Publications

Articles

1. Phillips, C. B., Masteller, C. C., Slater, L. J., Dunne, K. B., Francalanci, S., Lanzoni, S., Meritts, D., Lajeunesse, E. & Jerolmack, D. J. (2022). Threshold constraints on the size, shape and stability of alluvial rivers. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 1-14.
2. Devauchelle, O., Popović, P., & Lajeunesse, E. (2022). Viscous transfer of momentum across a shallow laminar flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 932.
3. Popović, P., Devauchelle, O., Abramian, A., & Lajeunesse, E. (2021). Sediment load determines the shape of rivers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(49).
4. Jules, V., Lajeunesse, E., Devauchelle, O., Guérin, A., Jaupart, C., & Lagrée, P. Y. (2021). Flow and residence time in a two-dimensional aquifer recharged by rainfall. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 917.
5. Devauchelle, O., Lajeunesse, E., James, F., Josserand, C., & Lagrée, P. Y. (2020). Walkers in a wave field with memory. Comptes Rendus. Mécanique, 348(6-7), 591-611.
6. Abramian, A., Devauchelle, O., & Lajeunesse, E. (2020). Laboratory rivers adjust their shape to sediment transport. Physical Review E, 102(5), 053101.
7. Braud, I., Chaffard, V., Coussot, C., Galle, S., Juen, P., Alexandre, H., Baillion, P., Battais, A., Boudevillain , Flora Branger , Guillaume Brissebrat , Rémi Cailletaud , Gérard Cochonneau , Rémy Decoupes, B., Desconnets, J.C., Dubreuil, A., Fabre, J., Gabillard, S., Gérard, M.F., Grellet, S., Herrmann, A., Laarman, O., Lajeunesse, E., Le Hénaff, G., Lobry, O., Mauclerc, A., Paroissien, J.B., Pierret, M.C., Silvera, N. & Squividant, H. (2020). Building the information system of the French Critical Zone Observatories network: Theia/OZCAR-IS. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 1-19.
8. Abramian, A., O. Devauchelle, G. Seizilles, and E. Lajeunesse, Boltzmann distribution of sediment transport, Physical review letters, 123(1), 014,501, 2019
9. Guérin, A., O. Devauchelle, V. Robert, T. Kitou, C. Dessert, A. Quiquerez, P. Allemand, and É. Lajeunesse, Stream-discharge surges generated by groundwater flow, Geophysical Research Letters, 46(13), 7447–7455, 2019
10. Abramian, A., O. Devauchelle, and E. Lajeunesse, Streamwise streaks induced by bedload diffusion, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 863, 601–619, 2019
11. Gaillardet, J., Braud, I., Hankard, F., et al., Ozcar: the french network of critical zone observatories, Vadose Zone Journal, 17(1), 2018
12. Guerit, L., L. Barrier, Y. Liu, C. Narteau, E. Lajeunesse, E. Gayer, and F. Métivier, Uniform grain-size distribution in the active layer of a shallow, gravel-bedded, braided river (the urumqi river, china) and implications for paleo-hydrology., Earth Surface Dynamics, 6(4), 2018
13. Lajeunesse, E., O. Devauchelle, and F. James, Advection and dispersion of bed load tracers, Earth Surface Dynamics, 5, 389–399, 2018
14. Métivier, F., E. Lajeunesse, and O. Devauchelle, Laboratory rivers: Lacey’s law, threshold theory, and channel stability, Earth Surface Dynamics, 5(1), 187, 2017
15. Delorme, P., V. Voller, C. Paola, O. Devauchelle, E. Lajeunesse, L. Barrier, and F. Métivier, Self-similar growth of a bimodal laboratory fan, Earth Surface Dynamics, 5(2), 239, 2017
16. Métivier, F., et al., Geometry of meandering and braided gravel-bed threads from the bayanbulak grass- land, Tianshan, p.r. china, Earth Surface Dynamics, 4(1), 2016
17. Dessert, C., E. Lajeunesse, E. Lloret, C. Clergue, O. Crispi, C. Gorge, and X. Quidelleur, Controls on chemical weathering on a mountainous volcanic tropical island: Guadeloupe (french west indies), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 171, 216–237, 2015
18. Guérin, A., O. Devauchelle, and E. Lajeunesse, Response of a laboratory aquifer to rainfall, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 759, R1, 2014
19. Seizilles, G., E. Lajeunesse, O. Devauchelle, and M. Bak, Cross-stream diffusion in bedload transport, Phys. of Fluids, 26(1), 013,302, 2014
