Océanographe physicien (pour en savoir plus)

Fiche d'actualités scientifiques de l'IRD: Salinité et couleur de l'eau annoncent El Nino (08/2011)

Formation

- Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) de l'Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse), "Stratification thermohaline des couches superficielles de l'Océan Pacifique équatorial ouest: observations et impacts sur le phénomène El Nino", 2009.
- Thèse de doctorat de 3eme cycle de l'Université Pierre et Marie Curie, UPMC Paris VI, "Equilibre du réservoir chaud de l'océan Pacifique tropical ouest", 1996.
- Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies de l'Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC Paris VI) en Océanographie, Météorologie et Environement, Option: dynamique de l'océan et de l'atmosphère, 1991.

Encadrement

Directeur de la thèse de Florent Gasparin (2009 - 20xx)

Rapporteur de la thèse de Yves Tanguy (soutenue le 31/03/2011 au LOCEAN, Paris).
Examinateur de la thèse de Christelle Bosc (soutenue le 5/12/2008 au LEGOS, Toulouse).

Responsable des stages de fin d'études de niveau Master-2 (universités de Toulouse, Marseille, Brest, Toulon...) et d'écoles d'ingénieurs (ENM, SupAero, ENSTA) : 11 au total au 31/12/2010.

Working space

SPICE project
Links to editorial boards: AMS, AGU, Elsevier, Springer, ...
Links to observations: El Nino (TAO), TSG (ORE), ocean&satellite (AVISO), Altimetry, Coriolis, TOCS, ....
Lien vers les fiches de valorisation des campagnes océanographiques : Frontalis-3, Flusec-01, SECARGO, etc...
lien vers site ftp IRD-Nouméa

Publications (08/2011)

