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Claire Perigaud

Education
  • Diploma from Ecole Polytechnique, Paris France (1978)
  • Civil Engineering Diploma from Ecole Nationale Ponts et Chaussees, Paris France (1980)
  • PhD. in Fluid Mechanics, Ecole National des Ponts et Chaussees, Paris, France (1982)
  • Ph.D. in Earth Sciences, Oceanography, Universite Paris VII, France (1987)
Research Interests
  • Satellite oceanography: data analysis and numerical modeling of the tropical oceans
  • Altimetry: Seasat, Geosat, TOPEX/Jason
  • Scaterometry: Seasat, QuikSCAT
  • Coupled ocean-atmosphere modeling to study climate variations in the tropics
  • El Nino/La Nina: seasonal-to decadal climate variations in the tropical Pacific
  • Indian Ocean: Somali current, South equatorial Current, Intraseasonal-to-decadal climate variations
  • Role of salinity and rain fluctuations in the Indian Ocean temperature/circulation
  • Rain meansurements TRMM, GPM
  • Intraseasonal climate variability: Westerly Wind Burst and Madden Julian Oscillations
Professional Experience
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1988-Present)
    • Research Scientist, Ocean Science Element with leaves of absence during work in France
    • National Research Council Resident Research Associate (1988-1989)
  • Ministry Education Nationale, Institut Physique Globe, Toulouse, France (1992-1993)
  • Engineer, Bouygues, Paris, France (1978-1980)
  • Civil Servant Ecole Polytechnique, Paris France (1975-1978)
Selected Awards
  • National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (1988-1989)
  • Centre National dEtudes Spatiales Fellowship (1982-1987)
  • Ecole Nationale des Ponts et chausses Fellowship (1980-1982)
Selected Publications
  1. Illig, S., and C. Perigaud (2007), Yearly impact of submonthly rain fluctuations on the Indian Ocean salinity, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L12609, doi:10.1029/2007GL029655
  2. Perigaud C., J. P. McCreary and K. Q. Zhang, 2003: "Impacts of interannual rainfall anomalies on Indian Ocean salinity and temperature viariability," J. Geophys. Res., 108, 10, doi: 10.1029/2002JC001699.
  3. Perigaud C., and J. P. McCreary, 2003: "Influence of interannual rainfall anomalies on sea level variations in the tropical Indian Ocean," J. Geophys. Res., 108, 10, doi: 10.1029/2003JC001857.
  4. Florenchie P., and C. Perigaud , 2002: "Role of the Western Pacific Ocean Boundary Conditions during 1980-1998 in the ENSO events simulated by a coupled ocean-atmosphere model," Jour. Geophys. Res., 107, 1-19.
  5. Perigaud C. and C. Cassou, 2000: "Importance of oceanic decadal trends and westerly wind bursts for forecasting El Niño," Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 3, 389-392.
  6. Perigaud C., C. Cassou, B.Dewitte, L.L.Fu and D. J Neelin, 2000: "Use of data to improve El Nino forecasts with Intermediate Coupled Models," Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 9, 3025-3049.
  7. Perigaud C., F. Melin and C.Cassou, 2000: "ENSO simulated with Intermediate Coupled Models and evaluated with observations over 1970-1996. Part I: importance of the off-equatorial variability," J. Climate, 13, 1605-1634.
  8. Cassou C. and C. Perigaud, 2000: "ENSO simulated with Intermediate Coupled Models and evaluated with observations over 1970-1996. Part II: role of the off-equatorial Ocean and Meridional winds," J. Climate, 13, 1635-1663.
  9. Perigaud C., S.Zebiak, F. Melin, JPBoulanger, B. Dewitte, 1997: "On the role of the meridional wind anomalies in a simple coupled model of ENSO," J. Climate, 10, 761-773.
  10. Perigaud C. and B. Dewitte, 1996: "El Nino-La Nina events simulated with the Cane and Zebiak's model and observed with in situ and satellite data. Part1: model and data comparison," J. Climate, 9, 66-84.
  11. Dewitte B. and C. Perigaud, 1996: "El Nino-La Nina events simulated with the Cane and Zebiak's model and observed with in situ and satellite data. Part2: model forced by data," J. Climate, 9, 1188-1207.
  12. Greiner E. and C. Perigaud, 1996: "Assimilation of Geosat altimetric data in a nonlinear shallow-water model of the Indian Ocean. Part1: Adjoint approach and model-data consistency," Jour. Phys. Oceanog., 24, 8, 1783-1804.
  13. Greiner E. and C.Perigaud, 1996: "Assimilation of Geosat altimetric data in a nonlinear shallow-water model of the Indian Ocean. Part2: validation and interpretation of assimilated results," Jour. Phys. Oceanog., 26, 1735-1746.
  14. Chao Y., Halpern D. and Perigaud C., 1993: "Sea surface height variabilities in the tropical Pacific Ocean," J. Geophys. Res., 98, 6947-695.
  15. Perigaud C. and P. Delecluse, 1993: "Interannual sea level variations in the tropical Indian Ocean from Geosat and shallow-water simulations," Jour. Phys Oceanog., 23, 1916-1934.
  16. Arnault S. and C. Perigaud, 1992: "A review of altimetry and models in the tropical oceans," Oceanologica Acta, Special issue on altimetry for oceanography, 15, 411-430.
  17. Perigaud C. and V. Zlotnicki, 1992: "Importance of Geosat orbit and tidal errors for large scale Indian Ocean variations," Oceanologica Acta, special issue altimetry for oceanography, 15, 5, 491-505.
  18. Perigaud C. and P. Delecluse, 1992: "Annual sea level variations in the Southeastern tropical Indian Ocean," J. Geophys. Res, 97, 20169-20179.
  19. Fu L.L., Vazquez J. and C. Perigaud, 1991: "Fitting Dynamic Models to the Geosat Sae level Observations in the Tropical Pacific Ocean. Part 1: A free wave Model," Jour. Phys. Oceanog., 21, 798-809.
  20. Perigaud C., 1990: "Sea level oscillations observed with Geosat along the two zonal shear fronts of the Pacific NorthEquatorial Counter Current," Jour. Geophys. Res., 95, 7239-7248.

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