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Erwan Thébault

Erwan Thébault

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Earth Science

D-Index
35
Citations
7963
World Ranking
7449
National Ranking
584

Overview

Erwan Thébault is affiliated with the University of Nantes in France and conducts research primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several interdisciplinary subfields, including Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Atmospheric Science.

The main research topics addressed by Thébault focus heavily on geomagnetic and geophysical phenomena. These include:

  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Thébault's recent scientific contributions include publications in notable peer-reviewed journals such as Earth Planets and Space, Geophysical Research Letters, and Research Square. Selected recent papers are:

  • "International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the thirteenth generation" (2021), published in Earth Planets and Space
  • "Special issue "International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the thirteenth generation"" (2022), Earth Planets and Space
  • "Geomagnetic core field models and secular variation forecasts for the 13th International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF-13)" (2020), Earth Planets and Space
  • "Evaluation of candidate models for the 13th generation International Geomagnetic Reference Field" (2020), Research Square
  • "A Spherical Harmonic Model of Earth's Lithospheric Magnetic Field up to Degree 1050" (2021), Geophysical Research Letters

The researcher has collaborated frequently with several coauthors in the field, including:

  • Lydie Gailler
  • B. Langlais
  • Hagay Amit
  • I. Wardinski
  • Gauthier Hulot

Thébault's work is often published within well-known scientific venues recognized for research in geomagnetism and planetary sciences. These include:

  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square

This profile reflects a scholarly focus on geomagnetic reference fields and geophysical modeling, supported by a network of collaborations and publications in specialist journals. The research output addresses important questions in understanding Earth's magnetic field and related geophysical processes.

Best Publications

  • International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the 12th generation

    Erwan Thébault;Christopher C. Finlay;Ciarán D. Beggan;Patrick Alken;Patrick Alken

  • International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the eleventh generation

    C. C. Finlay;S. Maus;C. D. Beggan;T. N. Bondar

  • International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the thirteenth generation

    P. Alken;P. Alken;E. Thébault;C. D. Beggan;H. Amit

  • EMAG2: A 2-arc min resolution Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid compiled from satellite, airborne, and marine magnetic measurements

    S. Maus;S. Maus;U. Barckhausen;H. Berkenbosch;N. Bournas

  • The Swarm Satellite Constellation Application and Research Facility (SCARF) and Swarm data products

    Nils Olsen;Eigil Friis-Christensen;Rune Floberghagen;Patrick Alken;Patrick Alken

  • The Magnetic Field of the Earth’s Lithosphere

    Erwan Thébault;Michael Purucker;Kathryn A. Whaler;Benoit Langlais

  • Revised spherical cap harmonic analysis (R‐SCHA): Validation and properties

    E. Thébault;J. J. Schott;M. Mandea

  • Core field acceleration pulse as a common cause of the 2003 and 2007 geomagnetic jerks

    A. Chulliat;Erwan Thébault;Gauthier Hulot

  • A New Model of the Crustal Magnetic Field of Mars Using MGS and MAVEN

    Benoit Langlais;Erwan Thébault;Aymeric Houliez;Michael E. Purucker

  • Ensembles of low degree archeomagnetic field models for the past three millennia

    Alexis Licht;Alexis Licht;Gauthier Hulot;Yves Gallet;Erwan Thébault

  • Building the second version of the World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map (WDMAM)

    Vincent Lesur;Mohamed Hamoudi;Yujin Choi;Jérôme Dyment

  • Evidence for distinct modes of solar activity

    I. G. Usoskin;G. Hulot;Y. Gallet;Raphael Roth

  • Evaluation of candidate geomagnetic field models for IGRF-12

    Erwan Thébault;Christopher C. Finlay;Patrick Alken;Patrick Alken;Ciaran D. Beggan

  • Evaluation of candidate geomagnetic field models for IGRF-11

    Chris Finlay;S. Maus;C. D. Beggan;M. Hamoudi

  • Magnetic anomaly map of the world: merging satellite, airborne, marine and ground-based magnetic data sets

    Kumar Hemant;Kumar Hemant;Erwan Thébault;Mioara Mandea;Dhananjay Ravat

  • Special issue "International Geomagnetic Reference Field—the twelfth generation"

    E. Thébault;CC Finlay;H. Toh

  • A new proposal for spherical cap harmonic modelling

    E. Thébault;J. J. Schott;M. Mandea;J. P. Hoffbeck

  • New archeointensity data from French Early Medieval pottery production (6th–10th century AD). Tracing 1500 years of geomagnetic field intensity variations in Western Europe

    Agnès Genevey;Yves Gallet;Sébastien Jesset;Erwan Thébault

  • Geomagnetic field intensity variations in Western Europe over the past 1100 years

    A. Genevey;Y. Gallet;E. Thébault;S. Jesset

  • Challenges handling magnetospheric and ionospheric signals in internal geomagnetic field modelling

    C. C. Finlay;V. Lesur;E. Thébault;Foteini Vervelidou

  • Special issue “International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the thirteenth generation”

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Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent Lesur
Vincent Lesur Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Gauthier Hulot
Gauthier Hulot Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Mioara Mandea
Mioara Mandea Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales
Stefan Maus
Stefan Maus University of Colorado Denver
Yves Gallet
Yves Gallet Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Jérôme Dyment
Jérôme Dyment Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Martin Rother
Martin Rother University of Potsdam
Nils Olsen
Nils Olsen Technical University of Denmark
Christopher C. Finlay
Christopher C. Finlay Technical University of Denmark
Michael E. Purucker
Michael E. Purucker Goddard Space Flight Center

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