Philippe Le Sager
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78
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About
Philippe Le Sager is a leading figure in the evaluation and improvement of global aerosol models, with a career dedicated to reducing uncertainty in how atmospheric particles affect climate. His research sits at the intersection of Earth system modeling and satellite observation, focusing on the critical processes governing natural and biomass burning aerosols. Le Sager’s most influential work, with 45 citations, provides a rigorous evaluation of mineral dust within the CRESCENDO Earth system models, quantifying the global dust cycle and its representation in climate simulations. He further advanced the field by leading a satellite-based evaluation of AeroCom model biases in biomass burning regions, a study that has garnered 20 citations for its comprehensive assessment of aerosol distributions and their health and climate impacts. As a key contributor to the AeroCom Phase III initiative, Le Sager has been instrumental in multi-model evaluations of aerosol optical properties and absorption, using extensive ground and space-based observations from AERONET, MODIS, and GAW sites. His work directly informs the next generation of climate models, providing the critical observational constraints needed to improve predictions of aerosol radiative forcing and its role in the Earth system.
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- 2Satellite-based evaluation of AeroCom model bias in biomass burning regions20 citations · 2022
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- 4Aerosol absorption in global models from AeroCom Phase III4 citations · 2021