near-surface-sensitive satellite-derived CO2 and CH4 global data sets

    M Buchwitz;Markus Reuter;O Schneising;Hartmut Boesch

  • The 2003 edition of the GEISA/IASI spectroscopic database

    N. Jacquinet-Husson;N.A. Scott;A. Chédin;K. Garceran

  • A Regularized Neural Net Approach for Retrieval of Atmospheric and Surface Temperatures with the Iasi Instrument

    Filipe Aires;Alain Chédin;Noëlle A. Scott;William B. Rossow

  • The 2020 edition of the GEISA spectroscopic database

    T. Delahaye;R. Armante;N.A. Scott;N. Jacquinet-Husson

  • Cloud Properties and Their Seasonal and Diurnal Variability from TOVS Path-B

    C. J. Stubenrauch;A. Chédin;G. Rädel;N. A. Scott

  • The helium abundance of Jupiter from Voyager

    D. Gautier;B. Conrath;M. Flasar;R. Hanel

  • The seasonal vertical distribution of the Saharan Air Layer and its modulation by the wind

    Christoforos Tsamalis;Christoforos Tsamalis;A. Chédin;Jacques Pelon;V. Capelle

  • First global measurement of midtropospheric CO2 from NOAA polar satellites: Tropical zone

    A. Chédin;S. Serrar;N. A. Scott;C. Crevoisier

  • Estimates of African Dust Deposition Along the Trans‐Atlantic Transit Using the Decadelong Record of Aerosol Measurements from CALIOP, MODIS, MISR, and IASI

    Hongbin Yu;Qian Tan;Mian Chin;Lorraine A. Remer

Frequent Co-Authors

Chantal Claud
Chantal Claud École Polytechnique
William B. Rossow
William B. Rossow City College of New York
Filipe Aires
Filipe Aires Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Cathy Clerbaux
Cathy Clerbaux Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Peter F. Bernath
Peter F. Bernath Old Dominion University
F. Chevallier
F. Chevallier University of Paris-Saclay
Jean-Pierre Chaboureau
Jean-Pierre Chaboureau Laboratoire d'Aérologie
Kristina B. Katsaros
Kristina B. Katsaros University of Miami
P. Ciais
P. Ciais French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Steven T. Massie
Steven T. Massie University of Colorado Boulder

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