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Didier Tanré

Didier Tanré

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Environmental Sciences
France
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
99
Citations
62275
World Ranking
385
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award

Overview

Didier Tanré is affiliated with the University of Lille in France. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and earth sciences with a strong emphasis on atmospheric studies.

Tanré's work has addressed topics within the main fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research extends into subfields such as Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. Key topics of interest include:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

The scientist has published articles in several journals, reflecting a diverse engagement across research venues. These include:

  • Earth system science data
  • Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • La Météorologie

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Didier Tanré are:

  • Validation of GRASP algorithm product from POLDER/PARASOL data and assessment of multi-angular polarimetry potential for aerosol monitoring, 2020, Earth system science data
  • The Dark Target Algorithm for Observing the Global Aerosol System: Past, Present, and Future, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Aerosol optical properties derived from POLDER-3/PARASOL (2005-2013) over the Western Mediterranean Sea - Part 2: Spatial distribution and temporal variability, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • La mission Terra d'observation de la Terre: 20 ans après, 2020, La Météorologie

Frequent collaborators in Tanré's work include Fabrice Ducos, L. A. Remer, R. C. Levy, Cheng Chen, and Оleg Dubovik.

Best Publications

  • AERONET-a federated instrument network and data archive for aerosol Characterization

    B.N. Holben;T.F. Eck;I. Slutsker;D. Tanré

  • Second Simulation of the Satellite Signal in the Solar Spectrum, 6S: an overview

    E.F. Vermote;D. Tanre;J.L. Deuze;M. Herman

  • The MODIS Aerosol Algorithm, Products and Validation

    L. A. Remer;Y. J. Kaufman;D. Tanré;S. Mattoo

  • Variability of Absorption and Optical Properties of Key Aerosol Types Observed in Worldwide Locations

    Oleg Dubovik;Brent Holben;Thomas F. Eck;Thomas F. Eck;Alexander Smirnov

  • A satellite view of aerosols in the climate system

    Yoram J. Kaufman;Didier Tanré;Olivier Boucher

  • An emerging ground-based aerosol climatology: Aerosol optical depth from AERONET

    B. N. Holben;D. Tanré;A. Smirnov;T. F. Eck;T. F. Eck;T. F. Eck

  • Operational remote sensing of tropospheric aerosol over land from EOS moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer

    Y. J. Kaufman;D. Tanré;L. A. Remer;E. F. Vermote

  • Atmospherically resistant vegetation index (ARVI) for EOS-MODIS

    Y.J. Kaufman;D. Tanre

  • Remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, and water vapor properties from the moderate resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS)

    M.D. King;Y.J. Kaufman;W.P. Menzel;D. Tanre

  • Cloud and aerosol properties, precipitable water, and profiles of temperature and water vapor from MODIS

    M.D. King;W.P. Menzel;Y.J. Kaufman;D. Tanre

  • Remote sensing of aerosol properties over oceans using the MODIS/EOS spectral radiances

    D. Tanré;Y. J. Kaufman;M. Herman;S. Mattoo

  • Remote Sensing of Tropospheric Aerosols from Space: Past, Present, and Future.

    Michael D. King;Yoram J. Kaufman;Didier Tanré;Teruyuki Nakajima

  • Validation of MODIS aerosol optical depth retrieval over land

    D. A. Chu;Y. J. Kaufman;C. Ichoku;L. A. Remer

  • Global aerosol climatology from the MODIS satellite sensors

    Lorraine A. Remer;Richard G. Kleidman;Robert C. Levy;Yoram J. Kaufman

  • Description of a computer code to simulate the satellite signal in the solar spectrum : the 5S code

    D. Tanré;C. Deroo;P. Duhaut;M. Herman

  • Dust transport and deposition observed from the Terra-Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) spacecraft over the Atlantic Ocean

    Y. J. Kaufman;I. Koren;I. Koren;L. A. Remer;D. Tanré

  • Atmospheric correction of visible to middle-infrared EOS-MODIS data over land surfaces: Background, operational algorithm and validation

    E. F. Vermote;N. El Saleous;C. O. Justice;Y. J. Kaufman

  • Passive remote sensing of tropospheric aerosol and atmospheric correction for the aerosol effect

    Y. J. Kaufman;D. Tanré;H. R. Gordon;T. Nakajima

  • A spatio-temporal approach for global validation and analysis of MODIS aerosol products

    Charles Ichoku;D. Allen Chu;Shana Mattoo;Yoram J. Kaufman

  • Statistically optimized inversion algorithm for enhanced retrieval of aerosol properties from spectral multi-angle polarimetric satellite observations

    O. Dubovik;M. Herman;A. Holdak;T. Lapyonok

  • An Emerging Global Aerosol Climatology from the MODIS Satellite Sensors

    Lorraine A. Remer;Richard G. Kleidman;Robert C. Levy;Yoram J. Kaufman

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoram J. Kaufman
Yoram J. Kaufman Goddard Space Flight Center
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Philippe Goloub
Philippe Goloub University of Lille
Lorraine A. Remer
Lorraine A. Remer University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Oleg Dubovik
Oleg Dubovik University of Lille
Maurice Herman
Maurice Herman University of Lille
Robert C. Levy
Robert C. Levy Goddard Space Flight Center
Alexander Smirnov
Alexander Smirnov Goddard Space Flight Center
François-Marie Bréon
François-Marie Bréon French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Thomas F. Eck
Thomas F. Eck Goddard Space Flight Center

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