VIONNET Vincent
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Research topics
Snowpack/atmosphere interactions in mountainous terrain
Numerical simulations of wind-induced snow transport using the coupled model Meso-NH/Crocus
Observations of blowing and drifting snow at the experimental site of Col du Lac Blanc
High-resolution atmospheric modeling in mountainous terrain to improve snowpack and hydrological forecasting
PhD
Studies of blowing and drifting snow in alpine terrain: observations and simulations using a coupled snowpack/atmosphere model
Defended 30 November 2012
PhD thesis available online (in French)
Academic Background
- 2014-Now: Scientist at Snow Studies Center (St Martin d’Hères, France)
- 2013: postdoctoral fellow at Meteorological Research Division, Environment Canada (Dorval, Quebec, Canada)
- 2009-2012: PhD Student, CNRM: Studies of blowing and drifting snow in alpine terrain: observations and simulations using a coupled snow-atmosphere model
- 2008-2009: Research internship at Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (Bergen, Norway). Supervisor: Laurent Bertino
- 2007-2008: Master of Sciences "Ocean, Atmosphere and Land Surfaces", Universty Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
- 2004-2007: École Polytechnique (majors in Fluid Dynamics and Enviromental Sciences), Palaiseau, France
Publications
Book chapter
Brun, E., S. Morin and V. Vionnet, "La modélisation du manteau neigeux en réponse à des enjeux majeurs souvent ignorés", in Modéliser & simuler. Epistémologies et pratiques de la modélisation et de la simulation, tome 1, edited by F. Varenne and Marc Silberstein, http://www.materiologiques.com/Modeliser-simuler-Epistemologies, 2013.
Peer-reviewed publications
- Submitted papers
Vionnet V., Guyomarc’h G., Lafaysse M., Naaim Bouvet F., Giraud G. and Deliot Y.: Operational implementation and evaluation of a blowing snow scheme for avalanche hazard forecasting Cold Reg. Sci. Technol., Under review
Largeron Y., Paci A., Rodier Q., Vionnet V. and Legain D.: Persistent temperature inversions in the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc valley during IOP1 of the Passy-2015 field experiment Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Under review
F. Larue, A. Royer, D. De Sève, A. Roy, G. Picard, V. Vionnet: Validation and optimization of coupled snowpack evolution and microwave emission models over North-Eastern Canada, Water Research Resources, Under review
Quéno L, Vionnet V., Vrecourt D., Cabot F., Dombrowski-Etchevers I., Forecasting and modelling ice layer formation on the snowpack due to freezing precipitations in the Pyrenees, Cold Reg. Sci. Technol., Under review
Revuelto, J., Lecourt, G., Lafaysse, M., Zin, I., Charrois, L., Vionnet, V., Dumont, M., Rabatel, A., Six, D., Condom, T., Morin, S., Viani, A., and Sirguey, P.: Distributed vs. semi-distributed simulations of snowpack dynamics in alpine areas: case study in the upper Arve catchment, French Alps, 1989–2015, The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2017-184, in review, 2017.
Réveillet, M., Six, D., Vincent, C., Rabatel, A., Dumont, M., Lafaysse, M., Morin, S., Vionnet, V., , and Litt, M.: Relative performance of empirical and physical models in assessing seasonal and annual glacier surface mass balance in the French Alps, The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2017-188, in review, 2017.
Schön P., A. Prokop, F. Naaim-Bouvet, V. Vionnet, M. Heiser, G. Guyomarc’h, and K. Nishimura: Merging a Terrain-Based Parameter with Snow Particle Counter Data for Assessing Snow Redistribution in the Col du Lac Blanc Area, Cold Reg. Sci. Technol., Under review
- Accepted papers
Vionnet V., Martin E., Masson V., Lac C., Naaim Bouvet F. and Guyomarc’h G., High resolution large eddy simulation of snow accumulation in alpine terrain, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere, Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1002/2017JD026947
- Published papers
2017
Barrere, M., Domine, F., Decharme, B., Morin, S., Vionnet, V. , and Lafaysse, M.: Evaluating the performance of coupled snow-soil models in SURFEXv8 to simulate the permafrost thermal regime at a high Arctic site, 10, 3461-3479, Geosci. Model Dev., doi :10.5194/gmd-10-3461-2017, 2017.
Lafaysse, M., Cluzet, B., Dumont, M., Lejeune, Y., Vionnet V., and Morin, S.: A multiphysical ensemble system of numerical snow modelling, The Cryosphere, 11, 1173-1198, doi:10.5194/tc-11-1173-2017, 2017.
