Biography

Dr. Jean Albergel is currently working as Senior Scientist at University of Paris. He obtained his Ph.D. in Natural Sciences from same University. Since 2011, he Chairs the European Sub-Group on Science in the framework of the AU-EU 8th Partnership in Science, Information Society and Space, and he is the Coordinator of European Affairs at IRD HQ in Marseille France. His area of interest related to Analysis and Modelling processes of Infiltration, Runoff and Fluxes Transfers in Small Cultivated Watershed in Arid and Semi-arid Areas (Rainfed and irrigated agriculture), Study of Climate Variability and its Impacts on Water Resources, Crops, Irrigation and Environment, and Management of Water Resources at different Scales, Water Management and Territories under the Constraint of Global Change, Small and Medium Size Hydraulic Infrastructures for Irrigation, and Ecosystem Services of Wet Zones. He also worked for various International Agencies: World Bank, UNDP, USAI Dand for private Companies like Dames & Moore, Mott Mac Donald Int., BCEOM, SOGREAH In South America, he performed several consultancies for IRENA in Nicaragua, and for CENID RASPA in Mexico, presently a Scientific Advisor for the Water Management Department of ACSAD (Syria). He gives courses and co-supervises Masters Degrees at the Creteil University, at the Montpellier University and at the Montpellier School of Agronomy. He has trained 13 PhD and several Masters of Science students. He has 15 publications in journals as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences

100%

Hydrology

62%

Climate Change

90%

Water Reseources

75%

Natural Science

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
10

Chapters
10

Articles
242

Abstracts
6

Selected Publications

Christina, C., J. Frederic, R. Damien, A. Jean and P. Andrieux, 2012. Multitemporal analysis of hydrological soil surface characteristics using aerial photos: A case study on a Mediterranean vineyard. Int. J. Applied Earth Observ. Geoinform., 18: 356-367.
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Remini, B., B. Achour and J. Albergel, 2011. Timimoun's foggara (Algeria): An heritage in danger. Arabian J. Geosci., 4: 495-506.
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Albergel, J., J. Collinet, P. Zante and H. Hamrouni, 2011. Role of the Mediterranean Forest in Soil and Water conservation. In: Water for Forests and People in the Mediterranean Region, Birot, Y. and C. Garcia (Eds.). European Forest Institute, Joensuu, Finland, pp: 43-52.
Albergel, J., J. Collinet, P. Zante and H. Hamrouni, 2011. Integrated Water Management at the Landscape Scale: Science Backing Development. A Case Study in Tunisia. In: Water for Forests and People in the Mediterranean Region, Birot, Y. and C. Garcia (Eds.). European Forest Institute, Joensuu, Finland, pp: 98-204.
Descroix, L., G. Mahe, T. Lebel, G. Favreau and S. Galle et al., 2009. Spatio temporal variability of hydrological regimes in Sahelo-Sudanian Africa: A synthesis. J. Hydrol., 275: 90-102.
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Zahar, Y., A. Ghorbel and A. Jean, 2008. Impacts of large dams on downstream flow conditions of rivers: Aggradation and reduction of the Medjerda channel capacity downstream of the Sidi Salem dam (Tunisia). J. Hydrol., 351: 318-330.
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Corbane, C., P. Andrieux, M. Voltz, J. Chadoeuf, J. Albergel, J.M. Robbez-Masson and P. Zante, 2008. Assessing the variability of soil surface characteristics in row-cropped fields: The case of Mediterranean vineyards in Southern France. Catena, 72: 79-90.
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Corbane, C., D. Raclot, F. Jacob, J. Albergel and P. Andrieux, 2008. Remote sensing of soil surface characteristics from a multiscale classification approach. Catena, 75: 308-318.
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Al Ali, Y., J. Touma, P. Zante, S. Nasri and J. Albergel, 2008. Water and sediment balances of a contour bench terracing system in a semi-arid cultivated zone (El Gouazine, central Tunisia). Hydrol. Sci. J., 53: 883-892.
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