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Jean-Claude Gérard

Jean-Claude Gérard

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
73
Citations
17199
World Ranking
1438
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 1998 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Jean-Claude Gérard is affiliated with the University of Liège in Belgium. Their research expertise is situated primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with detailed contributions in subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their scholarly work concentrates on several main topics related to space and planetary sciences. These include:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Jean-Claude Gérard has contributed to multiple papers published in several prominent venues. Frequent publication outlets for their work include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Icarus
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Are Dawn Storms Jupiter's Auroral Substorms?" (2021, AGU Advances)
  • "Discrete Aurora on Mars: Insights Into Their Distribution and Activity From MAVEN/IUVS Observations" (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics)
  • "Jupiter Science Enabled by ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer" (2023, Space Science Reviews)
  • "Spatial Distribution of the Pedersen Conductance in the Jovian Aurora From Juno-UVS Spectral Images" (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics)
  • "A Preliminary Study of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Coupling at Jupiter: Juno Multi-Instrument Measurements and Modeling Tools" (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Denis Grodent
  • Bertrand Bonfond
  • G. R. Gladstone
  • T. K. Greathouse
  • Vincent Hue

Jean-Claude Gérard has been recognized with memberships in established scientific organizations. These include:

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2010)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (1998)

Best Publications

  • A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

    Giovanna Tinetti;Pierre Drossart;Paul Eccleston;Paul Hartogh

  • Far Ultraviolet Imaging from the Image Spacecraft: 1. System Design

    S. B. Mende;H. Heetderks;H. U. Frey;M. Lampton

  • The effect of particle precipitation events on the neutral and ion chemistry of the middle atmosphere: II. Odd hydrogen

    D. W. Rusch;Jean-Claude Gérard;S. Solomon;P. J. Crutzen

  • Ultraviolet emissions from the magnetic footprints of Io, Ganymede and Europa on Jupiter

    J. T. Clarke;J. Ajello;G. Ballester;L. Ben Jaffel

  • Far ultraviolet imaging from the IMAGE spacecraft: 3. Spectral imaging of Lyman alpha and OI 135.6 nm

    S. B. Mende;H. Heetderks;H. U. Frey;J. M. Stock

  • CARAIB - A global model of terrestrial biological productivity

    Pierre Warnant;Louis François;David Strivay;Jean-Claude Gérard

  • SPICAV on Venus Express: Three spectrometers to study the global structure and composition of the Venus atmosphere

    Jean-Loup Bertaux;D. Nevejans;O. Korablev;Eric Villard

  • The Ionospheric Connection Explorer Mission: Mission Goals and Design

    T. J. Immel;S. L. England;S. B. Mende;R. A. Heelis

  • A self‐consistent model of the Jovian auroral thermal structure

    Denis Grodent;J. Hunter Waite;Jean-Claude Gérard

  • The Atmospheric Chemistry Suite (ACS) of Three Spectrometers for the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter

    Oleg Korablev;Franck Montmessin;Alexander Trokhimovskiy;Anna A. Fedorova

  • Response of Jupiter's and Saturn's auroral activity to the solar wind

    J. T. Clarke;J. Nichols;Jean-Claude Gérard;Denis Grodent

  • Hubble Space Telescope imaging of Jupiter's UV aurora during the Galileo orbiter mission

    John T. Clarke;Gilda Ballester;John Trauger;Joe Ajello

  • Reconnection in a rotation-dominated magnetosphere and its relation to Saturn's auroral dynamics

    S. W. H. Cowley;Sarah V. Badman;E. J. Bunce;J. T. Clarke

  • Morphological differences between Saturn's ultraviolet aurorae and those of Earth and Jupiter

    J. T. Clarke;Jean-Claude Gérard;Denis Grodent;S. Wannawichian

  • Jupiter's magnetosphere and aurorae observed by the Juno spacecraft during its first polar orbits.

    J. E. P. Connerney;A. Adriani;F. Allegrini;F. Bagenal

  • Jupiter's polar auroral emissions

    Denis Grodent;J. T. Clarke;J. H. Waite;S. W. H. Cowley

  • Martian dust storm impact on atmospheric H2O and D/H observed by ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

    Ann Carine Vandaele;Oleg Korablev;Frank Daerden;Shohei Aoki

  • The Ultraviolet Spectrograph on NASA’s Juno Mission

    G. Randall Gladstone;Steven C. Persyn;John S. Eterno;Brandon C. Walther

  • Variation of different components of Jupiter's auroral emission

    J. D. Nichols;J. D. Nichols;J. T. Clarke;Jean-Claude Gérard;Denis Grodent

  • Recurrent energization of plasma in the midnight-to-dawn quadrant of Saturn's magnetosphere, and its relationship to auroral UV and radio emissions

    D. G. Mitchell;S. M. Krimigis;C. Paranicas;P. C. Brandt

  • Origin of Saturn's aurora: Simultaneous observations by Cassini and the Hubble Space Telescope

    E. J. Bunce;C. S. Arridge;J. T. Clarke;A. J. Coates

  • Morphology of the Venus ultraviolet night airglow

    A. I. F. Stewart;Jean-Claude Gérard;D. W. Rusch;S. W. Bougher

Frequent Co-Authors

John Clarke
John Clarke University of California, Berkeley
G. R. Gladstone
G. R. Gladstone Southwest Research Institute
Stanley W. H. Cowley
Stanley W. H. Cowley University of Leicester
S. B. Mende
S. B. Mende University of California, Berkeley
Jonathan D. Nichols
Jonathan D. Nichols University of Leicester
Giuseppe Piccioni
Giuseppe Piccioni National Institute for Astrophysics
Emma J. Bunce
Emma J. Bunce University of Leicester
John E. P. Connerney
John E. P. Connerney Goddard Space Flight Center
William S. Kurth
William S. Kurth University of Iowa
Harald U. Frey
Harald U. Frey University of California, Berkeley

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