World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
64
Citations
17352
World Ranking
2294
National Ranking
85

Overview

P. Y. Le Traon is affiliated with the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions in oceanography and related subfields.

The scientist's work focuses on several subfields, including:

  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Ocean Engineering

Main research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing

P. Y. Le Traon has coauthored frequently with several researchers. The top collaborators include:

  • Yann Drillet (7 coauthored papers)
  • Mounir Benkiran (6 coauthored papers)
  • Elisabeth Rémy (6 coauthored papers)
  • P. Bahurel (6 coauthored papers)
  • Hervé Claustre (5 coauthored papers)

The scientist has published extensively in various venues, with Frontiers in Marine Science being the most frequent publication outlet. Other notable venues include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science (12 publications)
  • State of the Planet (2 publications)
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (2 publications)
  • Ocean Science (2 publications)
  • Journal of Operational Oceanography (1 publication)

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by P. Y. Le Traon include:

  • "Argo Data 1999-2019: Two Million Temperature-Salinity Profiles and Subsurface Velocity Observations From a Global Array of Profiling Floats," 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report, Issue 4," 2020, Journal of Operational Oceanography
  • "Assessing the Impact of the Assimilation of SWOT Observations in a Global High-Resolution Analysis and Forecasting System Part 1: Methods," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Assessing the Impact of the Assimilation of SWOT Observations in a Global High-Resolution Analysis and Forecasting System - Part 2: Results," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Ocean Circulation from Space," 2023, Surveys in Geophysics

Best Publications

  • Global high-resolution mapping of ocean circulation from TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-1 and -2

    N. Ducet;P. Y. Le Traon;G. Reverdin

  • AN IMPROVED MAPPING METHOD OF MULTISATELLITE ALTIMETER DATA

    P. Y. Le Traon;F. Nadal;N. Ducet

  • Recent updates to the Copernicus Marine Service global ocean monitoring and forecasting real-time 1∕12° high-resolution system

    Unknown

  • Fifteen years of ocean observations with the global Argo array

    Stephen C. Riser;Howard J. Freeland;Dean Roemmich;Susan Wijffels

  • Global Observations of Fine-Scale Ocean Surface Topography With the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission

    Rosemary Morrow;Lee-Lueng Fu;Fabrice Ardhuin;Mounir Benkiran

  • Improved description of the ocean mesoscale variability by combining four satellite altimeters

    Ananda Pascual;Yannice Faugère;Gilles Larnicol;Pierre-Yves Le Traon

  • On the Future of Argo: A Global, Full-Depth, Multi-Disciplinary Array

    Dean Roemmich;Matthew H. Alford;Hervé Claustre;Kenneth Johnson

  • The Mediterranean ocean forecasting system: first phase of implementation (1998–2001)

    N. Pinardi;I. Allen;E. Demirov;P. De Mey

  • High Resolution 3-D temperature and salinity fields derived from in situ and satellite observations

    S. Guinehut;A.-L. Dhomps;G. Larnicol;P.-Y. Le Traon

  • Argo Data 1999–2019: Two Million Temperature-Salinity Profiles and Subsurface Velocity Observations From a Global Array of Profiling Floats

    Annie P.S. Wong;Susan E. Wijffels;Stephen C. Riser;Sylvie Pouliquen

  • ERS-1/2 orbit improvement using TOPEX/POSEIDON: The 2 cm challenge

    P.-Y. Le Traon;F. Ogor

  • Eddy dynamics from satellite altimetry

    Lee-Lueng Fu;Dudley B. Chelton;Pierre Yves Le Traon;Rosemary Morrow

  • From Observation to Information and Users: The Copernicus Marine Service Perspective

    Pierre Yves Le Traon;Antonio Reppucci;Enrique Alvarez Fanjul;Lotfi Aouf

  • Mesoscale Mapping Capabilities of Multiple-Satellite Altimeter Missions

    P. Y. Le Traon;G. Dibarboure

  • The CORA dataset: validation and diagnostics of in-situ ocean temperature and salinity measurements