20. Guerit, L., F. Métivier, O. Devauchelle, E. Lajeunesse, and L. Barrier, Laboratory alluvial fans in one dimension, Physical Review E, 90(2), 022,203, 2014
21. Weill, P., E. Lajeunesse, O. Devauchelle, F. Métiver, A. Limare, B. Chauveau, and D. Mouazé, Experi- mental investigation on self-channelized erosive gravity currents, Journal of Sedimentary Research, 84(6), 487–498, 2014
22. Reitz, M. D., D. J. Jerolmack, E. Lajeunesse, A. Limare, O. Devauchelle, and F. Métivier, Diffusive evolution of experimental braided rivers, Physical Review E, 89(5), 052,809, 2014
23. Chauvet, H., O. Devauchelle, F. Metivier, E. Lajeunesse, and A. Limare, Recirculation cells in a wide channel, Physics of Fluids (1994-present), 26(1), 016,604, doi: doi:10.1063/1.4862442, 2014
24. Guerit, L., et al., The grain-size patchiness of braided gravel-bed streams – example of the urumqi river (northeast tian shan, china), Adv. Geosci., 37, 27–39, doi: 10.5194/adgeo-37-27-2014, 2014
25. Allemand, P., C. Delacourt, E. Lajeunesse, O. Devauchelle, and F. Beauducel, Erosive effects of the storm Helena (1963) on Basse Terre island (Guadeloupe — Lesser Antilles Arc), Geomorphology, 206, 79–86, doi: doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.09.020, 2014
26. Lajeunesse, E., O. Devauchelle, M. Houssais, and G. Seizilles, Tracer dispersion in bedload transport, Adv. Geosci., 37, 1–6, 2013
27. Seizilles, G., O. Devauchelle, E. Lajeunesse, and F. Métivier, Width of laminar laboratory rivers, Phys. Rev. E., 87, 052,204, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.87.052204, 2013
28. Lloret, E., C. Dessert, L. Pastor, E. Lajeunesse, O. Crispi, J. Gaillardet, and M. F. Benedetti, Dynamic of particulate and dissolved organic carbon in small volcanic mountainous tropical watersheds, Chemical Geology, 351, 229–244, doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.05.023, 2013
29. Houssais, M., and E. Lajeunesse, Bedload transport of a bimodal sediment bed, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 117(F4), 2012
30. Gaillardet, J., S. Rad, K. Rive, P. Louvat, C. Gorge, C. J. Allègre, and E. Lajeunesse, Orography-driven chemical denudation in the lesser antilles: Evidence for a new feed-back mechanism stabilizing atmospheric co2, American journal of science, 311(10), 851–894, 2011
31. Liu, Y., F. Métivier, J. Gaillardet, B. Ye, P. Meunier, C. Narteau, E. Lajeunesse, T. Han, and L. Malverti, Erosion rates deduced from seasonal mass balance along an active braided river in Tian Shan, Solid Earth Discussions, 3, 541–589, 2011
32. Gaillardet, J., P. Louvat, and E. Lajeunesse, Rivers from volcanic island arcs: The subduction weathering factory, Applied Geochemistry, pp. 283—301, 2011
33. Limare, A., M. Tal, M. Reitz, E. Lajeunesse, and F. Métivier, Optical method for measuring bed topography and flow depth in an experimental flume, Solid Earth Discussions, 3, 187–215, 2011
34. Bouchez, J., E. Lajeunesse, and J. Gaillardet, Reply to the comment made by C. Gualtieri on “turbu- lent mixing in the Amazon river: The isotopic memory of confluences”, by J. Bouchez, E. Lajeunesse, J. Gaillardet, C. France-Lanord, P. Dutra-Maia and L. Maurice, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 311, 451–452, 2011
35. Lajeunesse, E., L. Malverti, and F. Charru, Bedload transport in turbulent flow at the grain scale: experiments and modeling, J. Geophys. Res, 115, F04,001, doi:10.1029/2009JF001,628, 2010a – paper highlighted in Eos, research spotlight section, Vol. 91, No. 49 (2010)
36. Devauchelle, O., L. Malverti, E. Lajeunesse, C. Josserand, P. Lagrée, and F. Métivier, Rhomboid beach pattern: A laboratory investigation, J. Geophys. Res, 115, F02,017, 2010
37. Chatanantavet, P., E. Lajeunesse, G. Parker, L. Malverti, and P. Meunier, Physically based model of downstream fining in bedrock streams with lateral input, Water Resour. Res, 46, W02,518, 2010
