Xavier DURRIEU DE MADRON
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CNRS Senior Scientist CEFREM, University of Perpignan
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Curriculum Vitae:
| Positions |
1994-present: CNRS Scientist, Cefrem, University of Perpignan 1991-1993: Post-doctorate, Oceanography Dept, Florida State University 1988-1991: Ph.D, Institut of Geology, University of Neuchatel |
| Formation |
2004: Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, University of Perpignan (get pdf) 1991:
1988:
Master in Oceanography, University of Aix-Marseille II 1984:
Batchelor in Theoretical Physics, University of Nice |
Research activities:
Hydrodynamics and sediment transport on continental margins (coastal oceanography, shelf-slope exchanges, sediment dynamics, budgets). Coupling of in situ observations and modeling.
Scientific papers:
Durrieu de Madron X., F. Nyffeler & C.H. Godet (1990) Hydrographic structure and nepheloid spatial distribution in the
Durrieu de Madron X., F. Nyffeler, E.T. Balopoulos & G. Chronis (1992) Circulation and distribution of suspended matter in the
Durrieu de Madron X. (1994) Hydrography and nepheloid structures in the Grand-Rhône canyon. Continental Shelf Research, 14 , 457-477.
Durrieu de Madron X. & G. Weatherly (1994). Circulation, transport and bottom mixed layer in the deep western boundary currents in the
Durrieu de Madron X. & M. Panouse (1996). Transport de matière en suspension sur le plateau continental du Golfe du Lion - Situation estivale et hivernale. Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences, Série IIa, Paris, 322, 1061-1070.
Yoro S. C., R. Sempéré, C. Turley, M. A. Unanue, X. Durrieu de Madron & M. Bianchi (1997). Cross-slope variations of organic carbon and bacteria in the
Calafat A., X. Durrieu de Madron & M. Canals (1997). Registro continuo de las variaciones de temperatura en un volcán submarino (Estrecho de Bransfield, Antártida). Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. 93 (1-4), 63-71.
Durrieu de Madron X., O. Radakovitch, S. Heussner, M.D. Loye-Pilot. & A. Monaco (1999). Role of the climatological and current variability on shelf-slope exchanges of particulate matter. Evidence from the Rhône continental margin (NW Mediterranean). Deep-Sea Research I, 46:1513-1538. (get pdf)
Durrieu de Madron X., P. Castaing, T. Courp & F. Nyffeler (1999). Slope transport of suspended particulate matter on the Aquitanian margin of the
Heussner S., X. Durrieu de Madron, O. Radakovitch, L. Beaufort, P.E. Biscaye, J. Carbonne, N. Delsaut, H. Etcheber & A. Monaco (1999). Spatial and temporal patterns of downward particles fluxes on the continental slope of the
Durrieu de Madron X., A. Abassi, S. Heussner, A. Monaco, J-C. Aloisi, O. Radakovitch, P. Giresse, R. Buscail & P. Kerhervé (2000). Particulate matter and organic carbon budgets for the
Guillén J., A. Palanques, P.Puig, X. Durrieu de Madron & F. Nyffeler (2000) Field calibration of optical sensors for measuring suspended sediment concentration in the western
Lapouyade A. & X. Durrieu de Madron (2001). Seasonal variability of the advective transport of suspended particulate matter and organic carbon in the
Kitsiou D., X. Durrieu de Madron & P.A. Arnau (2001) Development of a data visualisation and analysis tool to study the particle dynamics in the coastal zone. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 43, 7-12, 262-269.
Redondo J.M., X. Durrieu de Madron, P. Medina, M.A. Sanchez & E. Schaaff (2001). Comparison of sediment resuspension measurements in sheared and zero-mean turbulent flows. Continental Shelf Research 21, 2095 –2103. (get pdf)
Béthoux J.P., X. Durrieu de Madron, F. Nyffeler & D. Taillez (2002). Deep water in the western
Flexas M., X. Durrieu de Madron, M. A. Garcia, M. Canals & P. Arnau (2002). Flow variability in the
Estournel C., X. Durrieu de Madron, P. Marsaleix, F. Auclair, C. Julliand & R. Vehil. (2003) Observations and modelisation of the winter coastal oceanic circulation in the
Hauser D., H. Branger, S. Bouffies-Cloché, S. Despiau, W. Drennan, H. Dupuis, P. Durand, X. Durrieu de Madron, C. Estournel, L. Eymard., C. Flamant, H. Graber, C. Guérin, K. Kahma, G. Lachaud, J-M. Lefèvre, J. Pelon, H. Pettersson, B. Piguet, P. Queffeulou, D. Tailliez, J. Tournadre & A. Weill (2003). The FETCH experiment: an overview. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 108, C3, 8053. (get pdf)
Durrieu de Madron X., L. Denis, F. Diaz, N. Garcia, C. Guieu, C. Grenz, M.D. Löye-Pilot, W. Ludwig, T. Moutin, P. Raimbault & C. Ridame (2003). Nutrients and carbon budgets for the
Grémare A., J.M. Amouroux, G. Cauwet, F. Charles, C. Courties, F. deBovée, A. Dinet, J.L. Devenon, X. Durrieu de Madron, B. Ferré, P. Fraunié, F. Joux, F. Lantoine, P. Lebaron, J.J. Naudin, A. Palanques, M. Pujo-Pay & L. Zudaire (2003). Response of Mediterranean coastal ecosystems to brief meteorological events. Preliminary results on the impact of a major winter storm. Oceanologica Acta, 26 (4), 407-420. (get pdf)
Raimbault P. & X. Durrieu De Madron (2003). Research activities in the
Durrieu de Madron X., B. Ferré, G. Le Corre, C. Grenz, P. Conan, M. Pujo-Pay, O. Bodiot, R. Buscail (2005) Trawling-induced resuspension and dispersal of muddy sediments and dissolved elements. Continental Shelf Research, 25 (19-20), 2387-2409. (get pdf)
Liquete C., M. Canals, P. Arnau, R. Urgeles and X. Durrieu de Madron (2004) The Impact of humans on strata formation along mediterranean margins. Oceanography, 17, 4, 42-514 (get pdf)
Durrieu de Madron X., Zervakis V., Theocharis A., Georgopoulos D. (2005) Comments to "Cascades of dense water around the world ocean”. Progress in Oceanography, 64 (1), 83-90. (get pdf)
Ferré B., K. Guizien, X. Durrieu de Madron, A. Palanques, J. Guillén,, A. Grémare (2005) Fine sediment dynamics study during a winter storm in the Gulf of Lion shelf (NW Mediterranean). Continental Shelf Research, 25 (19-20), 2410-2427. (get pdf)
Canals M., P. Puig, X. Durrieu de Madron, S. Heussner, A. Palanques, J. Fabrès (2006).