Ducloux H., Vionnet V. , La neige collante en plaine vue par le réseau de transport d’électricité (RTE) -Les potentialités d’AROME pour l’anticipation de ce risque météorologique (in French), La Météorologie, 96, 44-54, doi:10.4267/2042/61973, 2017
2016
Vionnet V., Dombrowski-Etchevers I., Lafaysse M., Quéno L., Seity Y., and Bazile, E.: Numerical weather forecasts at kilometer scale in the French Alps: evaluation and applications for snowpack modelling, J. Hydrometeor., doi:10.1175/JHM-D-15-0241.1, 2016
Quéno L, Vionnet V., Dombrowski-Etchevers I., Lafaysse M., Dumont M. and Karbou F.: Snowpack modelling in the Pyrenees driven by kilometric resolution meteorological forecasts, The Cryosphere, 10, 1571-1589, doi:10.5194/tc-10-1571-2016, 2016
Dehecq A., Millan R., Berthier E., Gourmelen N., Trouvé E. and Vionnet V.: Elevation changes inferred from TanDEM-X data over the Mont Blanc area: Impact of the X-band interferometric bias, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2016.2581482, 2016
Dedieu. J.-P., Carlson B., Bigot S., Sirguey P., Vionnet V. and Choler P. : On the importance of high resolution time series of optical imagery for quantifying the effects of snow cover duration on alpine plant habitat, Remote Sens., 8(6), 481, doi:10.3390/rs8060481 , 2016
Revuelto J., V. Vionnet, J. I. López-Moreno, M. Lafaysse, and S. Morin: Combining snowpack modeling and terrestrial laser scanner observations improves the simulation of small scale snow dynamics, J. Hydrology, 533, 291-307, doi: doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.12.015, 2016
2015
Schön P., A. Prokop, V. Vionnet, G. Guyomarc’h, F. Naaim-Bouvet and M. Heiser: Improving a Terrain-Based Parameter for the Assessment of Snow Depth with TLS Data in the Col du Lac Blanc Area, Cold Reg. Sci. Technol., 114, 15-26, doi:http://doi:10.1016/j.coldregions.2015.02.005, 2015
V. Vionnet, S. Bélair, C. Girard, and A. Plante: Wintertime sub-kilometer numerical forecasts of near-surface variables in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Monthly Weather Review, 143, 666-686, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00128.1, 2015
2014
Naaim Bouvet F., H. Bellot, K. Nishimura, C. Genthon, C. Palerme, G. Guyomarc’h and V. Vionnet: Detection of snow fall occurrence during blowing snow events using photoelectric sensors, Cold Reg. Sci. Technol., 106-107,11-21, doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2014.05.005, 2014.
Vionnet, V., Martin, E., Masson, V., Guyomarc’h, G., Naaim-Bouvet, F., Prokop, A., Durand, Y. and Lac, C. : Simulation of wind-induced snow transport and sublimation in alpine terrain using a fully coupled snowpack/atmosphere model, The Cryosphere, 8, 395-415, doi: tc-8-395-2014, 2014.
2013
Brun E., Vionnet, V., Boone, A., Decharme, B., Karbou, F., Peings, Y., Morin, S., and Valette, R. : Simulation of northern Eurasian local snow depth, mass and density using a detailed snowpack model and meteorological reanalyses, J. Hydrometeorol., 14, 203-219, doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-12-012.1, 2013.
Masson, V., Le Moigne, P., Martin, E., Faroux, S., Alias, A., Alkama, R., Belamari, S., Barbu, A., Boone, A., Bouyssel, F., Brousseau, P., Brun, E., Calvet, J.-C., Carrer, D., Decharme, B., Delire, C., Donier, S., Essaouini, K., Gibelin, A.-L., Giordani, H., Habets, F., Jidane, M., Kerdraon, G., Kourzeneva, E., Lafaysse, M., Lafont, S., Lebeaupin Brossier, C., Lemonsu, A., Mahfouf, J.-F., Marguinaud, P., Mokhtari, M., Morin, S., Pigeon, G., Salgado, R., Seity, Y., Taillefer, F., Tanguy, G., Tulet, P., Vincendon, B., Vionnet, V., and Voldoire, A. : The SURFEXv7.2 land and ocean surface platform for coupled or offline simulation of earth surface variables and fluxes, Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 929-960, doi: 10.5194/gmd-6-929-2013, 2013.
Vionnet, V., Guyomarc’h, G., Naaim Bouvet F., Martin, E., Durand, Y., Bel, C., Bellot, H. and Puglièse P. : Occurrence of blowing snow events at an alpine site over a 10-year period : observations and modeling, Adv. Water Res., 55, 53-63, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.05.004, 2013.
2012
Vionnet, V., Brun, E., Morin, S., Boone, A., Faroux, S., Le Moigne, P., Martin, E. and Willemet, J.-M. : The detailed snowpack scheme Crocus and its implementation in SURFEX v7.2, Geosci. Model Dev., 5, 773-791, doi: 10.5194/gmd-5-773-2012, 2012.
Brun, E., Vionnet, V., Morin, S., Boone, A., Faroux, S., Le Moigne, P., Martin, E. and Willemet, J.-M. : Le modèle de manteau neigeux Crocus et ses applications, La Météorologie, 76, 44-54, doi: 10.4267/2042/47245, 2012.
2011
Brun E., Six, D., Picard, G.,Vionnet, V., Arnaud, L., Bazile, E., Boone, A., Bouchard, A., Genthon, C., Guidard, V., Le Moigne, P., Rabier, F. and Seity, Y. : Snow/atmosphere coupled simulation at Dome C, Antarctica, J. Glaciol., 57(204), 721-736, doi: 10.3189/002214311797409794, 2011.
