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Sylvain Ouillon is affiliated with Paul Sabatier University in France and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work focuses extensively on subfields including Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, and Soil Science.

Their research addresses key topics such as Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, and Geological formations and processes.

Among recent publications, Sylvain Ouillon has contributed to studies including:

  • GLORIA - A globally representative hyperspectral in situ dataset for optical sensing of water quality (2023, Scientific Data)
  • Sea Level Variation and Trend Analysis by Comparing Mann-Kendall Test and Innovative Trend Analysis in Front of the Red River Delta, Vietnam (1961-2020) (2022, Water)
  • Preparation and Characterization of Biochar Derived from Agricultural By-Products for Dye Removal (2021, Adsorption Science & Technology)
  • A modelling-based assessment of suspended sediment transport related to new damming in the Red River basin from 2000 to 2013 (2020, CATENA)
  • Influence of winds, geostrophy and typhoons on the seasonal variability of the circulation in the Gulf of Tonkin: A high-resolution 3D regional modeling study (2021, Regional Studies in Marine Science)

Frequent co-authors in Ouillon's work include:

  • Vu Duy Vinh
  • Marine Herrmann
  • Hai Nguyen Minh
  • Thi Phuong Quynh Le
  • Sabine Sauvage

The scientist often publishes in venues such as Water, VIETNAM JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES, SSRN Electronic Journal, Scientific Data, and Regional Studies in Marine Science. These publication venues reflect the interdisciplinary aspect of their research spanning environmental, geological, and aquatic sciences.

Best Publications

  • Suspended sediment transport in a semiarid watershed, Wadi Abd, Algeria (1973–1995)

    Mohamed Achite;Sylvain Ouillon

  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTATION OF FLOW AROUND GROYNE

    Sylvain Ouillon;Denis Dartus

  • Calculations of hydrodynamic time parameters in a semi-opened coastal zone using a 3D hydrodynamic model

    Aymeric Jouon;Pascal Douillet;Sylvain Ouillon;Philippe Fraunié

  • Coupling satellite data with in situ measurements and numerical modeling to study fine suspended-sediment transport: a study for the lagoon of New Caledonia

    Sylvain Ouillon;Pierre Douillet;Serge Andréfouët

  • A numerical model for fine suspended sediment transport in the southwest lagoon of New Caledonia

    Pascal Douillet;S. Ouillon;E. Cordier

  • Optical algorithms at satellite wavelengths for Total Suspended Matter in tropical coastal waters

    Sylvain Ouillon;Pascal Douillet;Anne Petrenko;Jacques Neveux

  • Development of a Semi-Analytical Algorithm for the Retrieval of Suspended Particulate Matter from Remote Sensing over Clear to Very Turbid Waters

    Bing Han;Hubert Loisel;Vincent Vantrepotte;Xavier Mériaux

  • Impact of the Hoa Binh dam (Vietnam) on water and sediment budgets in the Red River basin and delta

    V. D. Vinh;S. Ouillon;S. Ouillon;T. D. Thanh;L. V. Chu

  • Variability of suspended particulate matter concentration in coastal waters under the Mekong's influence from ocean color (MERIS) remote sensing over the last decade

    Hubert Loisel;Hubert Loisel;Hubert Loisel;Antoine Mangin;Vincent Vantrepotte;David Dessailly

  • Circulation and suspended sediment transport in a coral reef lagoon: The south-west lagoon of New Caledonia

    S. Ouillon;P. Douillet;J.P. Lefebvre;R. Le Gendre

  • Coral mortality induced by the 2015-2016 El-Niño in Indonesia: the effect of rapid sea level fall

    Eghbert Elvan Ampou;Eghbert Elvan Ampou;Ofri Johan;Christophe E. Menkes;Fernando Niño

  • Surface suspended matter off the Rhone river mouth from visible satellite imagery

    Philippe Forget;Sylvain Ouillon

  • Inversion of reflectance spectra of nonchlorophyllous turbid coastal waters

    Philippe Forget;Sylvain Ouillon;Florence Lahet;Pierre Broche

  • A combined modelling and geochemical study of the fate of terrigenous inputs from mixed natural and mining sources in a coral reef lagoon (New Caledonia)

    Jean-Michel Fernandez;Sylvain Ouillon;Christophe Chevillon;Pascal Douillet

  • CDOM-DOC relationship in contrasted coastal waters: implication for DOC retrieval from ocean color remote sensing observation.

    Vincent Vantrepotte;François-Pierre Danhiez;Hubert Loisel;Sylvain Ouillon

  • Assessment and analysis of the chlorophyll-a concentration variability over the Vietnamese coastal waters from the MERIS ocean color sensor (2002-2012)

    Hubert Loisel;Vincent Vantrepotte;Vincent Vantrepotte;Sylvain Ouillon;Sylvain Ouillon;Dat Dinh Ngoc

  • Why and How Do We Study Sediment Transport? Focus on Coastal Zones and Ongoing Methods

    Sylvain Ouillon

  • Phytoplankton distribution and productivity in a highly turbid, tropical coastal system (Bach Dang Estuary, Vietnam).

    E.J. Rochelle-Newall;V.T. Chu;O. Pringault;David Amouroux

  • Aggregation dynamics along a salinity gradient in the Bach Dang estuary, North Vietnam

    Xavier Mari;Jean-Pascal Torréton;Claire Bich-Thuy Trinh;Thierry Bouvier

  • Water and Suspended Sediment Budgets in the Lower Mekong from High-Frequency Measurements (2009–2016)

    Dang Thi Ha;Sylvain Ouillon;Giap Van Vinh

  • A review of selected indicators of particle, nutrient and metal inputs in coral reef lagoon systems

    Renaud Fichez;Medhi Adjeroud;Yves-Marie Bozec;Ludovic Breau

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Neveux
Jacques Neveux Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Serge Andréfouët
Serge Andréfouët Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Hubert Loisel
Hubert Loisel University of Lille
Patrick Marsaleix
Patrick Marsaleix Paul Sabatier University
Philippe Bonneton
Philippe Bonneton University of Bordeaux
David Amouroux
David Amouroux University of Pau and the Adour Region
Emma Rochelle-Newall
Emma Rochelle-Newall Sorbonne University
Sabine Sauvage
Sabine Sauvage Paul Sabatier University
José-Miguel Sanchez-Pérez
José-Miguel Sanchez-Pérez Paul Sabatier University
Florent Lyard
Florent Lyard Paul Sabatier University

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