Jacques Pelon
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Jacques Pelon is a leading atmospheric scientist whose research centers on aerosol–cloud interactions, radiative forcing, and the long-range transport of dust. His work integrates ground-based, airborne, and satellite lidar observations to unravel how mineral dust influences climate and weather systems. Pelon’s most cited study (2009, 130 citations) examines the impact of Saharan dust on the radiative budget, surface heat fluxes, and convective activity over West Africa during March 2006, demonstrating that dust aerosols significantly alter heating rate profiles and can suppress or enhance storm development. This contribution is pivotal for understanding dust’s role in Sahelian climate dynamics. More recently, he led spatio-temporal monitoring of a moderate Saharan dust event affecting southern Europe in June 2013 as part of the ADRIMED/ChArMEx campaign (2017, 20 citations), showcasing the value of coordinated lidar networks for tracking dust plumes across continents. Pelon’s work has advanced predictive models of dust transport and its climatic effects, earning him recognition as a key figure in aerosol remote sensing. His research remains essential for students and scientists studying the complex feedbacks between dust, radiation, and atmospheric processes.
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