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Annick Bricaud

Annick Bricaud

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
56
Citations
19761
World Ranking
3562
National Ranking
135

Overview

Annick Bricaud is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and conducts research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, with a strong focus on oceanography and related areas such as atmospheric science and environmental engineering.

Their research topics include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies

Annick Bricaud has published multiple scientific papers in respected journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Green Edge ice camp campaigns: understanding the processes controlling the under-ice Arctic phytoplankton spring bloom (2020, Earth system science data)
  • A three-step semi analytical algorithm (3SAA) for estimating inherent optical properties over oceanic, coastal, and inland waters from remote sensing reflectance (2021, Remote Sensing of Environment)
  • A global compilation of in situ aquatic high spectral resolution inherent and apparent optical property data for remote sensing applications (2020, Earth system science data)
  • The MALINA oceanographic expedition: how do changes in ice cover, permafrost and UV radiation impact biodiversity and biogeochemical fluxes in the Arctic Ocean? (2021, Earth system science data)
  • Biological production in two contrasted regions of the Mediterranean Sea during the oligotrophic period: an estimate based on the diel cycle of optical properties measured by BioGeoChemical-Argo profiling floats (2022, Biogeosciences)

The most frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Earth system science data
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Biogeosciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Collaborations play a key role in their research, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Hervé Claustre
  • Édouard Leymarie
  • Catherine Schmechtig
  • David Antoine
  • Simon Bélanger

Annick Bricaud's research engages with the dynamic processes in marine and polar environments, including investigations of optical properties in aquatic contexts, phytoplankton blooms under ice, and the effects of environmental changes on biodiversity and biogeochemical cycles. The combination of oceanographic and atmospheric approaches is reflected in the range of topics and publications connected to their work.

Best Publications

  • Absorption by dissolved organic matter of the sea (yellow substance) in the UV and visible domains1

    Annick Bricaud;Andre Morel;Louis Prieur

  • Variability in the chlorophyll‐specific absorption coefficients of natural phytoplankton: Analysis and parameterization

    Annick Bricaud;Marcel Babin;André Morel;Hervé Claustre

  • The POLDER mission: instrument characteristics and scientific objectives

    P.-Y. Deschamps;F.-M. Breon;M. Leroy;A. Podaire

  • Variations in the light absorption coefficients of phytoplankton, nonalgal particles, and dissolved organic matter in coastal waters around Europe

    Marcel Babin;Marcel Babin;Dariusz Stramski;Giovanni M. Ferrari;Herve Claustre

  • Theoretical results concerning light absorption in a discrete medium, and application to specific absorption of phytoplankton

    André Morel;Annick Bricaud

  • Variations of light absorption by suspended particles with chlorophyll a concentration in oceanic (case 1) waters: Analysis and implications for bio-optical models

    Annick Bricaud;André Morel;Marcel Babin;Karima Allali

  • Spectral absorption coefficients of living phytoplankton and nonalgal biogenous matter: A comparison between the Peru upwelling areaand the Sargasso Sea

    Annick Bricaud;Dariusz Stramski

  • Natural variability of phytoplanktonic absorption in oceanic waters: Influence of the size structure of algal populations

    Annick Bricaud;Hervé Claustre;Joséphine Ras;Kadija Oubelkheir;Kadija Oubelkheir

  • Seasonal and interannual variability in algal biomass and primary production in the Mediterranean Sea, as derived from 4 years of SeaWiFS observations

    E. Bosc;A. Bricaud;D. Antoine

  • Determination of spectral absorption coefficients of particles, dissolved material and phytoplankton for discrete water samples

    B. Greg Mitchell;Annick Bricaud;Kendall Carder;Joan Cleveland

  • Parameters of photosynthesis: Definitions, theory and interpretation of results

    E. Sakshaug;A. Bricaud;Y. Dandonneau;Paul Falkowski

  • Modeling the inherent optical properties of the ocean based on the detailed composition of the planktonic community

    Dariusz Stramski;Annick Bricaud;André Morel

  • Optical properties of the “clearest” natural waters

    André Morel;Bernard Gentili;Hervé Claustre;Marcel Babin

  • Optical efficiency factors of some phytoplankters1

    Annick Bricaud;Andre Morel;Louis Prieur

  • Light attenuation and scattering by phytoplanktonic cells: a theoretical modeling

    Annick Bricaud;Andre Morel

  • Nitrogen- and irradiance-dependent variations of the maximum quantum yield of carbon fixation in eutrophic, mesotrophic and oligotrophic marine systems

    Marcel Babin;André Morel;Hervé Claustre;Annick Bricaud

  • Light backscattering efficiency and related properties of some phytoplankters

    Yu-Hwan Ahn;Annick Bricaud;André Morel

  • Optical properties of diverse phytoplanktonic species: experimental results and theoretical interpretation

    Annick Bricaud;Anne-Louise Bédhomme;André Morel

  • Recommendations for obtaining unbiased chlorophyll estimates from in situ chlorophyll fluorometers: A global analysis of WET Labs ECO sensors

    Collin Roesler;Julia Uitz;Hervé Claustre;Emmanuel Boss

  • Retrievals of a size parameter for phytoplankton and spectral light absorption by colored detrital matter from water‐leaving radiances at SeaWiFS channels in a continental shelf region off Brazil

    Aurea M. Ciotti;Annick Bricaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Hervé Claustre
Hervé Claustre Université Paris Cité
Josephine Ras
Josephine Ras Université Paris Cité
Emmanuel Boss
Emmanuel Boss University of Maine
Marc Picheral
Marc Picheral Université Paris Cité
Jean-Pierre Gattuso
Jean-Pierre Gattuso Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Laurent Coppola
Laurent Coppola Sorbonne University
Nicolas Metzl
Nicolas Metzl Sorbonne University
Gabriel Gorsky
Gabriel Gorsky Sorbonne University
Marcel Babin
Marcel Babin Université Laval
André Morel
André Morel Sorbonne University

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