Other publications
Vionnet, V., 2008: Implementation of a blowing snow scheme in a meso-scale atmospheric model : preliminary studies, Master’s thesis
Scientific conferences
Vionnet V., Six D., Auger L., Lafaysse M., Quéno L., Réveillet M., Dombrowski-Etchevers I., Thibert E. and Dumont M., Influence of sub-kilometer precipitation datasets on simulated snowpack and glacier winter balance in alpine terrain. In Proc. of the EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienne, April 2017. PICO, 2017
Vionnet V., Milbrandt J., Yamaguchi S. and Morrison H. : "Modeling of falling snow properties for snowpack models: towards a better link between falling snow and snow on the ground" In Proc. of the EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienne, April 2017. Poster, 2017
Vionnet V., Quéno L, Dombrowski-Etchevers I., Lafaysse M., Seity Y., Dumont M., Karbou F. and Bazile E. “Snowpack Modeling in the French Mountains Driven by Short-Range High-Resolution Weather Forecasts” In Proc. AMS Conference on Mountain Meteorology, June 2016, Burlington, USA, Oral, 2016
Vionnet V., Martin E., Masson V., Lac C. et Naaim-Bouvet F. "High-resolution large eddy simulation of snow accumulation in alpine terrain", In Proc. IUGG 2015 General Assembly, June 2015, Prague,Czech Republic, Oral, 2015
Vionnet V., Dombrowski Etchevers I., Auger L., Lafaysse M., Etchanchu J., Charrois L., Reveillet M., Six D. et Dumont M : "Lapse rate based versus fully-dynamical meteorological downscaling for high-resolution modelling of snowpack and glacier mass balance in alpine terrain" ,In Proc. IUGG 2015 General Assembly, June 2015, Prague, Czech Republic, Oral, 2015
Vionnet V., S. Bélair, C. Girard, et A. Plante : "Wintertime sub-kilometric numerical forecasts of near-surface variables in the Canadian Rocky Mountains", In Proc. WWOSC 2014 conference, Montréal, Canada, August 2014, Poster, 2014
Vionnet V., I. Dombrowski-Etchevers, L. Auger, A. Colomb, L. Pfitzner, M. Lafaysse , L. Charrois and M. Dumont : "Towards a new chain of models for snowpack simulations in the French Alps", WWOSC 2014 conference, Montréal, Canada, August 2014, Poster, 2014
Vionnet V., E. Martin, V. Masson, F. Naaim Bouvet, G. Guyomarc’h, A. Prokop, Y. Durand, and C. Lac, "High resolution modeling of wind-induced snow transport using a fully coupled snowpack/atmosphere model", In Proc. of the conference DACA 2013, Davos, Switzerland, July 2013, Oral presentation, 2013
Vionnet V., A. Trouvilliez, F. Naaim Bouvet and G. Guyomarc’h, "Influence of particle shape on the vertical profile of blowing snow concentration", In Proc. of the EGU General Assembly 2013, Vienne, May 2013. Poster, 2013
Vionnet V., E. Martin, V. Masson, G. Guyomarc’h, F. Naaim Bouvet, A. Prokop, Y. Durand, and C. Lac, "Simulation of wind-driven snow redistribution at a high elevation alpine site using a meso-scale atmospheric model", In Proc. of the AGU General Assembly 2012, San Francisco, USA, December 2012. Poster, 2012
Vionnet V., E. Martin, V. Masson, E. Brun, Y. Durand, G. Guyomarc’h et C. Lac ; 2011, "Simulations of snow-drift events in an alpine terrain" In Proc. of the IUGG General Assembly 2011, Melbourne, July 2011. Oral presentation.
Vionnet V., E. Brun, S. Morin, A. Boone, S. Faroux, P. Le Moigne, E. Martin et J.-M. Willemet ; 2011, "Crocus-SURFEX : a new simulation platform dedicated to study snowcover processes" In Proc. of the IUGG General Assembly 2011, Melbourne, July 2011. Poster.
Vionnet V., E. Martin, E. Brun, C. Lac, V. Masson and Y. Durand ; 2010, "Implementation of a blowing snow scheme in a meso-scale atmospheric model" In Proc. of the EGU General Assembly 2010, Vienne, May 2010. Oral presentation.
Vionnet V., E. Martin, E. Brun, C. Lac, V. Masson and Y. Durand ; 2010, "Introduction d’un schéma de transport de neige par le vent dans un modèle atmosphérique" In Proc. of the AMA 2010 Conference, Toulouse, January 2010. Oral presentation (in French).
Vionnet V., L. Bertino, K.A. Lisæter and G. Liston ; 2009, "Effects of snow cover heterogeneities on sea-ice development" In Proc. of the Notur 2009 Conference, Trondheim, May 2009. Poster.
Miscellaneous
December 2011 : Popular science: "Wind-induced snow transport". Click here to watch it.
July 2008: IPY POLARCAT summer campaign in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (CNRS/IPSL-DLR joint effort, biomass buring transport into the Arctic, 2008).
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