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André Michard is a researcher affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France, specializing primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several focused subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Artificial Intelligence, with the majority of publications concentrated in Geophysics.

The main topics explored in their research cover a broad spectrum within geology and geophysics. Key topics include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Michard's publication record features a number of research articles and book chapters. Recent papers include:

  • The Maira-Sampeyre and Val Grana Allochthons (south Western Alps): review and new data on the tectonometamorphic evolution of the Briançonnais distal margin, 2022, Swiss Journal of Geosciences
  • The Variscan belts of North-West Africa: An African legacy to the Wilson Cycle concept, 2023, Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • Comment on "The Mesozoic Margin of the Maghrebian Tethys in the Rif Belt (Morocco): Evidence for Polyphase Rifting and Related Magmatic Activity" by Gimeno-Vives et al., 2020, Tectonics

In addition to journal articles, Michard has contributed to book publications under Springer International Publishing, including the volumes Recent Research on Geomorphology, Sedimentology, Marine Geosciences and Geochemistry (2022) and Advances in Geophysics, Tectonics and Petroleum Geosciences (2022).

The scholar frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include Omar Saddiqi, Aboubaker Farah, Ahmed Chaloüan, Moulley Charaf Chabou, and Abdeltif Lahfid.

Michard's research has been published in a range of scientific venues, most notably:

  • Swiss Journal of Geosciences
  • Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • Tectonics
  • Regional geology reviews

Best Publications

  • New U–Pb and Sm–Nd data from north-central Cameroon and its bearing on the pre-Pan African history of central Africa

    S.F Toteu;W.R Van Schmus;J Penaye;A Michard

  • Mesozoic and Cenozoic vertical movements in the Atlas system (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia): An overview

    Dominique Frizon de Lamotte;Pascale Leturmy;Yves Missenard;Sami Khomsi

  • Geology and petrology of the coesite-bearing terrain, Dora Maira Massif, Western Alps

    Christian Chopin;Caroline Henry;Andre Michard

  • Éléments de géologie marocaine

    André Michard

  • Continental Evolution: The Geology of Morocco

    André Michard;Omar Saddiqi;Ahmed Chalouan;Dominique Frizon De Lamotte

  • The South-Western Branch of the Variscan Belt: Evidence from Morocco

    A. Michard;A. Soulaimani;C. Hoepffner;H. Ouanaimi

  • How does the Alpine belt end between Spain and Morocco

    André Michard;Ahmed Chalouan;Hugues Feinberg;Bruno Goffé

  • The Atlas System

    D. Frizon de Lamotte;M. Zizi;Y. Missenard;M. Hafid

  • The Rif Belt

    A. Chalouan;A. Michard;Kh. El Kadiri;F. Negro

  • A case of obduction-related high-pressure, low-temperature metamorphism in upper crustal nappes, Arabian continental margin, Oman: P-T paths and kinematic interpretation

    Bruno Goffé;André Michard;Jean Robert Kienast;Olivier Le Mer

  • Ductile extension in alpine Corsica

    Laurent Jolivet;Roland Dubois;Marc Fournier;Bruno Goffé

  • The Pan-African Belt

    Dominique Gasquet;N. Ennih;Jean-Paul Liegeois;A. Soulaimani

  • The Variscan Belt

    A. Michard;C. Hoepffner;A. Soulaimani;L. Baidder

  • The Rif mountain building (Morocco); a new tectonic scenario

    Ahmed Chalouan;Andre Michard;Hugues Feinberg;Raymond Montigny

  • Pressure–temperature–time constraints on the Maghrebide mountain building: evidence from the Rif–Betic transect (Morocco, Spain), Algerian correlations, and geodynamic implications

    André Michard;François Negro;Omar Saddiqi;Mohamed L. Bouybaouene

  • Compression versus extension in the exhumation of the Dora-Maira coesite-bearing unit, Western Alps, Italy

    André Michard;André Michard;Christian Chopin;Caroline Henry

  • First evidence of high-pressure, low-temperature metamorphism in the Alpujarride nappes, Betic Cordilleras (S. E. Spain)

    B. Goffe;A. Michard;V. Garcia-Duenas;F. Gonzales-Lodeiro

  • Structure and emplacement of the Alpine-type peridotites from Beni Bousera, Rif, Morocco: A polyphase tectonic interpretation

    Ingrid Reuber;André Michard;Ahmed Chalouan;Thierry Juteau

  • The Alpine Rif Belt (Morocco): A Case of Mountain Building in a Subduction-Subduction-Transform Fault Triple Junction

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  • The Ghomarides Nappes, Rif Coastal Range, Morocco: A Variscan chip in the Alpine Belt

    Ahmed Chalouan;André Michard

  • Geometry and structural evolution of ultra-high-pressure and high-pressure rocks from the Dora-Maira massif, Western Alps, Italy

    C Henry;A Michard;C Chopin

Frequent Co-Authors

Omar Saddiqi
Omar Saddiqi University of Hassan II Casablanca
Bruno Goffé
Bruno Goffé Aix-Marseille University
Dominique Frizon de Lamotte
Dominique Frizon de Lamotte CY Cergy Paris University
Christian Chopin
Christian Chopin École Normale Supérieure
Jean-Paul Liégeois
Jean-Paul Liégeois Royal Museum for Central Africa
Dov Avigad
Dov Avigad Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Gérard Poupeau
Gérard Poupeau University of Bordeaux
Roland Oberhänsli
Roland Oberhänsli University of Potsdam
Jacques Malavieille
Jacques Malavieille University of Montpellier
René C. Maury
René C. Maury University of Western Brittany

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