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Jean-Pierre Blanchet

Professor, ESCER Centre, Department of Earth Science
Université du Québec à Montréal
Participates in 2 items

Jean-Pierre Blanchet, PhD, is professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM), member of ESCER Climate Centre. He has been responsible for developing clouds and radiation processes schemes for two generations of the Canadian Global Climate Model (GCM). Contributing author in the first IPCC, his research is on the intricate feedback processes involving aerosols, clouds, radiation and precipitation in the Arctic climate system. Since over two decades, his work focuses on instrumental development and applications to the observation of cold regions. He has contributed on several major satellite missions, including EarthCARE (ESA, JAXA, CSA) and CloudSat-CALIPSO, parts of NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS). He is the principal investigator of the far IR spectro-radiometer (TICFIRE) for a major climate mission (A-CCP) in preparation at NASA for the next two decades.

Sessions in which Jean-Pierre Blanchet participates

Tuesday 25 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:25 AM
9:25 AM
Patrick Grenier
Speaker
Ouranos
Research Scientist
Philippe Gachon
Speaker
Université du Québec à M...
Professor, Department of...
Jean-Pierre Blanchet
Speaker
Université du Québec à M...
Professor, ESCER Centre,...
Serge Robert
Speaker
Université du Québec à M...
Professor, Department of...
Dennis Meadows
Speaker
University of New Hampshire
Emeritus Professor, Form...
Albert Lejeune
Instructor
Université du Québec à M...
Professor, School of Man...
12:35 PM
12:35 PM