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Thierry Leblanc

Education
  • B.S., Physics, UPMC, France (1989)
  • M.S., Applied Physics, UPMC, France (1990)
  • Ph.D., Atmospheric Physics, Univ. P. et M. Curie (UPMC), Paris VI, France (1995)
Research Interests
  • Atmospheric ozone and temperature variability from synoptic to decadal scales
  • Coupling of the dynamics and chemistry in the UT/LS region
  • Water Vapor in the UT/LS region
  • Quasi-Biennial Oscillation and ENSO signatures of ozone and temperature
Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1996-Present)
    • Research Scientist, Atmospheric Lidar Group (2000-Present)
    • Technical Staff, Atmospheric Lidar Group (1999-2001)
    • JPL-Caltech Postdoctoral fellow (1998)
    • National Research Council Resident Research Associate (1996-1997)
Selected Awards
  • National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (1996-1997)
Selected Publications
  1. Leblanc, T., I. S. McDermid, and A. Hauchecorne. A study of ozone variability and its connection with meridional transport in the Northern Pacific lower stratosphere during summer 2002, J. Geophys. Res., DOI:10.1029/2003JD004027, 2004.
  2. McDermid, I. S., G. Beyerle, D. A. Haner, and T. Leblanc, Redesign and improved performance of the JPL-TMF tropospheric ozone lidar, Appl. Opt., 41, 7550-7555, 2002.
  3. Leblanc, T., and I. S. McDermid, Quasi-biennial oscillation signatures in ozone and temperature observed by lidar at Mauna Loa, Hawaii (19.5°N, 155.6°W), J. Geophys. Res., 106, 14,869-14,874 (2001)
  4. Leblanc, T., and I. S. McDermid, Stratospheric ozone climatology from lidar measurements at Table Mountain (34.4°N, 117.7°W) and Mauna Loa (19.5°N, 155.6°W), J. Geophys. Res., 105, 14,613-14,623 (2000)
  5. Leblanc, T., I. S. McDermid, and D. A. Ortland, Lidar observations of the middle atmospheric thermal tides and comparison with HRDI and GSWM. Part II: October observations at Mauna Loa (19.5°N)., J. Geophys. Res., 104, 11,931-11,938 (1999)
  6. Leblanc, T., I. S. McDermid, and D. A. Ortland, Lidar observations of the middle atmospheric thermal tides and comparison with HRDI and GSWM. Part I: Methodology and winter observations at Table Mountain (34.4°N)., J. Geophys. Res., 104, 11,917-11,930 (1999)
  7. Leblanc, T., I. S. McDermid, C. Y. She, D. A. Krueger, A. Hauchecorne, and P. Keckhut, Temperature climatology of the middle atmosphere from long-term lidar measurements at mid- and low-latitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 103., 17,191-17,204 (1998)
  8. Leblanc, T., I. S. McDermid, A. Hauchecorne, and P. Keckhut, Evaluation and optimization of lidar temperature analysis algorithms using simulated data, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 6177-6187 (1998)
  9. Leblanc, T., and A. Hauchecorne, Recent observations of the mesospheric temperature inversions, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 19,471-19,482 (1997)
  10. Leblanc, T., A. Hauchecorne, M. L. Chanin, F. W. Taylor, C. D. Rodgers, and N. Livesey, Mesospheric temperature inversions as seen by ISAMS (UARS), Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 1485-1488 (1995)
  11. Leblanc, T., Observation et modélisation numérique des inversions mésosphériques de température, Thése de Doctorat de l'Université Paris VI, 258 pp. (1995)

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