Arnaud Quérel

Chercheur en physique de l'atmosphère
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Current affiliations
  • Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN)
  • Laboratoire de Modélisation de la Dispersion Atmosphérique (IRSN/PSE-ENV/STAAR/LMDA)
Contact

Presentation

Since completing my PhD in atmospheric physics in 2012, my research has focused on the deposition of gases and aerosols. In particular, I work on the scavenging of radioactive particles, i.e. how precipitation washout radioactive particles from the atmosphere - whether this radioactivity is natural or man-made. Since 2013, I have been working mainly on modelling radionuclide deposition in atmospheric dispersion models.

This work is useful for improving the atmospheric dispersion models used in crisis management by IRSN's Crisis Technical Centre (CTC). As such, I am also a crisis team member for the CTC.

The deposition representation of radionuclides in atmospheric dispersion models is validated by case studies. This is how I came to work on modelling the consequences of the Fukushima accident, and on modelling atmospheric radon on a continental scale.

Experience

  • 2019-... IRSN](https://www.irsn.fr/), Researcher in atmospheric physics, crisis team member
  • 2017-2019 Strathom Energie, Research consultant for IRSN
  • 2015-2017 IRSN, Research engineer on fixed-term contract
  • 2013-2015 CEREA (Ecole Nationale de Ponts et Chaussées/EDF), post-doctoral fellow
  • 2009-2012 IRSN/LaMP, Thesis in atmospheric physics

Academic career

  • 2012 **Doctorate in Atmospheric Physics, Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand, with distinction.
  • 2009 Master DIODE (Développement des Instruments scientifiques Optique et DEtection) at the Université of Rouen: Optics, Metrology, Fluid Mechanics, Image Processing
  • 2007 Licence in Physics, University of Caen Basse-Normandie

Research domain

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph] Ocean, Atmosphere

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Publications

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Microphysical modelling of aerosol scavenging by different types of clouds: description and validation of the approach

Pascal Lemaitre , Arnaud Quérel , Alexis Dépée , Alice Guerra Devigne , Marie Monier et al.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2024, 24 (16), pp.9713 - 9732. ⟨10.5194/acp-24-9713-2024⟩
Journal articles irsn-04685995 v1
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Below-cloud scavenging of aerosol by rain: a review of numerical modelling approaches and sensitivity simulations with mineral dust in the Met Office's Unified Model

Anthony C Jones , Adrian Hill , John Hemmings , Pascal Lemaitre , Arnaud Quérel et al.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2022, 22 (17), pp.11381-11407. ⟨10.5194/acp-22-11381-2022⟩
Journal articles irsn-04666147 v1
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Statistical approach to assess radon-222 long-range atmospheric transport modelling and its associated gamma dose rate peaks

Arnaud Quérel , Khadija Meddouni , Denis Quélo , Thierry Doursout , Sonia Chuzel
Advances in Geosciences, 2022, 57, pp.109-124. ⟨10.5194/adgeo-57-109-2022⟩
Journal articles irsn-03940330 v1
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Sensitivity study to select the wet deposition scheme in an operational atmospheric transport model

Arnaud Querel , Denis Quelo , Yelva Roustan , Anne Mathieu
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2021, 237, pp.106712. ⟨10.1016/j.jenvrad.2021.106712⟩
Journal articles hal-03553596 v1
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A model intercomparison of atmospheric 137Cs concentrations from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, phase III: Simulation with an identical source term and meteorological field at 1-km resolution

Yousuke Sato , Thomas Sekiyama , Sheng Fang , Mizuo Kajino , Arnaud Querel et al.
Atmospheric Environment, 2020, 7, pp.100086. ⟨10.1016/j.aeaoa.2020.100086⟩
Journal articles hal-03070582 v1
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Contribution of Phoretic and Electrostatic Effects to the Collection Efficiency of Submicron Aerosol Particles by Raindrops

Pascal Lemaitre , Mamadou Sow , Arnaud Quérel , Alexis Dépée , Marie Monier et al.
Atmosphere, 2020, 11 (10), pp.1028. ⟨10.3390/atmos11101028⟩
Journal articles hal-03449158 v1
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Lessons learned from atmospheric modeling studies after the Fukushima nuclear accident: Ensemble simulations, data assimilation, elemental process modeling, and inverse modeling

Mizuo Kajino , Tsuyoshi Thomas Sekiyama , Anne Mathieu , Irène Korsakissok , Raphaël Périllat et al.
Geochemical Journal, 2018, 52 (2), pp.85-101. ⟨10.2343/geochemj.2.0503⟩
Journal articles hal-02902823 v1
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Model Intercomparison of Atmospheric 137Cs From the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Simulations Based on Identical Input Data

Y. Sato , M. Takigawa , T.T. Sekiyama , M. Kajino , H. Terada et al.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2018, 123 (20), pp.11,748-11,765. ⟨10.1029/2018JD029144⟩
Journal articles hal-02881795 v1

Fukushima Daiichi–derived radionuclides in the atmosphere, transport and deposition in Japan A review

A. Mathieu , M. Kajino , I. Korsakissok , R. Périllat , D. Quélo et al.
Applied Geochemistry, 2018, 91, pp.122-139. ⟨10.1016/j.apgeochem.2018.01.002⟩
Journal articles hal-02871819 v1
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Experimental evidence of the rear capture of aerosol particles by raindrops

Pascal Lemaitre , Arnaud Quérel , Marie Monier , Thibault Menard , Emmanuel Porcheron et al.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2017, 17 (6), pp.4159--4176. ⟨10.5194/acp-17-4159-2017⟩
Journal articles hal-01611152 v1

Using the Wasserstein distance to compare fields of pollutants: application to the radionuclide atmospheric dispersion of the Fukushima-Daiichi accident

