Post-doc positions in France

di Tiziana Gentilesca · 05/06/2013

Two Post-doc positions available at Gif sur Yvette, France:

1. The Power of In-situ and Satellite Atmospheric Measurements to Quantify CO2 fluxes over Europe

2. Atmospheric Inverse Modelling of CO2 Emissions from Paris

1. The new generation of meso-scale inversion systems such as those developed at LSCE now provide robust information on the seasonal fluxes of CO2 at regional to continental scale in regions that enjoy dense atmospheric CO2 networks (Europe, USA…). The next challenge is to retrieve robust information on the inter-annual variations, and on long-term mean or spatial distribution of ecosystem CO2 fluxes. The successful candidate will adapt and apply the European scale inversion system to study, compare and combine results from the assimilation of existing satellite and in situ atmospheric measurements. He will also analyse the potential of various future observation networks.

2. There is a high scientific and political interest in improving or verifying inventories of CO2 emissions from cities based on atmospheric measurements. Current emission inventories are established from registers of fossil fuel consumption combined with CO2 emission factors. This method has large uncertainties, but these uncertainties can be reduced by independent atmospheric CO2 measurements. The proposed post-doctoral study will be connected to the Carbocount-city project. It will consist in using existing and new CO2 data over the Paris area in order to further develop and exploit the inversion system to provide the first estimates of optimized emissions each day over the Paris region.