38. Lajeunesse, E., et al., Fluvial and submarine morphodynamics of laminar and near-laminar flows: a synthesis, Sedimentology, 57, 1–26, 2010
39. Devauchelle, O., L. Malverti, E. Lajeunesse, P. Lagrée, C. Josserand, and K. Thu-Lam, Stability of bed- forms in laminar flows with free surface: from bars to ripples, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 642, 329–348, 2010
40. Bouchez, J., E. Lajeunesse, J. Gaillardet, C. France-Lanord, P. Dutra-Maia, and L. Maurice, Turbulent mixing in the amazon river: The isotopic memory of confluences, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 290(1-2), 37–43, 2010 – paper highlighted in Nature Geoscience, News and Views section, Vol. 3, No. 76 (2010)
41. Staron, L., and E. Lajeunesse, Understanding how volume affects the mobility of dry debris flows, Geo- phys. Res. Lett., 36, L12,402, 2009
42. Malverti, L., E. Lajeunesse, and F. Métivier, Small is beautiful: upscaling from microscale laminar to natural turbulent rivers, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, F04,004, 2008
43. Liu, Y., F. Metivier, E. Lajeunesse, P. Lancien, C. Narteau, and P. Meunier, Measuring bed load in gravel bed mountain rivers : averaging methods and sampling strategies, Geodynamica Acta, 21, 81–92, doi:10.3166/ga.21.81–92, 2008
44. Lancien, P., E. Lajeunesse, and F. Metivier, Near-wall velocity measurements by particle-shadow tracking, Exp. Fluids, 42, 843–846, 2007
45. Deboeuf, S., E. Lajeunesse, O. Dauchot, and B. Andreotti, Flow rule, self-channelization, and levees in unconfined granular flows, Physical review letters, 97(15), 158,303, 2006
46. Meunier, P., F. Métivier, E. Lajeunesse, A. S. Mériaux, and J. Faure, Flow pattern and sediment trans- port in a braided river: The “Torrent de St Pierre” (French Alps), Journal of Hydrology, 330(3-4), 496– 505, 2006
47. Lajeunesse, E., C. Quantin, P. Allemand, and C. Delacourt, New insights on the runout of large land- slides in the Valles-Marineris canyons, Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett, 33, L04,403, 2006
48. Metivier, F., E. Lajeunesse, and M. Cacas, Submarine canyons in the bathtub, Journal of sedimentary research, 75(1), 6–11, 2005
49. Lajeunesse, E., J. Monnier, and G. Homsy, Granular slumping on a horizontal surface, Physics of fluids, 17, 103,302, 2005
50. Mangeney-Castelnau, A., F. Bouchut, J. Vilotte, E. Lajeunesse, A. Aubertin, and M. Pirulli, On the use of saint venant equations to simulate the spreading of a granular mass, J. Geophys. Res, 110, B09, 103, 2005
51. Lancien, P., F. Metivier, and E. Lajeunesse, Simulating submarine channels in flume experiment, Physicalia, 27, 377–384, 2005
52. Lajeunesse, E., A. Mangeney-Castelnau, and J. P. Vilotte, Spreading of a granular mass on a horizontal plane, Physics of Fluids, 16, 2371, 2004
53. Deboeuf, S., E. M. Bertin, E. Lajeunesse, and O. Dauchot, Jamming transition of a granular pile below the angle of repose, Eur. Phys. J. B., 36(1), 105–113, 2003
54. Lajeunesse, E., and G. M. Homsy, Thermocapillary migration of long bubbles in polygonal tubes. part 2 : Experiments, Physics of Fluids, 15, 308–314, 2003
55. Scoffoni, J., E. Lajeunesse, and G. M. Homsy, Interface instabilities during displacements of two miscible fluids in a vertical pipe, Physics of Fluids, 13, 553–556, 2001
56. Lajeunesse, E., J. Martin, N. Rakotomalala, D. Salin, and Y. C. Yortsos, The threshold of the instability in miscible displacements in a Hele–Shaw cell at high rates, Physics of Fluids, 13, 799–801, 2001
57. Lajeunesse, E., and Y. Couder, On the tip-splitting instability of viscous fingers, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 419, 125–149, 2000
58. Lajeunesse, E., J. Martin, N. Rakotomalala, D. Salin, and Y. C. Yortsos, Miscible displacement in a Hele-Shaw cell at high rates, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 398, 299–319, 1999
59. Lajeunesse, E., J. Martin, N. Rakotomalala, and D. Salin, 3d instability of miscible displacements in a Hele-Shaw cell, Physical review letters, 79, 5254–5257, 1997

