Philippe Ciais, a researcher at LSCE, has been honored with the prestigious Roger Revelle Medal by the AGU. This award highlights his major contributions and pioneering research in Earth and space sciences, particularly concerning the global carbon cycle and climate change.
His work has led to significant advancements in understanding the relationships between terrestrial greenhouse gas fluxes and climate. Philippe Ciais was notably a pioneer in integrating cultivated ecosystems into global ecosystem models, aiming to better understand how carbon sinks can be managed to mitigate global warming.
Throughout his career, he has coordinated numerous large-scale projects, including the European program CARBOEUROPE, which aimed to quantify the greenhouse gas balance of the European continent. He also played a key role in establishing the European research infrastructure ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) and co-chaired the Global Carbon Project.
Philippe Ciais was a lead coordinating author for the chapter on the carbon cycle in the 5th Assessment Report of the IPCC (2013). He has authored over 1280 publications and is recognized as the most prolific researcher and most cited scientist in geosciences within the field of climate change, with 270,000 citations.
