F. Hourdin

16.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
113 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

F. Hourdin is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Hourdin has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Atmospheric Science, 65 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 38 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in F. Hourdin's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (51 papers), Climate variability and models (43 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (35 papers). F. Hourdin is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (51 papers), Climate variability and models (43 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (35 papers). F. Hourdin collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and United Kingdom. F. Hourdin's co-authors include Olivier Talagrand, F. Forget, Catherine Rio, Richard Fournier, Jean‐Louis Dufresne, S. R. Lewis, P. L. Read, Matthew Collins, Christophe Hourdin and P. Rannou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

F. Hourdin

112 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Improved general circulation models of the Martian atmosphere from the surface to above 80 km

1999 937 citations F. Forget, F. Hourdin et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
The LMDZ4 general circulation model: climate performance and sensitivity to parametrized physics with emphasis on tropical convection

2006 659 citations F. Hourdin, Ionela Musat et al. profile →
Tropical Intraseasonal Variability in 14 IPCC AR4 Climate Models. Part I: Convective Signals

2006 633 citations F. Hourdin et al. profile →
The Art and Science of Climate Model Tuning

2016 346 citations F. Hourdin, V. Balaji et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
F. Hourdin	4.8k	4.5k	2.9k	829	514	113	7.9k
Anthony D. Del Genio	7.7k 1.6×	7.4k 1.7×	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	222 0.4×	154	10.0k
Darryn W. Waugh	9.1k 1.9×	8.9k 2.0×	1.2k 0.4×	2.5k 3.0×	154 0.3×	244	11.5k
Colin Price	3.3k 0.7×	4.4k 1.0×	2.9k 1.0×	191 0.2×	75 0.1×	173	6.6k
James R. Holton	15.3k 3.2×	11.8k 2.6×	5.8k 2.0×	2.5k 3.1×	265 0.5×	146	17.7k
C. Fröhlich	2.5k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	1.9k 0.7×	391 0.5×	411 0.8×	108	4.8k
Joanna D. Haigh	5.1k 1.0×	4.6k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	711 0.9×	138 0.3×	127	6.9k
E. P. Shettle	4.9k 1.0×	4.7k 1.0×	827 0.3×	571 0.7×	547 1.1×	100	6.6k
Eugene Rozanov	4.8k 1.0×	3.8k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	311 0.4×	127 0.2×	227	6.1k
Lesley J. Gray	9.2k 1.9×	8.2k 1.8×	2.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	98 0.2×	166	10.4k
Tsuneo Matsunaga	2.0k 0.4×	1.4k 0.3×	2.3k 0.8×	134 0.2×	1.0k 2.0×	254	5.7k

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All Works

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Raoult, Nina, James M. Salter, F. Hourdin, et al.. (2024). Exploring the potential of history matching for land surface model calibration. Geoscientific model development. 17(15). 5779–5801. 2 indexed citations

Caliot, Cyril, Stéphane Blanco, Richard Fournier, et al.. (2024). Coupled heat transfers resolution by Monte Carlo in urban geometry including direct and diffuse solar irradiations. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 222. 125139–125139. 3 indexed citations

Balaji, V., Fleur Couvreux, Julie Deshayes, et al.. (2022). Are general circulation models obsolete?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(47). e2202075119–e2202075119. 37 indexed citations

Villefranque, Najda, F. Hourdin, Oliviér Boucher, et al.. (2022). The “teapot in a city”: A paradigm shift in urban climate modeling. Science Advances. 8(27). eabp8934–eabp8934. 16 indexed citations

Bonnet, R. M., Oliviér Boucher, Julie Deshayes, et al.. (2021). Presentation and Evaluation of the IPSL‐CM6A‐LR Ensemble of Extended Historical Simulations. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 13(9). 35 indexed citations

Hourdin, F., Daniel Williamson, Catherine Rio, et al.. (2020). Process‐Based Climate Model Development Harnessing Machine Learning: II. Model Calibration From Single Column to Global. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 13(6). 27 indexed citations

Couvreux, Fleur, F. Hourdin, Daniel Williamson, et al.. (2020). Process‐Based Climate Model Development Harnessing Machine Learning: I. A Calibration Tool for Parameterization Improvement. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 13(3). 53 indexed citations

Gastineau, Guillaume, François Lott, Emmanuel Mignot, & F. Hourdin. (2020). Alleviation of an Arctic Sea Ice Bias in a Coupled Model Through Modifications in the Subgrid‐Scale Orographic Parameterization. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 12(9). e2020MS002111–e2020MS002111. 6 indexed citations

Vignon, Étienne, F. Hourdin, Christophe Genthon, et al.. (2017). Modeling the Dynamics of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over the Antarctic Plateau With a General Circulation Model. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 10(1). 98–125. 37 indexed citations

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Vignon, Étienne, F. Hourdin, Christophe Genthon, et al.. (2017). Antarctic boundary layer parametrization in a general circulation model: 1‐D simulations facing summer observations at Dome C. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 122(13). 6818–6843. 23 indexed citations

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Guichard, Françoise, Laurent Kergoat, É. Mougin, & F. Hourdin. (2012). The annual cycle of temperature in the Sahel and its climatic sensitivity. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 1 indexed citations

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Salack, Seyni, et al.. (2012). Multi-scale analyses of dry spells across Niger and Senegal. Science et changements planétaires / Sécheresse. 23(1). 3–13. 4 indexed citations

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Forget, F., Ehouarn Millour, Francisco González‐Galindo, et al.. (2008). Modeling the Martian Atmosphere with the LMD Global Climate Model. Open Research Online (The Open University). 1447. 9054. 3 indexed citations

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Lebonnois, S., et al.. (2006). Super-rotation simulated with the new LMD Venus General Circulation Model. 167. 2 indexed citations

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Lebonnois, S., et al.. (2005). Seasonal variations of Titan's stratospheric composition in the LMD/SA Global Climate Model. DPS. 3 indexed citations

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Hauglustaine, Didier, F. Hourdin, L. Jourdain, et al.. (2004). Interactive chemistry in the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique general circulation model: Description and background tropospheric chemistry evaluation. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 109(D4). 295 indexed citations

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Coll, M. Angelats i, F. Forget, F. Hourdin, et al.. (2003). The Mars Thermospheric LMD General Circulation Model: First comparisons with MGS aerobraking data. DPS. 2 indexed citations

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Forget, F., et al.. (2002). First Results With The Mars Thermospheric Lmd General Circulation Model. EGS General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 4418. 2 indexed citations

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Forget, F., F. Hourdin, Christophe Hourdin, & Olivier Talagrand. (1999). Simulations of the Martian Seasonal Dust Cycle with a General Circulation Model. 6206. 1 indexed citations

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Talagrand, Olivier, F. Forget, Richard Fournier, et al.. (1997). A Climate Database for the Martian Atmosphere. DPS. 2 indexed citations

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