    C. Cabanes;A. Grouazel;K. von Schuckmann;M. Hamon

  • Mesoscale resolution capability of altimetry: Present and future

    Claire Dufau;Marion Orsztynowicz;Gérald Dibarboure;Rosemary Morrow

  • Contribution of thermal expansion to present-day sea-level change revisited

    Alix Lombard;Anny Cazenave;Pierre-Yves Le Traon;Masayoshi Ishii

  • Combining Argo and remote-sensing data to estimate the ocean three-dimensional temperature fields—a first approach based on simulated observations

    S. Guinehut;P.Y. Le Traon;G. Larnicol;S. Philipps

  • Argo: The Global Array of Profiling Floats

    Dean Roemmich;Olaf Boebel;Yves Desaubies;Howard Freeland

  • Do Altimeter Wavenumber Spectra Agree with the Interior or Surface Quasigeostrophic Theory

    P. Y. Le Traon;P. Klein;Bach Lien Hua;G. Dibarboure

  • Can We Merge GEOSAT Follow-On with TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-2 for an Improved Description of the Ocean Circulation?

    P. Y. Le Traon;Y. Faugère;F. Hernandez;J. Dorandeu

  • Spatial scales of mesoscale variability in the North Atlantic as deduced from Geosat data

    P. Y. Le Traon;M. C. Rouquet;C. Boissier

  • Comparison between three implementations of automatic identification algorithms for the quantification and characterization of mesoscale eddies in the South Atlantic Ocean

    J. M. A. C. Souza;C. de Boyer Montégut;P. Y. Le Traon

  • Major changes in Mediterranean Sea level variability from 7 years of TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS-1/2 data

    G Larnicol;N Ayoub;P.Y Le Traon

  • Using Topex/Poseidon Data to Enhance ERS-1 Data

    P. Y. Le Traon;P. Gaspar;F. Bouyssel;H. Makhmara

  • Use of a High-Resolution Model to Analyze the Mapping Capabilities of Multiple-Altimeter Missions

    P. Y. Le Traon;G. Dibarboure;N. Ducet

  • Jason-2 in DUACS: Updated System Description, First Tandem Results and Impact on Processing and Products

    G. Dibarboure;M.-I. Pujol;F. Briol;P. Y. Le Traon

  • Mesoscale mapping capabilities of multisatellite altimeter missions: First results with real data in the Mediterranean Sea

    Ananda Pascual;Marie-Isabelle Pujol;Gilles Larnicol;Pierre-Yves Le Traon

Frequent Co-Authors

Gilles Reverdin
Gilles Reverdin Sorbonne University
Nadia Pinardi
Nadia Pinardi University of Bologna
Detlef Stammer
Detlef Stammer Universität Hamburg
Johnny A. Johannessen
Johnny A. Johannessen Naval Postgraduate School
Jacques Verron
Jacques Verron Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Sabrina Speich
Sabrina Speich École Normale Supérieure
Rosalia Santoleri
Rosalia Santoleri National Research Council (CNR)
Kevin E. Trenberth
Kevin E. Trenberth University of Auckland
Bertrand Chapron
Bertrand Chapron French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Howard J. Freeland
Howard J. Freeland Fisheries and Oceans Canada

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students pursuing Environmental Sciences in the USA, exploring related online degrees can broaden career opportunities and enhance interdisciplinary understanding. For example, an online sociology bachelor programs offer valuable insights into human-environment interactions and societal impacts on ecological systems.

Graduate-level options are also available for those wishing to advance their expertise without disrupting their careers. Numerous institutions provide doctoral programs online no dissertation, ideal for professionals looking to focus on applied research and practical leadership.

Additionally, educators or environmental policy advocates might consider online eds to edd programs to transition from instructional roles to doctorate-level expertise, enhancing their influence in sustainability education or environmental advocacy.

For those interested in promoting social justice alongside environmental issues, exploring fully funded dsw programs online can be a meaningful path, combining social work with community-focused environmental initiatives.

Best Scientists Citing P. Y. Le Traon

Trending Scientists