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Jean-Claude Faugères

Jean-Claude Faugères

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Earth Science

D-Index
37
Citations
7591
World Ranking
6714
National Ranking
520

Overview

Jean-Claude Faugères is affiliated with the University of Bordeaux in France. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering with a focus on specialized subfields such as Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several key topics including Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Drilling and Well Engineering, and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis. These areas reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach toward energy and resource extraction technologies.

Jean-Claude Faugères has contributed to notable publications such as:

  • ODP Leg 108, Hole 661A - Well Logging Data, 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • ODP Leg 108, Hole 661A - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael Sarnthein
  • William F Ruddiman
  • Jack G. Baldauf
  • Jan Backman
  • Jan Bloemendal

Jean-Claude Faugères's publications have appeared in venues such as OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University) and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), indicating involvement in open data and collaborative research initiatives.

Best Publications

  • Marine hyperpycnal flows: initiation, behavior and related deposits. A review

    Thierry Mulder;James P.M. Syvitski;Sébastien Migeon;Jean-Claude Faugères

  • Seismic features diagnostic of contourite drifts

    Jean-Claude Faugères;Dorrik A.V Stow;Patrice Imbert;Adriano Viana

  • Bottom currents, contourites and deep-sea sediment drifts: current state-of-the-art

    Dorrik A. V. Stow;Jean-Claude Faugères;John A. Howe;Carol J. Pudsey

  • Inversely graded turbidite sequences in the deep Mediterranean: a record of deposits from flood-generated turbidity currents?

    T. Mulder;S. Migeon;B. Savoye;J.-C. Faugères

  • Bottom-current-controlled sedimentation: a synthesis of the contourite problem

    Jean-Claude Faugères;Dorrik A.V. Stow

  • Contourite facies of the Faro Drift, Gulf of Cadiz

    E. G. Gonthier;J.-C. Faugères;D. A. V. Stow

  • SCOPIX: A new X-ray imaging system for core analysis

    S. Migeon;O. Weber;J. C. Faugeres;J. Saint-Paul

  • Hydrology, morphology and sedimentology of the Campos continental margin, offshore Brazil

    A.R. Viana;A.R. Viana;J.C. Faugeres;R.O. Kowsmann;J.A.M. Lima

  • Bottom-current-controlled sand deposits — a review of modern shallow- to deep-water environments

    A.R. Viana;J.-C. Faugères;D.A.V. Stow

  • Deep-water contourite systems: modern drifts and ancient series, seismic and sedimentary characteristics

    Dorrik Stow;Carol Pudsey;John Howe;Jean-Claude Faugeres

  • Detailed seismic-reflection and sedimentary study of turbidite sediment waves on the Var Sedimentary Ridge (SE France): significance for sediment transport and deposition and for the mechanisms of sediment-wave construction

    S. Migeon;S. Migeon;B. Savoye;E. Zanella;T. Mulder

  • Chapter 13 Contourite Facies and the Facies Model

    Dorrik Stow;J C Faugeres

  • Contourite drift types and their distribution in the North and South Atlantic Ocean basins.

    Jean Claude Faugères;Marie Laure Mézerais;Dorrik A.V. Stow

  • Fossil contourites: a critical review

    Dorrik A.V. Stow;Jean-Claude Faugères;Adriano Viana;Eliane Gonthier

  • Facies distribution and textural variation in Faro Drift contourites: Velocity fluctuation and drift growth

    Dorrik A.V. Stow;Jean-Claude Faugères;Eliane Gonthier

  • Quaternary development of migrating sediment waves in the Var deep-sea fan: distribution, growth pattern, and implication for levee evolution

    S. Migeon;S. Migeon;B. Savoye;J.-C. Faugeres

  • Contourite drifts: nature, evolution and controls

    J C Faugeres;Dorrik Stow

  • Hummocky cross-stratification-like structures in deep-sea turbidites: Upper Cretaceous Basque basins (Western Pyrenees, France)

    Thierry Mulder;Philippe Razin;Jean-Claude Faugeres

  • Contour Currents and Contourite Drifts

    Jean-Claude Faugères;Thierry Mulder

  • Multi-process generated sediment waves on the Landes Plateau (Bay of Biscay, North Atlantic)

    Jean-Claude Faugères;Eliane Gonthier;Thierry Mulder;Neil Kenyon

Frequent Co-Authors

Dorrik A. V. Stow
Dorrik A. V. Stow Heriot-Watt University
Thierry Mulder
Thierry Mulder University of Bordeaux
Michel Cremer
Michel Cremer University of Bordeaux
Francis E. Grousset
Francis E. Grousset University of Bordeaux
Sébastien Zaragosi
Sébastien Zaragosi University of Bordeaux
Bruno Savoye
Bruno Savoye French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina
Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina Royal Holloway University of London
Josette M Duprat
Josette M Duprat University of Bordeaux
Neil H. Kenyon
Neil H. Kenyon University of Southampton

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