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Gilles Bergametti

Gilles Bergametti

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Environmental Sciences
France
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
54
Citations
17999
World Ranking
3951
National Ranking
156

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award
  • 2020 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Gilles Bergametti is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France. Their research spans several fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on atmospheric and surface processes.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport

Bergametti's work is often published in prominent venues such as:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Land
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Jean-Louis Rajot
  • Béatrice Marticorena
  • Christel Bouet
  • Mohamed Taieb Labiadh
  • Anaïs Féron

Representative recent publications include:

  • Influence of Atmospheric Stability on the Size Distribution of the Vertical Dust Flux Measured in Eroding Conditions Over a Flat Bare Sandy Field, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Comparison Between Eddy-Covariance and Flux-Gradient Size-Resolved Dust Fluxes During Wind Erosion Events, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Thallium Pollution in Europe Over the Twentieth Century Recorded in Alpine Ice: Contributions From Coal Burning and Cement Production, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Rain, Wind, and Dust Connections in the Sahel, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • The Wind-Blown Sand Experiment in the Empty Quarter Desert: Roughness Length and Saltation Characteristics, 2024, Earth and Space Science

Their scientific investigation emphasizes processes related to dust flux, wind erosion, and pollution as recorded in environmental archives. These contributions engage with the dynamics of atmospheric particles, their environmental impacts, and interactions with terrestrial surfaces.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Gilles Bergametti was named a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Global Iron Connections Between Desert Dust, Ocean Biogeochemistry, and Climate

    T. Jickells;Z An;K.K. Andersen;A.R. Baker

  • Modeling the atmospheric dust cycle: 1. Design of a soil-derived dust emission scheme

    Beatrice Marticorena;Gilles Bergametti

  • Atmospheric global dust cycle and iron inputs to the ocean

    Natalie M. Mahowald;Alex R. Baker;Gilles Bergametti;Nick Brooks

  • Global distribution of atmospheric phosphorus sources, concentrations and deposition rates, and anthropogenic impacts

    Natalie Mahowald;Timothy D. Jickells;Alex R. Baker;Paulo Artaxo

  • Parametrization of the increase of the aeolian erosion threshold wind friction velocity due to soil moisture for arid and semi-arid areas

    F. Fécan;B. Marticorena;G. Bergametti

  • Introduction to special section: Outstanding problems in quantifying the radiative impacts of mineral dust

    I. N. Sokolik;D. M. Winker;G. Bergametti;D. A. Gillette

  • Modeling the atmospheric dust cycle: 2. Simulation of Saharan dust sources

    Beatrice Marticorena;G. Bergametti;B. Aumont;Yann Callot

  • Satellite climatology of African dust transport in the Mediterranean atmosphere

    C. Moulin;C. E. Lambert;U. Dayan;V. Masson

  • Origins of African dust transported over the northeastern tropical Atlantic

    I. Chiapello;G. Bergametti;B. Chatenet;P. Bousquet

  • Seasonal variability of the elemental composition of atmospheric aerosol particles over the northwestern Mediterranean

    Gilles Bergametti;Alain‐Louis ‐L Dutot;Patrick Buat‐Ménard;Rémi Losno

  • An additional low layer transport of Sahelian and Saharan dust over the north-eastern Tropical Atlantic

    I. Chiapello;G. Bergametti;L. Gomes;B. Chatenet

  • Modeling mineral dust emissions from the Sahara desert using new surface properties and soil database

    B. Laurent;B. Marticorena;G. Bergametti;J. F. Léon

  • Factors controlling threshold friction velocity in semiarid and arid areas of the United States

    Beatrice Marticorena;Gilles Bergametti;Dale Gillette;Jayne Belnap

  • Development of a physically based dust emission module within the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model: Assessment of dust emission parameterizations and input parameters for source regions in Central and East Asia

    Kremena Darmenova;Irina N. Sokolik;Yaping Shao;Beatrice Marticorena

  • Modeling mineral dust emissions from Chinese and Mongolian deserts

    B. Laurent;B. Marticorena;G. Bergametti;F. Mei

  • SOURCE, TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION OF ATMOSPHERIC PHOSPHORUS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN

    G. Bergametti;E. Remoudaki;R. Losno;E. Steiner

  • Submicron desert dusts: A sandblasting process

    Laurent Gomes;Gilles Bergametti;Genevieve Coudé-Gaussen;Pierre Rognon

  • African dust observed over Canary Islands: Source‐regions identification and transport pattern for some summer situations

    Gilles Bergametti;Laurent Gomes;Genevieve Coudé-Gaussen;Genevieve Coudé-Gaussen;Pierre Rognon;Pierre Rognon

  • Simulation of the mineral dust emission frequencies from desert areas of China and Mongolia using an aerodynamic roughness length map derived from the POLDER/ADEOS 1 surface products

    B. Laurent;B. Marticorena;G. Bergametti;P. Chazette

  • Assessment of the African airborne dust mass over the western Mediterranean Sea using Meteosat data

    François Dulac;Didier Tanré;Gilles Bergametti;Patrick Buat-Ménard

Frequent Co-Authors

Béatrice Marticorena
Béatrice Marticorena Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Louis Rajot
Jean-Louis Rajot Université Paris Cité
Rémi Losno
Rémi Losno Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
François Dulac
François Dulac French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Eric Mougin
Eric Mougin Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand University of Lille
Natalie M. Mahowald
Natalie M. Mahowald Cornell University
Patrick Chazette
Patrick Chazette French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Gregory S. Okin
Gregory S. Okin University of California, Los Angeles
Laurent Menut
Laurent Menut École Polytechnique

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