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Luce Fleitout is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure in France and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and areas related to management, monitoring, policy, and law. The primary focus of their work centers around geophysical processes, particularly in the context of geological and geochemical analysis.

The scientist has authored several papers covering a range of topics such as geophysics and gravity measurements, earthquake and tectonic studies, landslides and related hazards, methane hydrates, geological modeling, and GNSS positioning and interference. Their publications frequently appear in respected venues such as the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Geophysical Journal International, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Tectonophysics, and Abstracts with programs from the Geological Society of America.

  • Understanding the Geodetic Signature of Large Aquifer Systems: Example of the Ozark Plateaus in Central United States (2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth)
  • Data-Driven Gap Filling and Spatio-Temporal Filtering of the GRACE and GRACE-FO Records (2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth)
  • Post-seismic motion after 3 Chilean megathrust earthquakes: a clue for a linear asthenospheric viscosity (2022, Geophysical Journal International)
  • Time-variable strain and stress rates induced by Holocene glacial isostatic adjustment in continental interiors (2023, Tectonophysics)
  • SEASONAL HYDROLOGIC LOADING AND SURFACE DEFORMATION REVEAL THE RHEOLOGY OF THE LITHOSPHERE IN CALIFORNIA, USA (2022, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America)

Luce Fleitout collaborates regularly with several researchers, including Kristel Chanard, Louis-Marie Gauer, Hugo Boulze, Émilie Klein, and C. Vigny. These collaborations have resulted in multiple co-authored publications, highlighting a multidisciplinary approach to studying Earth processes.

  • Kristel Chanard
  • Louis-Marie Gauer
  • Hugo Boulze
  • Émilie Klein
  • C. Vigny

Their work contributes to a better understanding of the mechanisms behind tectonic and seismic activity, the behavior of aquifer systems, and lithospheric rheology. By integrating data-driven methods with geophysical measurements, they explore spatio-temporal patterns and environmental interactions within the Earth's crust and mantle.

Best Publications

  • Tectonics and topography for a lithosphere containing density heterogeneities

    Luce Fleitout;Claude Froidevaux

  • Geoid heights and lithospheric stresses for a dynamic Earth.

    Y. Ricard;L. Fleitout;C. Froidevaux

  • Mantle convection and stability of depleted and undepleted continental lithosphere

    Marie-Pierre Doin;Luce Fleitout;Ulrich Christensen

  • Shear deformation zones along major transform faults and subducting slabs

    D. A. Yuen;L. Fleitout;G. Schubert;C. Froidevaux

  • Thinning of the lithosphere by small-scale convective destabilization

    David A. Yuen;Luce Fleitout

  • Thermal evolution of the oceanic lithosphere: an alternative view

    M.P. Doin;L. Fleitout

  • Thermal and mechanical evolution of shear zones

    L. Fleitout;C. Froidevaux

  • Tectonic stresses in the lithosphere

    Luce Fleitout;Claude Froidevaux

  • Heat transport in stagnant lid convection with temperature‐ and pressure‐dependent Newtonian or non‐Newtonian rheology

    Caroline Dumoulin;Marie-Pierre Doin;Luce Fleitout

  • Effect of lateral viscosity variations in the top 300 km on the geoid and dynamic topography

    O. Čadek;L. Fleitout

  • April 2012 intra-oceanic seismicity off Sumatra boosted by the Banda-Aceh megathrust

    Matthias Delescluse;Nicolas Chamot-Rooke;Rodolphe Cattin;Luce Fleitout

  • Afterslip and viscoelastic relaxation model inferred from the large-scale post-seismic deformation following the 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule earthquake (Chile)

    E. Klein;L. Fleitout;C. Vigny;J.D. Garaud

  • Steady state, secondary convection beneath lithospheric plates with temperature- and pressure-dependent viscosity.

    Luce Fleitout;David A. Yuen

  • The Seismic Sequence of the 16 September 2015 Mw 8.3 Illapel, Chile, Earthquake

    Sergio Ruiz;Emilie Klein;Francisco del Campo;Efrain Rivera

  • Toward a Global Horizontal and Vertical Elastic Load Deformation Model Derived from GRACE and GNSS Station Position Time Series

    Kristel Chanard;Kristel Chanard;Luce Fleitout;Eric Calais;Paul Rebischung

  • Geoid anomalies and the structure of continental and oceanic lithospheres

    Marie-Pierre Doin;Luce Fleitout;Dan McKenzie

  • Secondary convection and the growth of the oceanic lithosphere

    Luce Fleitout;David A. Yuen

  • Topography of the ocean floor: Thermal evolution of the lithosphere and interaction of deep mantle heterogeneities with the lithosphere

    Paul Colin;Luce Fleitout

  • Mantle circulation with partial shallow return flow: Effects on stresses in oceanic plates and topography of the sea floor

    Gerald Schubert;David A. Yuen;Claude Froidevaux;Luce Fleitout

  • Numerical simulations of the cooling of an oceanic lithosphere above a convective mantle

    Caroline Dumoulin;Marie-Pierre Doin;Luce Fleitout

  • Evidence for the release of long-term tectonic strain stored in continental interiors through intraplate earthquakes

    T. J. Craig;T. J. Craig;E. Calais;L. Fleitout;L. Bollinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Vigny
Christophe Vigny École Normale Supérieure
Eric Calais
Eric Calais École Normale Supérieure
Marie-Pierre Doin
Marie-Pierre Doin Grenoble Alpes University
Jean Philippe Avouac
Jean Philippe Avouac California Institute of Technology
Ondřej Čadek
Ondřej Čadek Charles University
Nicolas Chamot-Rooke
Nicolas Chamot-Rooke École Normale Supérieure
Rodolphe Cattin
Rodolphe Cattin University of Montpellier
Raul Madariaga
Raul Madariaga École Normale Supérieure
Michael Ghil
Michael Ghil École Normale Supérieure
Gerald Schubert
Gerald Schubert University of California, Los Angeles

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