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Steady-State Dune Morphodynamics Through the Barchan-Parabolic Transition
Alkalla J., C. Narteau, O. Rozier, J. Vérité, S. Courrech du Pont,
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 130, e2024JF008220, doi: 10.1029/2024JF008220 (2025).
Equilibrium distance from long-range dune interactions
Vérité J., C. Narteau, O. Rozier, J. ALkalla, L. Barrier, S. Courrech du Pont,
Earth Surface Dynamics, 13, 23-29, doi: 10.5194/esurf-13-23-2025 (2025).
From lab to landscape-scale experiments for the morphodynamics of sand dunes
Claudin P., S. Courrech du Pont, C. Narteau,
Comptes Rendus Académie des Sciences. Physique, doi:10.5802/crphys.203 (2024).
Widespread longitudinal snow dunes in Antarctica shaped by sintering
Poizat M., G. Picard, L. Arnaud, C. Narteau, C. Amory, F. Brun,
Nature Geoscience, 17, doi:10.1038/s41561-024-01506-1 (2024).
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Simulations of dune morphology under tri-directional wind regimes and application to dunes on Mars
Rubin D.M., Rozier O., C. Narteau, S. Courrech du Pont,
Aeolian Research, 67-69, 100922 (2024).
Complementary classifications of aeolian dunes based on morphology, dynamics, and fluid mechanics
Courrech du Pont et al.
Earth-Science Reviews, 255, 104772 (2024).
The probabilistic nature of dune collisions in 2D
Jarvis P., C. Narteau, O. Rozier, N. Vriend
Earth Surface Dynamics, 185 (2023).
Local Wind Regime Induced by Giant Linear Dunes: Comparison of ERA5-Land Reanalysis with Surface Measurements
Gadal C., P. Delorme, C. Narteau, G. Wiggs, M. Baddock, J. Nield, P. Claudin
Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 185 (2022).
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Near-surface structure of a large linear dune and an associated crossing dune of the northern Namib Sand Sea from Ground Penetrating Radar: Implications for the history of large linear dunes on Earth and Titan
Chandler C., J. Radebaugh, J. McBride, T. Morris, C. Narteau, K. Arnold, R. Lorenz, J. Barnes, A. Hayes, S.Rodriguez, T. Rittenour
Aeolian Research, 57, 100813 (2022).
Coexistence of two dune growth mechanisms in a landscape-scale experiment
Lü P., C. Narteau, Z. Dong, P. Claudin, S. Rodriguez, Z. An, C. Gadal, S. Courrech du Pont
Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2021GL097636 (2022).
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Source-to-sink aeolian fluxes from arid landscape dynamics in the Lut Desert
Chanteloube C., L. Barrier, R. Derakhshani, C. Gadal, R. Braucher, V. Payet, L. Léanni, C. Narteau
Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2021GL097342 (2022).
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Coarsening dynamics of 2D subaqueous dunes
Jarvis P., K. Bacik, C. Narteau, N. Vriend
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 127, e2021JF006492 (2022).
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Direct validation of dune instability theory
Lü P., C. Narteau, Z. Dong, P. Claudin, S. Rodriguez, Z. An, L. Fernandez-Cascales, C. Gadal, S. Courrech du Pont
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 18 , e2024105118 (2021).
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Migration of Reversing Dunes Against the Sand Flow Path as a Singular Expression of the Speed‐Up Effect
Gao X., C. Narteau, C. Gadal
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 126, e2020JF005913 (2021).
Spatial and Temporal Development of Incipient Dunes
Gadal C., C. Narteau, R.C. Ewing, A. Gunn, J.D. Jerolmack, B. Andreotti, P. Claudin
Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL088919 (2020).
Periodicity in fields of elongating dunes
Gadal C., C. Narteau, S. Courrech du Pont, O. Rozier, P. Claudin
Geology, 48, 343-347 (2020).
Elongation and stability of a linear dune
Rozier O., C. Narteau, S. Courrech du Pont, C. Gadal, P. Claudin
Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 14521-14530 (2019).
Texture and composition of Titan's equatorial sand seas inferred from Cassini SAR data: implications for aeolian transport and dune morphodynamics
Lucas A. et al.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 124, 3140-3140-3163 (2019).
Nature-based solution along high-energy eroding sandy coasts: preliminary tests on the reinstatement of natural dynamics in reprofiled coastal dunes
Castelle B. et al.
Water, 11, no 2518 (2019).
Incipient bedforms in a bidirectional wind regime
Gadal C., C. Narteau, S. Courrech du Pont, O. Rozier, P. Claudin
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 862, 490-516, doi:10.1017/jfm.2018.978 (2019).
