Email: benjamin.charnay@lmd.jussieu.fr
VPL Focus: Task B, Task C, Task E
Bio:
My research topic is the physics and dynamics of planetary atmospheres. I have been focussing on the dynamics of Titan’s troposphere and the climates of the early Earth. Now, I am also studying the atmospheres and climates of exoplanets (i.e. dynamics, photochemistry, clouds and haze). I study these atmospheres with 3D Global Climate Models (GCMs).
Research interests:
- Titan’s troposphere (dynamics, planetary boundary layer, surface winds and dune formation)
- Climatic evolution of Titan
- Climates of the early Earth (faint young Sun problem and formation of organic haze)
- Habitability of exoplanets
- Exoplanetary atmospheres (super-Earths and Neptune-size planets)