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Jean-Louis Rajot

Jean-Louis Rajot

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Earth Science

D-Index
45
Citations
6679
World Ranking
4516
National Ranking
330

Overview

Jean-Louis Rajot is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within the Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science fields. The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of aeolian processes and effects, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, and atmospheric chemistry and aerosols. Other research interests include soil erosion and sediment transport, geology and paleoclimatology research, African botany and ecology studies, as well as insect and arachnid ecology and behavior.

Their work regularly appears in well-known scientific journals, with frequent publications in the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters, CATENA, Land, and Landscape Ecology.

Some of the 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
  • The impact of termites on soil sheeting properties is better explained by environmental factors than by their feeding and building strategies, 2022, Geoderma
  • Unraveling the Roles of Saltation Bombardment and Atmospheric Instability on Magnitude and Size Distribution of Dust Emission Fluxes: Lessons From the JADE and WIND-O-V Experiments, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Rain, Wind, and Dust Connections in the Sahel, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Jean-Louis Rajot collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Christel Bouet
  • G. Bergametti
  • Béatrice Marticorena
  • Mohamed Taieb Labiadh
  • Anaïs Féron

Their subfields of study cover a diverse range within earth and environmental sciences, particularly:

  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Soil Science
  • Forestry

Best Publications

  • Characterization of iron oxides in mineral dust aerosols: Implications for light absorption

    Sandra Lafon;Irina N. Sokolik;Jean Louis Rajot;Sandrine Caquineau

  • Influence of shrubs on soil characteristics and their function in Sahelian agro-ecosystems in semi-arid Niger

    A Wezel;J.-L Rajot;C Herbrig

  • Measurement and data analysis methods for field‐scale wind erosion studies and model validation

    Ted M. Zobeck;Geert Sterk;Roger Funk;Jean Louis Rajot

  • Overview of the Dust and Biomass-burning Experiment and African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Special Observing Period-0

    Jim M. Haywood;Jacques Pelon;Paola Formenti;N. A. Bharmal

  • Temporal variability of mineral dust concentrations over West Africa: analyses of a pluriannual monitoring from the AMMA Sahelian Dust Transect

    B. Marticorena;B. Chatenet;J. L. Rajot;S. Traoré

  • Iron oxides and light absorption by pure desert dust: An experimental study

    S. C. Alfaro;S. Lafon;J. L. Rajot;P. Formenti

  • Regional variability of the composition of mineral dust from western Africa: Results from the AMMA SOP0/DABEX and DODO field campaigns

    P. Formenti;Jean-Louis Rajot;K. Desboeufs;Sandrine Caquineau

  • Soil crusting on sandy soils and its influence on wind erosion

    J.L Rajot;J.L Rajot;S.C Alfaro;L Gomes;A Gaudichet

  • Runoff generation processes: results and analysis of field data collected at the East Central Supersite of the HAPEX-Sahel experiment

    Christophe Peugeot;Michel Esteves;Sylvie Galle;Jean-Louis Rajot

  • Change in Sahelian Rivers hydrograph: The case of recent red floods of the Niger River in the Niamey region

    Luc Descroix;Pierre Genthon;Okechukwu Amogu;Okechukwu Amogu;Jean-Louis Rajot;Jean-Louis Rajot

  • Quantification of iron oxides in desert aerosol

    Sandra Lafon;Jean-Louis Rajot;Stéphane C. Alfaro;Annie Gaudichet

  • Size resolved dust emission fluxes measured in Niger during 3 dust storms of the AMMA experiment.

    Mamadou Sow;Mamadou Sow;Stéphane Alfaro;Jean Louis Rajot;Beatrice Marticorena

  • Influence of termites on runoff and infiltration: quantification and analysis

    J. Léonard;J.L. Rajot

  • Chemical and optical characterization of aerosols measured in spring 2002 at the ACE-Asia supersite, Zhenbeitai, China

    S. C. Alfaro;L. Gomes;J. L. Rajot;S. Lafon

  • Transport of soil and nutrients by wind in bush fallow land and traditionally managed cultivated fields in the Sahel

    Charles L Bielders;Jean-Louis Rajot;Moustapha Amadou

  • Microbiotic soil crusts in the Sahel of Western Niger and their influence on soil porosity and water dynamics

    Oumarou Malam Issa;Christian Défarge;Jean Trichet;C. Valentin

  • AMMA dust experiment: An overview of measurements performed during the dry season special observation period (SOP0) at the Banizoumbou (Niger) supersite

    Jean Louis Rajot;Paola Formenti;Stéphane Alfaro;Karine Desboeufs

  • Validation of a dust production model from measurements performed in semi-arid agricultural areas of Spain and Niger

    L Gomes;J.L Rajot;S.C Alfaro;A Gaudichet

  • Relationships between soil moisture and growth of herbaceous plants in a natural vegetation mosaic in Niger

    Josiane Seghieri;Sylvie Galle;Jean-Louis Rajot;M. Ehrmann

  • Mapping the physico-chemical properties of mineral dust in western Africa: mineralogical composition

    Paola Formenti;Sandrine Caquineau;Karine Desboeufs;Anne Klaver

  • Characterization of iron oxides in mineral dust aerosols : implications for light absorption (art. no. D21207)

    S. Lafon;I.N. Sokolik;Jean-Louis Rajot;Sandrine Caquineau

  • Temporal variability of mineral dust concentrations over West Africa: analyses of a pluriannual monitoring from the AMMA

    Sahelian Dust Transect;B. Marticorena;B. Chatenet;J. L. Rajot

Frequent Co-Authors

Béatrice Marticorena
Béatrice Marticorena Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gilles Bergametti
Gilles Bergametti Université Paris Cité
Paola Formenti
Paola Formenti Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Charles Bielders
Charles Bielders Université Catholique de Louvain
Patrick Chazette
Patrick Chazette French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Christian Valentin
Christian Valentin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Michel Esteves
Michel Esteves Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Mehrez Zribi
Mehrez Zribi Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Hélène Cachier
Hélène Cachier Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Xiaoye Zhang
Xiaoye Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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