Morphodynamics of barchan and dome dunes under variable wind regimes
Gao X., C. Gadal, O. Rozier, C. Narteau
Geology, 46, 743-746, doi:10.1130/G45101.1 (2018).
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Observational evidence for active dust storms on Titan at equinox
Rodriguez S. et al.
Nature Geoscience, 11, doi:10.1038/s41561-018-0233-2 (2018).
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First quantification of relationship between dune orientation and sediment availability, Olympia Undae, Mars
Fernandez-Cascales L., A. Lucas, S. Rodriguez, X. Gao, A. Spiga, C. Narteau
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 489, 241-250, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.03.001 (2018).
Unravelling raked linear dunes to explain the coexistence of bedforms in complex dunefields
Lv P., C. Narteau, Z. Dong, O. Rozier, S. Courrech du Pont
Nature Communications, 8, 14239, doi:10.1038/ncomms14239 (2017).
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Controls on and effects of armoring and vertical sorting in aeolian dune fields: A numerical simulation study
Gao X., C. Narteau, O. Rozier
Geophysical Research Letters, 43, 2614-2622, doi:10.1002/2016GL068416 (2016).
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Morphodynamic mechanisms for the formation of asymmetric barchans: improvement of the Bagnold and Tsoar models
Lv P., Z. Dong, C. Narteau, O. Rozier
Environmental Earth Sciences, 75:259, doi:10.1007/s12665-015-5083-2 (2016).
Development and steady states of transverse dunes: A numerical analysis of dune pattern coarsening and giant dunes
Gao X., C. Narteau, O. Rozier
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 120 2200-2219, doi:10.1002/2015JF003549 (2015).
Sediment flux from the morphodynamics of elongating linear dunes
Lucas A., C. Narteau, S. Rodriguez, O. Rozier, Y, Callot, A. Garcia, S. Courrech du Pont
Geology, 43, 1027-1030, doi:10.1130/G37101.1 (2015).
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Phase diagrams of dune shape and orientation depending on sand availability
Gao X., C. Narteau, O. Rozier, S. Courrech du Pont
Scientific Reports, 5, 14677, doi:10.1038/srep14677 (2015).
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and movies
Methane storms as a driver of Titan's dune orientation
Charnay B., E. Barth, S. Rafkin, C. Narteau et al.
Nature Geoscience, 8, 362-366 (2015).
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Two modes for dune orientation
Courrech du Pont S., C. Narteau, X. Gao
Geology, 42, 743-746 (2014).
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and movies
Growth mechanisms and dune orientation on Titan
Lucas A., S. Rodriguez, C. Narteau, B. Charnay, S. Courrech du Pont, et al.
Geophysical Research Letters, 41, doi:10.1002/2014GL060971 (2014).
Mean sediment residence time in barchan dunes
Zhang D., X. Yang, O. Rozier, C. Narteau
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 119, 451-463 (2014).
Emergence of oblique dunes in a landscape-scale experiment
Ping L., C. Narteau, Z. Dong, Z. Zhang, S. Courrech du Pont
Nature Geoscience, 7, 99-103 (2014).
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A real space cellular automaton laboratory
Rozier O., C. Narteau
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 39, 98-109 (2014).
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Global mapping and characterization of Titan’s dune fields with Cassini: Correlation between RADAR and VIMS observations
Rodriguez S. et al.
Icarus, 230 , 168-179 (2014).
Morphology and dynamics of star dunes from numerical modelling
Zhang D., C. Narteau, O. Rozier, S. Courrech du Pont
Nature Geoscience, 5, 463-467 (2012).
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Morphodynamics of barchan and transverse dunes using a cellular automaton model
Zhang D., C. Narteau and O. Rozier
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 115, F03041 (2010).
Setting the length and time scales of a cellular automaton dune model from the analysis of superimposed bedforms
Narteau C., D. Zhang, O. Rozier and P. Claudin
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 114, F03006 (2009).
Transport capacity and saturation mechanism in a real-space cellular automaton dune model,
Gao X., Zhang D., Rozier O., Narteau C., Advances in Geosciences, 37 , 40-49 (2014).
Transport capacity and saturation mechanism in a cellular automaton dune model,
Zhang D., X. Gao, O. Rozier and C. Narteau,
River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, 5 (2011).
Modelling of dune patterns by short range interactions,
Narteau C., E. Lajeunesse, F. Métivier and O. Rozier,
River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, 2 , 1035-1046 (2005).
Clément Narteau, Université Paris 7, (1999).
Systèmes géophysique complexes,
Clément Narteau, Université Paris 7, (2012).