Alexandre FOURNIER professor of geophysics Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris 1 rue Jussieu 75238 Paris cedex 05 Tel: (33) 1 83 95 74 75

Publications

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1. S. Bourdarie, A. Fournier, A. Sicard, G. Hulot, J. Aubert, D. Standarovski, and R. Ecoffet,
   Impact of the Earth’s magnetic field secular drift on the low altitude proton radiation belt from years 1900 to 2050,
   submitted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science.
   

   Published

   2018

   43. P. W. Livermore, A. Fournier, Y.Gallet, and T. Bodin,
       Transdimensional inference of archeomagnetic intensity change,
       Geophysical Journal International , 215, 2008-2034, 2018. doi:10.1093/gji/ggy383
       
   42. M. Bocher, A. Fournier, and N. Coltice,
       Ensemble Kalman filter for the reconstruction of the Earth's mantle circulation,
       Nonlinear processes in Geophysics , 25, 99-123, 2018. doi:10.5194/npg-25-99-2018

   2017

   41. C. P. Hung, A. S. Brun, A. Fournier, L. Jouve, O. Talagrand, and M. Zakari,
       Variational estimation of the large-scale time-dependent meridional circulation in the Sun: proofs of concept with a solar mean field dynamo model,
       The Astrophysical Journal , 849:160 (24pp), 2017. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa91d1
   40. M. Bouffard, S. Labrosse, G. Choblet, A. Fournier, J. Aubert, and P. Tackley,
       A particle-in-cell method for studying double-diffusive convection in the liquid layers of planetary interiors,
       Journal of Computational Physics , 346, 552-571, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2017.06.028
   39. N. Schaeffer, D. Jault, H.-C. Nataf, and A. Fournier,
       Turbulent geodynamo simulations: a leap towards Earth’s core,
       Geophysical Journal International , 211, 1-29, 2017. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggx265
   38. J. Aubert, T. Gastine and A. Fournier,
       Spherical convective dynamos in the rapidly rotating asymptotic regime,
       Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 813, 558-593, 2017. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2016.789
   37. M. Morzfeld, A. Fournier, and G. Hulot,
       Coarse predictions of dipole reversals by low-dimensional modeling and data assimilation,
       Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors , 262, 8-27, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2016.10.007

   2016

   36. C. Bouligand., N. Gillet, D. Jault, N. Schaeffer, A. Fournier, and J. Aubert
       Frequency spectrum of the geomagnetic field harmonic coefficients from dynamo simulations,
       Geophysical Journal International , 207(2), 1142-1157, 2016. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggw326
   35. S. Sanchez, A. Fournier, J. Aubert, E. Cosme and Y. Gallet
       Modelling the archaeomagnetic field under spatial constraints from dynamo simulations: a resolution analysis
       Geophysical Journal International, 207(2), 983-1002, 2016. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggw316
   34. J.-P. Valet and A. Fournier,
       Deciphering Records of Geomagnetic Reversals
       Reviews of Geophysics, 54, 410-446, 2016. doi: 10.1002/2015RG000506
   33. G. Pichon, J. Aubert, and A. Fournier,
       Coupled dynamics of Earth's geomagnetic westward drift and inner core super-rotation
       Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 437, 114-126, 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.01.004
   32. M. Bocher, N. Coltice, A. Fournier, and P. J. Tackley,
       A sequential data assimilation approach for the joint reconstruction of mantle convection and surface tectonics,
       Geophysical Journal International, 204, 200-214, 2016. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggv427

   2015

   31. C. P. Hung, L. Jouve, A. S. Brun, A. Fournier, and O. Talagrand,
       Estimating the deep solar meridional circulation using magnetic observations and a dynamo model: a variational approach,
       The Astrophysical Journal, 814, 151 (21 pp), 2015. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/814/2/151
   30. E. Thébault, C. C. Finlay, C. Beggan, and others,
       International Geomagnetic Reference Field: The twelfth generation,
       Earth, Planets, and Space, 67, 79 (19 pp), 2015. doi: 10.1186/s40623-015-0228-9 pdf
   29. A. Fournier, J. Aubert, and E. Thébault,
       A candidate secular variation model for IGRF-12 based on Swarm data and inverse geodynamo modelling,
       Earth, Planets, and Space, 67, 81 (17 pp), 2015. doi: 10.1186/s40623-015-0245-8 pdf
   28. G. Hulot, T. J. Sabaka, N. Olsen, and A. Fournier,
       The present and future geomagnetic field,
       Treatise on Geophysics, 2nd edition, vol. 5, 33-78, 2015. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-53802-4.00096-8
   27. A. Fournier, Y. Gallet, I. Usoskin, P. W. Livermore, and G. Kovaltsov,
       The impact of geomagnetic spikes on the production rates of cosmogenic 14C and 10Be in the Earth's atmosphere,
       Geophysical Research Letters, 42, 2015. doi:10.1002/2015GL063461

   2014

   26. T. Nissen-Meyer, M. van Driel, S. Staehler, K. Hosseini, S. Hempel, L. Auer, and A. Fournier,
       AxiSEM: Broadband 3D seismic wavefields in axisymmetric media,
       Solid Earth, 5, 425-445, 2014. doi:10.5194/se-5-425-2014
       
   25. E. Canet, C. C. Finlay, and A. Fournier,
       Hydromagnetic quasi-geostrophic modes in rapidly rotating planetary cores,
       Physics of the Earth and planetary interiors, 229, 1-15, 2014. doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2013.12.006
       
   24. P. W. Livermore, A. Fournier, and Y. Gallet,
       Core-flow constraints on extreme archeomagnetic intensity changes,
       Earth and Planetary Science Letters , 387, 145-156, 2014. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.11.020
   23. S. Sanchez, A. Fournier, and J. Aubert,
       The predictability of advection-dominated flux-transport solar dynamo models
       The Astrophysical Journal, 781, 8, 2014. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/781/1/8
   22. S. Sanchez, A. Fournier, K. Pinheiro, and J. Aubert,
       A mean-field Babcock-Leighton solar dynamo model with long-term variability
       Anais da academia brasileira de ciências, 86, 11-26, 2014. doi: 10.1590/0001-37652014111212

   2013

   21. A. Fournier, L. Nerger, and J. Aubert,
       An ensemble Kalman filter for the time-dependent analysis of the geomagnetic field,
       Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 14, 4035-4043, 2013. doi: 10.1002/ggge.20252
   20. J. Aubert, C. C. Finlay, and A. Fournier,
       Bottom-up control of geomagnetic secular variation by the Earth's inner core,
       Nature , 502 , 219-223, 2013. doi: 10.1038/nature12574
   19. T. von Larcher, A. Fournier, and R. Hollerbach,
       The influence of a sloping bottom endwall on the linear stability in the thermally driven baroclinic annulus with a free surface,
       Theoretical and computational fluid dynamics, 27,433-451, 2013. doi: 10.1007/s00162-012-0289-3

   2012

   18. J.-P Valet, A. Fournier, V. Courtillot, and E. Herrero-Bervera,
       Dynamical similarity of geomagnetic field reversals,
       Nature, 490, 89-93, 2012. doi: 10.1038/nature11491

   2011

   17. J. Aubert and A. Fournier,
       Inferring internal properties of Earth's core dynamics and their evolution from surface observations and a numerical geodynamo model,
       Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 18, 657-674,2011.
       doi: 10.5194/npg-18-657-2011 pdf
   16. A. Fournier, J. Aubert, and E. Thébault,
       Inference on core surface flow from observations and 3-D dynamo modelling,
       Geophysical Journal International, 186(1), 118-136, 2011.
       doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05037.x pdf
   15. F. Lhuillier, A. Fournier, G. Hulot, and J. Aubert,
       The geomagnetic secular-variation timescale in observations and numerical dynamo models,
       Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L09306, 2011.
       doi: 10.1029/2011GL047356