Alban Farchi , Marc Bocquet , Yelva Roustan , Anne Mathieu , Arnaud Quérel
Tellus B - Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 2016, 68 (1), ⟨10.3402/tellusb.v68.31682⟩
Journal articles hal-01592377 v1

Hints to discriminate the choice of wet deposition models applied to an accidental radioactive release

Arnaud Quérel , Yelva Roustan , Denis Quelo , Jean Pierre Benoit
International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2015, 58 (4), pp.268 - 279. ⟨10.1504/IJEP.2015.077457⟩
Journal articles hal-01694115 v1

The importance of new collection efficiency values including the effect of rear capture for the below-cloud scavenging of aerosol particles

Arnaud Quérel , Marie Monier , Andrea Flossmann , Pascal Lemaitre , Emmanuel Porcheron
Atmospheric Research, 2014, 142, pp.57 - 66. ⟨10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.06.008⟩
Journal articles hal-01903813 v1
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An experiment to measure raindrop collection efficiencies: Influence of rear capture

Arnaud Quérel , P. Lemaitre , Marie Monier , E. Porcheron , Andrea Flossmann et al.
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2014, 7 (5), pp.1321-1330. ⟨10.5194/amt-7-1321-2014⟩
Journal articles hal-01238320 v1

Real-time global interferometric laser imaging for the droplet sizing (ILIDS) algorithm for airborne research

A. Querel , P. Lemaitre , M. Brunel , E. Porcheron , G. Gréhan
Measurement Science and Technology, 2010, 21 (1), ⟨10.1088/0957-0233/21/1/015306⟩
Journal articles istex hal-03086534 v1

Atmospheric transport modelling of radon-222 at European scale: description and validation against ICOS observations.

Arnaud Quérel , Tanina Hached , Denis Quélo , Michel Ramonet , Camille Yver Kwok et al.
EGU General Assembly 2023, EGU, Apr 2023, Vienna, Austria. ⟨10.5194/egusphere-egu23-14656⟩
Conference papers irsn-04670814 v1

3rd model intercomparison projects of atmospheric dispersion model for 137Cs emitted from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, and application of MIPs' results for usage in an emergency

Hiromi Yamazawa , Yousuke Sato , Thomas Sekiyama , Sheng Fang , Mizuo Kajino et al.
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU, Apr 2021, ON-LINE, France
Conference papers hal-03223393 v1

Statistical approach to improve Radon-222 long-range atmospheric transport modelling

Arnaud Querel , Khadija Meddouni , Denis Quelo , Thierry Doursout , Sonia Chuzel
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU, Apr 2021, On-line, France
Conference papers hal-03536396 v1

Lessons learned on atmospheric radon modelling by statistical model-to-data comparison on gamma dose rate peaks

Arnaud Quérel , Denis Quélo , Thierry Doursout , Claire Gréau
EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU, May 2020, Vienna, Austria. pp.12845 - 12865, ⟨10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-14940⟩
Conference papers hal-04670956 v1
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Towards the forecast of false positives in nuclear network monitoring due to atmospheric radon.

Arnaud Querel , Denis Quelo , Thierry Doursout
EGU General Assembly, EGU, Apr 2019, VIENNE, Austria
Conference papers hal-02635634 v1
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Impact of changing the wet deposition schemes in ldx on 137-cs atmosperic deposits after the fukushima accident

Arnaud Quérel , Denis Quélo , Yelva Roustan , Anne Mathieu , Mizuo Kajino et al.
HARMO 2016 - 17th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes, László Bozó, Zita Ferenci, May 2016, Budapest, Hungary. pp.598-602
Conference papers irsn-04670842 v1
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Implementation of a new in-cloud wet deposition scheme into the ldX operational transport modelling

Arnaud Quérel , Denis Quélo , Yelva Roustan , Anne Mathieu
HARMO2018 - 18th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC); ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - University of Bologna, Oct 2017, Bologna, Italy. pp.858-862
Conference papers irsn-04373909 v1

Study of Aerosol Scavenging by Rain in Case of a Radioactive Contamination of the Atmosphere

Arnaud Quérel , Pascal Lemaitre , Marie Monier , Emmanuel Porcheron , Andrea Flossmann
2012 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering and the ASME 2012 Power Conference, Jul 2012, Anaheim, France. ⟨10.1115/ICONE20-POWER2012-54239⟩
Conference papers hal-01905478 v1
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Scientific lessons learned from the understanding of the Fukushima deposit to be implemented in operational atmospheric transport models.

Denis Quelo , Arnaud Querel , Anne Mathieu , Yelva Roustan
EGU General Assembly, EGU, Apr 2019, VIENNE, Austria. 2019
Conference poster hal-02635632 v1
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Outdoor exposure due to long-range atmospheric transport of radon can it be assessed by modelling?

Denis Quelo , Arnaud Querel , Thierry Doursout
19th international conference on harmonisation within atmospheric dispersion modelling for regulatory purposes, HARMO, Jun 2019, BRUGES, Belgium. 2019
Conference poster hal-02635629 v1
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Cloud diagnosis impact on deposition modelling applied to the Fukushima accident

Arnaud Quérel , Denis Quélo , Yelva Roustan , Anne Mathieu
EGU - General Assembly 2017, Apr 2017, Vienne, Austria. , Geophysical Research Abstracts, 19, pp.EGU2017-8845, 2017
Conference poster irsn-04373783 v1
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Lessivage de l'atmosphère par la pluie : approche microphysique

Arnaud Quérel
Sciences de la Terre. Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand II, 2012. Français. ⟨NNT : 2012CLF22305⟩
Theses tel-00859330 v1