* Ganachaud, A., A. Sen Gupta, J. Orr, S. Wijffels, K. Ridgway, M. Hemer, C. Maes, et al., Observed and Expected Changes to the Pacific Ocean. Chapter 3 in: Vulnerability of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Pacific to Climate Change (J.D. Bell, J.E. Johnson and A.J. Hobday eds.), Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia, in press, 2011.
* Gasparin, F., A. Ganachaud, and C. Maes, A western boundary current east of New Caledonia: observed characteristics, Deep Sea Res. I, 58, 956-969, 2011.
* Maes, C., and S. Belamari, On the impact of salinity barrier layer on the Pacific Ocean mean state and ENSO, Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere, 7, 97-100, 2011.
* Ganachaud, A., A. Vega, M. Rodier, C. Dupouy, C. Maes, et al., Observed impact of upwelling events on water properties and biological activity off the southwest coast of New Caledonia, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 61, 449–464, 2010.
* Maes, C., J. Sudre, and V. Garçon, Detection of the eastern edge of the equatorial Pacific warm pool using satellite-based ocean color observations, Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere, 6, 129-132, 2010.
* Bosc, C., T. Delcroix, and C. Maes, Barrier layer variability in the western Pacific warm pool from 2000 to 2007, J. Geophys. Res., 114, C06023, doi:10.1029/2008JC005187, 2009.
* Maes, C., On the ocean salinity stratification observed at the eastern edge of the equatorial Pacific warm pool, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C03027, doi:10.1029/2007JC004297, 2008.
* Gourdeau, L., W. S. Kessler, R. E. Davis, J. Sherman, C. Maes, and E. Kestenare, Zonal jets entering the Coral Sea, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 38, 715-725, 2008.
* Maes C., L. Gourdeau, X. Couvelard, and A. Ganachaud, What are the origins of the Antarctic Intermediate Waters transported by the North Caledonian Jet?, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L21608, doi:10.1029/2007GL031546, 2007.
* Ferry N., E. Remy, P. Brasseur, and C. Maes, The MERCATOR global ocean operational analysis / forecast system: assessment and validation of a 11-year reanalysis, J. Mar. Syst., 65, 540-560, 2007.
* Maes, C., K. Ando, T. Delcroix, W. S. Kessler, M. J. McPhaden, and D. Roemmich, Observed correlation of surface salinity, temperature and barrier layer at the eastern edge of the western Pacific warm pool, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L06601, doi:10.1029/2005GL024772, 2006.
* Maes C., J. Picaut, and S. Belamari, Importance of salinity barrier layer for the buildup of El Niño, J. Climate, 18, 104-118, 2005.
* Maes C., J. Picaut, Y. Kuroda, and K. Ando, Characteristics of the convergence zone at the eastern edge of the Pacific warm pool, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L11304, doi:10.1029/2004GL019867, 2004.
* Maes C., J. Picaut, and S. Belamari, Salinity barrier layer and onset of El Niño in a Pacific coupled model, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(24), 2206, doi:10.1029/2002GL016029, 2002.
* Maes C., M. J. McPhaden, and D. Behringer, Signatures of salinity variability in tropical Pacific Ocean dynamic height anomalies, J. Geophys. Res., 107(C12), 8012, doi:10.1029/2000JC000737, 2002.
* Maes C., Salinity variability in the equatorial Pacific Ocean during the 1993-98 period, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 1659-1662, 2000.
* Maes C., and D. Behringer, Using satellite-derived sea level and temperature profiles for determining the salinity variability: a new approach, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 8537-8547, 2000.
* Maes C., D. Behringer, R. W. Reynolds, and M. Ji, Retrospective analysis of the salinity variability in the western tropical Pacific Ocean using an indirect minimization approach, J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 17, 512-524, 2000.
* Maes C., A note on the vertical scales of temperature and salinity and their signature in dynamic height in the western Pacific Ocean. Implications for data assimilation, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 11 037-11 048, 1999.
* Maes C., M. Benkiran, and P. De Mey, Sea level comparison between Topex/Poseidon altimetric data and a global ocean general circulation model from an assimilation perspective, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 15 575-15 585, 1999.
* Maes C., and D. Behringer, Sur une méthode d'analyse en composantes principales pour déterminer la variabilité haline des couches superficielles océaniques: application a l'océan Pacifique tropical ouest, Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, 329, 597-602, 1999.
* Dewitte B., G. Reverdin, and C. Maes, Vertical structure of an OGCM simulation of the equatorial Pacific Ocean in 1985-94, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 29, 1542-1570, 1999.
* Maes C., Estimating the influence of salinity on sea level anomaly in the ocean, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 3551-3554, 1998.
* Maes C., P. Delecluse and G. Madec, Impact of westerly wind bursts on the warm pool of the TOGA-COARE domain in an OGCM, Climate Dynamics, 14, 55-70, 1998.
* Boulanger J-P., P. Delecluse, C. Maes and C. Lévy, Long equatorial waves in a high-resolution OGCM simulation of the tropical Pacific ocean during the 1985-1994 TOGA period, Mon. Wea. Rev., 125, 972-984, 1997.
* Maes C., G. Madec and P. Delecluse, Sensitivity of an equatorial Pacific OGCM to the lateral diffusion, Mon. Wea. Rev., 125, 958-971, 1997.

Others:

