Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique

Career

2011-present: Professor, Physics Department - Université Lille 1
2003-2011: Associate Professor, Physics Department - Université Lille 1
2003: Postdoctoral research fellow, CNES - Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique, Villeneuve d’Ascq
Development of synergistic POLDER-MODIS cloud properties retrieval algorithms
2001-2002: Postdoctoral research associate, GEST - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD.
Development and quality assessment of MODIS cloud optical properties products.

Activities

I develop research in remote sensing of the atmosphere, primarily to characterise clouds, aerosols and water vapour in order to understand their interactions and underlying physical processes :

Satellite based analysis of clouds and aerosols properties
Processes study from statistical analysis of satellite observations and model reanalysis

Methods

Remote Sensing :

Development of retrieval algorithm for atmospheric components characterization with special emphasis on use of polarization, multiangle and multispectral measurements

Radiative Transfer :

Development of simulation software and tools for spaceborne sensors simulation and validation of observing systems

LOA publications

Boichu, M., Grandin, R., Blarel, L., Torres, B., Derimian, Y., Goloub, P., Brogniez, C., Chiapello, I., Dubovik, O., Mathurin, T., Pascal, N., Patou, M. & Riedi, J. (2023). Growth and Global Persistence of Stratospheric Sulfate Aerosols From the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai Volcanic Eruption. J. of Geophys. Res. Atmos., 128(e2023JD039010), 10.1029/2023JD039010
Shang, H., Hioki, S., Penide, G., Cornet, C., Letu, H. & Riedi, J. (2023). Establishment of an analytical model for remote sensing of typical stratocumulus cloud profiles under various precipitation and entrainment conditions. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23(4), 2729-2746. 10.5194/acp-23-2729-2023
Hioki, S., Riedi, J. & Djellali, M. S. (2022). Geometric calibration of an airborne imager by natural angular targets: rainbow, glory, and hot spot. Proc. SPIE, 12264(1226406), 10.1117/12.2636206
Ceamanos, X., Six, B. & Riedi, J. (2021). Quasi-global maps of daily aerosol optical depth from a ring of five geostationary meteorological satellites using AERUS-GEO. J. of Geophys. Res. Atmos., 126(20), 10.1029/2021JD034906
Hioki, S., Riedi, J. & Djellali, M. S. (2021). A study of polarimetric error induced by satellite motion: application to the 3MI and similar sensors. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14(3), 1801-1816. 10.5194/amt-14-1801-2021
van Diedenhoven, B., Ackerman, A.S., Fridlind, A.M., Cairns, B. & Riedi, J. (2020). Global Statistics of Ice Microphysical and Optical Properties at Tops of Optically Thick Ice Clouds. J. of Geophys. Res. Atmospheres, 125(6), e2019JD031811. 10.1029/2019JD031811
Shang, H., Letu, H., Chen, L., Riedi, J., Ma, R., Wei, L., Labonnote, L.C., Hioki, S., Liu, C., Wang, Z. & Wang, J. (2020). Cloud thermodynamic phase detection using a directional polarimetric camera (DPC). J. of Quant. Spec. and Rad. Trans., 253(107179), 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2020.107179
Coopman, Q., Riedi, J., Zeng, S. & Garrett, T. J. (2020). Space-Based Analysis of the Cloud Thermodynamic Phase Transition for Varying Microphysical and Meteorological Regimes. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(6), e2020GL087122. 10.1029/2020GL087122
Djellali, M. S., Riedi, J., Marcq, S., Fougnie, B., Hioki, S. & Nicolas, J.-M. (2019). Development of calibration methods using specular reflection over the ocean for the Multiviewing, Multichannel, Multipolarization Imager (3MI) of the EUMETSAT Polar System - Second Generation (EPS-SG). Proc. SPIE, 11155, 10.1117/12.2532501
Lang, R., Poli, G., Fougnie, B., Lacan, A., Marbach, T., Riedi, J., Schlüssel, P., Couto, A. B. & Munro, R. (2019). The 3MI Level-1C geoprojected product - definition and processing description. J. of Quant. Spect. and Rad. Trans., 225, 91-109. 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2018.12.022
Shang, H., Letu, H., Bréon, F.-M., Riedi, J., Ma, R., Wang, Z., Nakajima, T.Y., Wang, Z. & Chen, L. (2019). An improved algorithm of cloud droplet size distribution from POLDER polarized measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment, 228, 61-74. 10.1016/j.rse.2019.04.013
Letu, H., Nagao, T.M., Nakajima, T.Y., Riedi, J., Ishimoto, H., Baran, A.J., Shang, H., Sekiguchi, M. & Kikuchi, M. (2019). Ice Cloud Properties From Himawari-8/AHI Next-Generation Geostationary Satellite: Capability of the AHI to Monitor the DC Cloud Generation Process. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 57(6), 3229-3239. 10.1109/TGRS.2018.2882803
Letu, H., Yang, K., Nakajima, T.Y., Ishimoto, H., Nagao, T.M., Riedi, J., Baran, A.J., Ma, R., Wang, T., Shang, H., Khatri, P., Chen, L., Shi, C. & Shi, J. (2019). High-resolution retrieval of cloud microphysical properties and surface solar radiation using Himawari-8/AHI next-generation geostationary satellite. Remote Sensing of Environment, 239, 111583. 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111583
Coopman, Q., Riedi, J., Finch, D. P. & Garrett, T. J. (2018). Evidence for Changes in Arctic Cloud Phase Due to Long-Range Pollution Transport. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 1-10. 10.1029/2018GL079873
Patou, M., Vidot, J., Riedi, J., Penide, G. & Garrett, T.J. (2018). Prediction of the onset of heavy rain using SEVIRI cloud observations. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol.,, 10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0352.1
Cornet, C., C.-Labonnote, L., Waquet, F., Szczap, F., Deaconu, L., Parol, F., Vanbauce, C., Thieuleux, F. & Riedi, J. (2018). Cloud heterogeneity on cloud and aerosol above cloud properties retrieved from simulated total and polarized reflectances. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11(6), 3627-3643. 10.5194/amt-11-3627-2018
Davis, A., Merlin, G., C.-Labonnote, L., Riedi, J., Cornet, C., Dubuisson, P., Ferlay, N., Min, Q., Yang, Y. & Marshak, A. (2018). Cloud information content in EPIC/DSCOVR’s oxygen A- and B-band channels: An optimal estimation approach. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 216, 6-16. 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2018.05.007
Desmons, M., Ferlay, N., Parol, F., Riedi, J. & Thieuleux, F. (2017). A Global Multilayer Cloud Identification with POLDER/PARASOL. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 56, 1121-1139. 10.1175/JAMC-D-16-0159.1
Coopman, Q., Garrett, T. J., Finch, D. P. & Riedi, J. (2017). High Sensitivity of Arctic Liquid Clouds to Long-Range Anthropogenic Aerosol Transport. Geophys. Res. Lett., 45(1), 372-381. 10.1002/2017GL075795
Wu, D. L., Baum, B.A., Choi, Y., Foster, M. J., