Alexandre FOURNIER associate 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

Accepted / in press

20. 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
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 doi: 10.1007/s00162-012-0289-3

Published

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