   2010

   14. A. Fournier, G. Hulot, D. Jault, W. Kuang, A. Tangborn, N. Gillet, E. Canet, J. Aubert, and F. Lhuillier,
       An introduction to data assimilation and predictability in geomagnetism,
       Space Science Reviews, 155, 247-291, 2010.
       doi: 10.1007/s11214-010-9669-4 pdf
   13. N. Gillet, D. Jault, E. Canet, and A. Fournier,
       Fast torsional waves and strong magnetic field within the Earth's core,
       Nature, 465, 74-77, 2010. doi: 10.1038/nature09010

   2009

   12. E. Canet, A. Fournier, and D. Jault,
       Forward and adjoint quasi-geostrophic models of the geomagnetic secular variation,
       Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, B11101, 2009. doi: 10.1029/2008JB006189

   2008

   11. T. Nissen-Meyer, A. Fournier, and F. A. Dahlen,
       A 2-D spectral element method for computing spherical-earth seismograms-II. Waves in solid-fluid media,
       Geophysical Journal International, 174(3), 873-888, 2008.
       doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03813.x copyright notice pdf

   2007

   10. M. Gellert, G. Ruediger, and A. Fournier,
       Energy distribution in nonaxisymmetric magnetic Taylor-Couette flow,
       Astronomische Nachrichten, 328 (10), 1162-1165, 2007.
       doi: 10.1002/asna.200710862 pdf
   9. R. Hollerbach, E. Canet, and A. Fournier,
      Spherical Couette flow in a dipolar magnetic field,
      European Journal of Mechanics B(fluids), 26, 729-737, 2007.
      doi: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2007.02.002 pdf from arXiv
   8. A. Fournier, C. Eymin, and T. Alboussière,
      A case for variational geomagnetic data assimilation:
      Insights from a one-dimensional, nonlinear, and sparsely observed MHD system,
      Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 14, 163-180, 2007.
      doi:10.5194/npg-14-163-2007 pdf
   7. T. Nissen-Meyer, A. Fournier, and F. A. Dahlen,
      A 2-D spectral element method for computing spherical-earth seismograms-I. Moment-tensor source,
      Geophysical Journal International, 168(3), 1067-1093, 2007.
      doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03121.x copyright notice pdf
   6. T. Nissen-Meyer, F. A. Dahlen and A. Fournier,
      Spherical earth Fréchet sensivity kernels,
      Geophysical Journal International, 168(3), 1051-1066, 2007.
      doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03123.x copyright notice pdf

   2006

   5. A. Fournier,
      Magnetohydrodynamics in a domain bounded by a spherical surface:
      A Fourier-spectral element approximation involving a Dirichlet to Neumann operator for the resolution of the exterior problem,
      Proceedings of the 2006 European conference on computational fluid dynamics, edited by P. Wesseling, E. Onate, and J. Periaux, 2006. pdf

   2005

   4. A. Fournier, H.-P. Bunge, R. Hollerbach, and J.-P. Vilotte,
      A Fourier-spectral element algorithm for thermal convection in rotating axisymmetric containers,
      Journal of Computational Physics, 204, 462-489, 2005.
      doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2004.10.020 pdf

   2004

   3. R. Hollerbach and A. Fournier,
      End-effects in rapidly rotating cylindrical Couette flow, in MHD Couette flows: Experiments and models ,
      edited by R. Rosner, G. Ruediger, and A. Bonanno, A.I.P. Conference proceedings, 733, 114-121, 2004.
      doi: 10.1063/1.1832141 pdf from arXiv
   2. A. Fournier, H.-P. Bunge, R. Hollerbach, and J.-P. Vilotte,
      Application of the spectral element method to the axisymmetric Navier-Stokes equation,
      Geophysical Journal International, 156, 682-700, 2004.
      doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02149.x copyright notice pdf

   1997

   1. L. L. A. Vermeersen, A. Fournier, and R. Sabadini,
      Changes in rotation induced by Pleistocene ice masses with stratified analytical Earth models,
      Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, B12, 27,689-27702, 1997.
      doi: 10.1029/97JB01738 pdf