Guarracino M., B. Barnier, P. Marsaleix, X. Durrieu de Madron, A. Monaco, K. Escoubeyrou, J.C. Marty (2006). Hydrodynamic control of the transfer of particulate matter on a
Guillén J., F. Bourrin, A. Palanques, X. Durrieu de Madron, P. Puig , R. Buscail (2006). Sediment dynamics during “wet” and “dry” storm events on the Têt inner shelf (
Heussner S., X. Durrieu de Madron, A. Calafat, M. Canals, J. Carbonne, N. Delsaut, G. Saragoni (2006). Spatial and temporal variability of downward particle fluxes on a continental slope: lessons from an 8-yr experiment in the
Palanques A., X. Durrieu de Madron, P. Puig, J. Fabres, J. Guillén, A. Calafat, M. Canals, J. Bonnin (2006). Suspended sediment fluxes and transport processes in the
Bourrin F., X. Durrieu de Madron (2006) Contribution to the study of coastal rivers and associated prodeltas to sediment supply in
Bourrin F., A. Monaco, J-C. Aloïsi, J-A. Sanchez-Cabeza, J. Lofi, , S. Heussner, X. Durrieu de Madron, G. Jeanty G., R. Buscail, G. Saragoni (2007). Last millennia sedimentary record on a micro-tidal, low-accumulation prodelta (Têt W Mediterranean). Marine Geology, 243 (1), 77-96. (get pdf)
Curran K.J., P.S. Hill, T.G. Milligan, O.A. Mikkelsen, B. Law, X. Durrieu de Madron, F. Bourrin (2007). Settling velocity, effective density, and mass composition of suspended sediment in a coastal bottom boundary layer,
Bonnin J, S. Heussner, A. Calafat, J. Fabres, A. Palanques, X. Durrieu de Madron, M. Canals, P. Puig, J. Avril, N. Delsaut (2008). Comparison of horizontal and downward particle fluxes across canyons of the
Bourrin F., P.L. Friend,1, C.L. Amos, E. Manca, C. Ulses, A. Palanques, X. Durrieu de Madron, C.E.L. Thompson (2008). Sediment dispersal from a typical Mediterranean flood: The Têt River,
Bourrin F., X. Durrieu de Madron, S. Heussner, C. Estournel (2008). Impact of winter dense water formation on shelf sediment erosion (evidence from the
DeGeest A., B. Mullenbach, P. Puig, C. Nittrouer, T. Drexler, X. Durrieu de Madron, D.L. Orange (2008). Sediment accumulation in the western
Durrieu de Madron X., P. Wiberg, P. Puig (2008). Sediment dynamics in the
Ferré B., X. Durrieu de Madron, C. Estournel, C. Ulses, G. Le Corre (2008). Impact of natural and anthropogenic (trawl) resuspension on the export of particulate matter to the open ocean. Application to the
Palanques A., J. Guillén, P. Puig, X. Durrieu de Madron (2008). Storm-driven shelf-to-canyon suspended sediment transport at the southwestern
Sanchez-Vidal A., C. Pasqual, P. Kerhervé, A. Calafat, S. Heussner, A. Palanques, X. Durrieu de Madron, M. Canals, P. Puig (2008). Impact of dense shelf water cascading on the transfer of organic material to the deep western
Ulses C., C. Estournel, J. Bonnin, X. Durrieu de Madron, P. Marsaleix (2008). Impacts between storms and dense water cascading on shelf-slope exchange in the
Ulses C., C. Estournel, P. Puig, X. Durrieu de Madron, P. Marsaleix (2008). Dense water cascading in the northwestern
Ulses C., C. Estournel, X. Durrieu de Madron, A. Palanques (2008). Sediment transport in the
Sanchez-Vidal, A., C. Pasqual, P. Kerhervé, S. Heussner, A. Calafat, A. Palanques, X. Durrieu de Madron, M. Canals, and P. Puig (2009) Across margin export of organic matter by cascading events traced by stable isotopes, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Limnology & Oceanography, 54(5), 1488–1500. (get pdf)
Canals M, R Danovaro,
Allen S., X. Durrieu de Madron (2009) A review of the role of submarine canyons in deep-ocean exchange with the shelf. Ocean Sciences, 6, 1-38. (get pdf)
Biogeosciences, 7, 217-231. (get pdf)