Book chapters

1. Tal, M., W. Kim, E. Lajeunesse, A. Limare, F. Métiver, and P. Frey, The use of imagery in flume experiments, in Fluvial Remote Sensing for Science and Management, Eds. Patrice Carbonneau and Hervé Piegay, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., West Sussex, 2012

Proceedings

1. Lajeunesse, E., O. Devauchelle, F. Lachaussée, and P. Claudin, Bedload Transport in Laboratory Rivers: The Erosion–Deposition Model, Gravel-bed Rivers: Gravel Bed Rivers and Disasters, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK (2017): 415-438.
2. Parker, G., E. Lajeunesse, and F. Métivier, Laminar morphodynamics: a tribute to stephen coleman, in River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM2013, 2013
3. Devauchelle, O., F. Métivier, E. Lajeunesse, J. Gaillardet, J. Didon-Lescot, Y. Liu, and B. Ye, Dissolution in a porous rock: effect on the concentration–discharge relationships, in River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM2011, edited by B. Tsinghua University Press, pp. 793–801, 2011
4. Lajeunesse, E., C. Delacourt, P. Allemand, A. Limare, C. Dessert, J. Ammann, and P. Grandjean, Monitoring riverine sediment fluxes during extreme climatic events: new tools and methods, in River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM2011, edited by B. Tsinghua University Press, pp. 756–766, 2011
5. Guerit, L., L. Barrier, F. Métivier, Y. Liu, C. Narteau, E. Lajeunesse, E. Gayer, P. Meunier, and B. Ye, Reconstruction of the sediment transport conditions in the Urumqi alluvial fan (northeastern Tian- Shan, China), in River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM2011, edited by B. Tsinghua Uni- versity Press, pp. 98–107, 2011
6. Houssais, M., E. Lajeunesse, and O. Devauchelle, Velocity of the particles entrained by a turbulent flow above an erodible bed composed of a mixture of two grains sizes, in River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM2011, edited by B. Tsinghua Uni- versity Press, pp. 98–107, 2011
7. Métivier, F., C. Narteau, E. Lajeunesse, O. Devauchelle, Y. Liu, and B. Ye, A simple integral technique to analyze bed load transport data, in River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM2011, edited by B. Tsinghua University Press, pp. 378–387, 2011
8. Limare, A., E. Lajeunesse, J. Ammann, Y. Gamblin, A. Viera e Silva, and C. Dessert, Continuous monitoring of suspended load in rivers under torrential hydrological regime, in Particles in Europe 2010, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France 14-17 November 2010, 2010
9. Lagrée, P. Y., O. Devauchelle, K. D. Nguyen Thu-Lam, C. Josserand, E. Lajeunesse, L. Malverti, F. Métivier, and S. Zaleski, Erosion structures in laminar flumes, in Powders and grains (2009) Book Series: AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1145, edited by M. Nakagawa and S. Luding, pp. 963–966, Golden (USA), 2009
10. Devauchelle, O., L. Malverti, E. Lajeunesse, F. Métivier, P. Lagrée, C. Josserand, and S. Zaleski, Erosion shock wave in laminar flumes, in Marine Sandwave and River Dune Dynamics III, edited by Leeds, 2008
11. Chatanantavet, P., G. Parker, E. Lajeunesse, P. Planton, and P. Valla, Physically-based model of downstream fining in bedrock streams with side input and verification with field data, in 5th IAHR Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics : RCEM 2007, Book Series: Proceedings and Monographs in Engineering, Water and Earth Sciences, vol. 1 and 2, edited by C. Dohmen-Janssen and S. Husche, pp. 571–579, 2008
12. Malverti, L., E. Lajeunesse, and F. Metivier, Experimental investigation of the response of an alluvial river to a vertical offset of its bed, in 5th IAHR Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics : RCEM 2007, Book Series: Proceedings and Monographs in Engineering, Water and Earth Sciences, vol. 1 and 2, edited by C. Dohmen-Janssen and S. Husche, pp. 179–184, 2007
13. Lancien, P., F. Metivier, E. Lajeunesse, and M. Cacas, Incision dynamics and shear stress measurements in submarine channels experiments, in River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics 2005, edited by Parker and Garcia, pp. 527–533, Taylor and Francis Group, London, 2005
14. Narteau, C., E. Lajeunesse, F. Métivier, and O. Rozier, Modeling of dune patterns by short range interactions, in River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics 2005, edited by Parker and Garcia, pp. 1035– 1046, Taylor and Francis Group, London, 2005

Thesis

1. E. Lajeunesse, Erosion et transport de sédiments : du laboratoire au terrain, Habilitation à diriger des recherches, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, 2008 (in french)
2. E. Lajeunesse, Déplacement et instabilités de fluides miscibles et immiscibles en cellule de Hele-Shaw, Ph.D. thesis, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 1999 (in french)