* Maes, C., et al., Geostrophic component of oceanic jets entering in the eastern Coral Sea as observed with high-resolution XBT surveys (2008-2010), Coriolis-Mercator Ocean Quarterly Newsletter, 41, 25-32, 2011.
* Maes, C., and D. Varillon, Large-scale climatic and oceanic conditions around Santo. In : Bouchet P. (ed.), Le Guyader H. (ed.), Pascal O. (ed.) The natural history of Santo. Paris (FRA) ; Marseille (FRA) ; Paris : MNHN ; IRD ; Pro-Natura International, 2011, 70, p. 57-61. (Patrimoines Naturels). ISBN 978-2-85653-627-8.
* Goni, G., et al. (2010), The Ship Of Opportunity Program, in Proceedings of OceanObs’09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison, D.E. & Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306, doi:10.5270/OceanObs09.cwp.35
* Bosc, C., T. Delcroix, and C. Maes, Barrier layer variability in the western Pacific warm pool, as inferred from Argo floats during 2000-2007, CORIOLIS newsletter, vol. 5, 18-20, 2009.
* Maes, C., G. Eldin, A. Melet, J. Lefévre, J. Sudre, D. Varillon, A. Ganachaud and L. Gourdeau, Rapport de la mission océanographique FLUSEC-01 à bord du N.O. Alis du 12 au 30 Août 2007 en mer de Corail, Océan Pacifique Sud-Ouest, Rapports de missions, Sciences de la Mer, Océanographie Physique, Centre IRD de Nouméa, Nouvelle Calédonie, no 24, 98 pp, 2009.
* Cai W., A. Ganachaud, C. Maes, D. Hu, B. Qiu, J. Lee, and M. Fukasawa, CLIVAR Pacific Panel Observational Programs, CLIVAR exchanges, 51, 7-9, 2009.
* Ganachaud, A., A. Vega, M. Rodier, R. Leborgne, D. Varillon, F. Soul, C. Maes, J-M Boré, et A. Lapetite, Rapport des missions EMERLIS-CoDys à bord du N.O. Alis du 14 au 17 décembre 2005 et du 9 au 19 avril 2006, 22S-23.5S, 165.5E-167E. Rapports de Mission, Sciences de la Mer, Océanographie Physique, Centre IRD de Nouméa, Nouvelle Calédonie, vol. 22, 79 pp, 2008.
* Bosc, C., C. Maes, and T. Delcroix, Thermohaline variability of the eastern edge of the western Pacific warm pool, as inferred from ARGO floats, CORIOLIS newsletter, 4, pages 13-14, 2007.
* Maes, C., Océanographes des mers du Sud, 50 ans d'océanographie physique dans l'océan Pacifique sud-ouest, MetMar, 213, 4-11, 2006.
* Maes, C., E. Kestenare, A. Ganachaud, F. Gallois, M. Rodier, D. Varillon, G. Eldin, R. Chuchla, and A. Lapetite, Rapport de la mission FRONTALIS-3 à bord du N.O. Alis du 22 avril au 19 mai 2005. Rapports de missions du centre IRD de Nouméa, sciences de la mer, océanographie physique, no 20, 167 pp, 2006.
* Maes, C., A. Vega, and J. Sudre, Hydroclimatic conditions in the southwest Pacific Ocean, In Compendium of marine species from New Caledonia, edited by C. Payri and B. Richer de Forges, documents scientifiques et techniques, volume II7, centre de Nouméa, 49-59 pp, 2006.
* Picaut J., T. Delcroix, G. Eldin, A. Ganachaud, C. Maes, J. McCreary, and A. Timmermann, International workshop on the low frequency modulation of ENSO, proceedings report, 58 pp, 2004.
* Reynolds R. W., D. Behringer, M. Ji, A. Leetmaa, C. Maes, F. Vossepoel, and Y. Xue: Analyzing the 1993-1998 interannual variability of NCEP model ocean simulations: the contribution of TOPEX/Poseidon observations. In: Satellites, Oceanography and Society, édité par D. Halpern, Elsevier Oceanography series, 63, 299-308, 2000.

Actes de conférence (2011):

- Maes, C. and S. Belamari, Impact of the equatorial barrier layer in the coupled response of the Pacific Ocean, submitted to OS8, AGU Fall meeting 2011.
- Maes, C., A. Ganachaud, and D. Varillon, Monitoring the northern limb of the subtropical gyre with high-resolution XBT surveys in the South Pacific Ocean, The First XBT Science Workshop: Building a Multi-Decadal Upper Ocean Temperature Record, Melbourne, Australia, 7-8 July 2011.
- Durand F., C. Maes, J.-L. Fuda, D. Varillon, A. Ganachaud, and F. Gasparin, AltiGlidex: Towards a synergy of AltiKa, gliders and XBTs for the monitoring of a boundary current in the Southwest Pacific, 2nd SARAL/Altika science workshop, Ahmedabad, India, March 15-17 2011.
- Maes, C., J. Sudre and V. Garçon, Detection of the eastern edge of the western Pacific warm pool, Geophysical research Abstracts, vol 13, EGU2011-5102, Vienne, Austria, 2011.
- Ganachaud, A., C. Maes, W. Kessler, and G. Brassington, SPICE: Southwest Pacific ocean Circulation and Climate Experiment, Geophysical research Abstracts, vol 13, EGU2011-9425, Vienne, Austria, 2011.
- Boutin, J., et al., Sea surface salinity as measured by SMOS and by surface autonomous drifters, Geophysical research Abstracts, vol 13, EGU2011-8704, Vienne, Austria, 2011.

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