Research Scientist at the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE).
Research area: Terrestrial Biogeochemical Cycles
Main expertise: Ecosystem modeling, data assimilation (atmospheric inversion), teledetection, carbon-water-energy cycles
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Philippe.Peylin@lsce.ipsl.fr
I’m a global an environmental scientist studying the interactions between terrestrial ecosystem dynamic and environmental changes (climate, land use,..) more specifically the dynamic impacts on carbon, water and energy cycles at scales ranging from the ecosystem to the globe. I primarily develop and subsequently use process-based land surface models in combination with site-scale and satellite observations to unravel the physical and biogeochemical responses to anthropogenic perturbations. A wide array of data assimilation techniques enables me to make the best use of both models and data. My research is aimed towards understanding : (i) the fate of the terrestrial carbon sink and its main drivers , (ii) the coupling of, and the interaction between, the water and carbon cycles in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, and (iii) the sensitivity of future climate model projections to ultimately enhance our ability to mitigate and/or adapt to global change including all feedbacks between terrestrial ecosystems and the climate. Over the years, I have focussed on a multitude of topics which required me to invest time and resources in developing numerical methods and models across spatial and temporal scales. My most satisfying main contributions, often going beyond the –at that time- state of the art are :
Over the years I have enjoyed supervising tens of Master, PhD and postdocs of which several got competitive positions in academia, governmental bodies and industry. If you have a Master or PhD degree in mathematics, physics, computer science, meteorology, plant physiology, or related topics, and find my research exciting, please, send me your cv and a motivation letter. If I share your vision, I may contact you to discuss your next research position at the LSCE. I believe the LSCE provides an intellectually stimulating environment for high-level research and is a lively science hub bringing together over 200 climate modelers and experimentalists from over 30 nationalities.
I am currently the Team leader of the "Modeling the continental surfaces and interfaces" team (around 30 researchers) and the Project Manager of a project dedicated to the development of the global land surface model, ORCHIDEE (the land surface component on the French IPSL Earth System Model), that gathers more than 100 Research scientists, post-docs and PhDs at several French institutes and universtities outside of France (Europe and China).
Project Title |
Funding source |
Amount (€) |
Period |
My role |
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VERIFY |
H2020 |
10 M€ total |
2017-2021 |
Coordinator ; Observation-based system for monitoring and verification of greenhouse gases |
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MULTIPLY |
H2020 |
100 k€ (for me) |
2016-2019
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WP contributor: Assessment of the potential of high resolution satellite data to constrain land surface models |
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CRESCENDO |
H2020 |
250 k€ (my activity) |
2015-2019
|
Responsible for the french contribution to land developments |
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CAMS41 |
Copernicus |
400 k€ (my activity) |
2016-2019 |
Responsible of the project; contribution to the GhG modeling system of the ECMWF Integrated Forcasting |
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CCI-HRLandCover |
ESA |
120 k€ (my activity) |
2012-2017 |
Co-Responsible for the French contribution on the use of the ESA-CCI Land cover products |
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BIOMASS | CNES french space agency |
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2015-2019 | Evaluation of the potential of forest biomass data from the ESA BIOMASS mission |
2010 – Present : Permanent research scientist at Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), in Gif-sur-Yvette, France for the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).
2001-2012: Permanent research scientist at Laboratoire de Biogéochimie et écologie des milieux continentaux (BIOEMCO), in Grignon, France for the National Center for Scientific Research (Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique; CNRS).
1999-2000: Post-doc at Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), in France.
1993-1995: Civil service at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR, Boulder, USA) where I studied the effect of the land surface processes on the atmosphere with a general circulation model.
1995 – 1998: PhD studies at the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE). Translated title: “Using 18O concentration of atmospheric CO2 to quantify the role of vegetation in the uptake of CO2 emissions from industrial activities. Supervisor: Philippe Ciais. PhD obtained at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, France.
1995 – 1998: PhD studies at the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE). Translated title: “Using 18O concentration of atmospheric CO2 to quantify the role of vegetation in the uptake of CO2 emissions from industrial activities. Supervisor: Philippe Ciais. PhD obtained at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, France.
1991 – 1992: Postgraduate degree in Oceanography, Meteorology and Environment (D.E.A. “océanologie, Météorologie et Environnement ”, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), France).
1990 – 1992: Degree in Land, Water and Forest Engineering. (Diplôme d’Ingénieur de l’Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural des Eaux et des Forets (ENGREF), Paris, France).
1988 – 1991: Degree in Agricultural Engineering (Diplôme d’Ingénieur Agronome de l’Institut National Agronomique de Paris-Grignon, France).
I have been involved in a wide range of environmental studies, focussed on various aspects of the carbon, water and energy cycles and including many collaborators across the world. I published over 110 papers in peer reviewed journals, including high profile journals (h-index of 40). As I still very much enjoy working on the nuts and bolts of models and numerical methods, I like to contribute to the technical aspects of the papers published by my students, post-docs and collaborators.
Full list of publications: Publication_list.docx
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