Aline GOVIN

Tél. : 01.69.08.04.78
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Bureau : LSCE-Orme, Bâtiment 714, pièce 1033

Office : LSCE-Orme, Building 714, room 1033

Position

CNRS researcher (CRCN)

Research interests

  • Variability of the deep North Atlantic circulation
  • Past changes in South American terrestrial climates
  • Glacial – interglacial climate variability
  • Evolution of the Last Interglacial period
  • Tracers: inorganic geochemistry (XRF), grain size analysis, magnetic tracers
  • Data compilations & Model-data comparisons

CV

  • Since Jan 2015: CNRS researcher (CRCN) at LSCE
  • 2009-2014: Postdoc at MARUM, University of Bremen, Germany.
  • 2005-2008: PhD degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines (France) and the University of Bergen (Norway) (“cotutelle” agreement). Performed at LSCE (Gif/Yvette, France), in collaboration with the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (Bergen, Norway).
  • 2004-2005: Master degree in Climate and Environmental Sciences at the University of Versailles Saint Quentin (France).
  • 2002-2004: Magistère degree in Earth Sciences at the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Paris (France).

Projects

Ongoing projects

  • CNRS-INSU-LEFE HYDRONEB (2024-2025): Hydroclimate changes  in the North-East Brazil region during the last 150 ka: tracing of detrital sources. 
  • ANR-funded SESAME (2021-2026): Human paleoecology, Social and cultural Evolutions among first Settlements in Southern AMErica.

Completed projects

  • CNRS-INSU-LEFE PAPANEB (2024): Paléoclimatologie préliminaire des régions amazonienne et nord-est du Brésil.
  • ANR-funded Belmont-Forum ACCEDE (2019-2024): Abrupt Change in Climate and Ecosystems: Where are the Tipping Points?
  • CNRS-INSU-LEFE DECORATING (2021-2023): Dynamics of main Atlantic deep currents during past warm periods (interglacials) of the last 350 000 years.
  • CNRS-INSU-LEFE CircLIG (2016-2018): Interglacial variability of North Atlantic deep circulation.
  • EndLIG (DFG Interdynamik priority program, 2011-2013): What ends an Interglacial? Feedbacks between tropical rainfall, Atlantic climate and ice sheets during the Last Interglacial.

Grey litterature

2016

E. Govin, A., Vazquez Riveiros, N., Réaud, Y., Waelbroeck, C., Giraudeau, J.: Unprecedented coring performance with the upgraded Research Vessel Marion Dufresne. PAGES Magazine, Vol 24, No 1, p. 27, 2016. Paper.

2015

D. Bakker P., Govin A., Thornalley D., Roche D. and Renssen H.: Modelling deep ocean flow speeds and δ13C during the Last Interglacial: Towards a more direct model-data comparison. PAGES News, Vol 23, No 1, p. 18-19, 2015. Paper.

C. Capron E., Govin A., Stone E.J.: a new last interglacial temperature data synthesis as an improved benchmark for climate modeling. PAGES News, Vol 23, No 1, p. 4-5, 2015. Paper.

B. Govin A., Blazey, B., Prange, M., and Paul, A.: What ends an Interglacial? Feedbacks between tropical rainfall, Atlantic climate and ice sheets during the Last Interglacial (EndLIG), in: Integrated Analysis of Interglacial Climate Dynamics (INTERDYNAMIC), edited by: Schulz, M., and Paul, A., SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences, 25-30, 2015. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-00693-2_5. Paper.

2013

A. Panchang R., Govin A., Omuombo C. The Art of Reviewing: Holding up quality in the scientific quality control system. PAGES News, Vol 21, No 2, p. 91-92, 2013. Paper.

Expeditions

  • AMARYLLIS-AMAGAS II (MD241, 2023, 3 weeks). Along the Brazilian and French Guyana margin. On board the R/V Marion Dufresne. Chief scientist.
  • ACCLIMATE (MD203, 2016, 4 weeks). In the South Atlantic. On board the R/V Marion Dufresne.
  • MSM39 (2014, 3 weeks). In the Labrador Sea. Onboard the R/V Maria S. Merian.
  • CIRCEA (MD190, 2012, 2 weeks). In the South China Sea. On board the R/V Marion Dufresne.
  • MSM19-1c (2011, 12 days). Student training cruise in the SE Atlantic (off Namibia). Onboard the R/V Maria S. Merian.
  • RETRO 3 (IMAGES XVIII, MD173, 2009, 2 weeks). In the Western tropical Atlantic (off Fortaleza, Brasil). On board the R/V Marion Dufresne.
  • MARCO POLO 2 (IMAGES XIV, MD155, 2006, 4 weeks). In the China and Philippine Seas. On board the R/V Marion Dufresne.

Professional activities

  • 2019-2022: Member of the French Commission for Offshore vessels (from the French Oceanographic Fleet)
  • 2019-2023: Co-leader of the IPSL Paleoclimate research theme
  • 2016-2019: Member of the LSCE-GEOPS PANOPLY analytical platform
  • 2015-2021: Member of the organisation team of LSCE weekly seminars
  • 2012-2013: Contributing author to the 5th chapter (“Information from Paleoclimate Archives”) of the IPCC 5th Assessment report
  • 2012-2013: MARUM post-doc representative
  • 2005-2008: PhD student representative in LSCE Thesis Follow-up Committee.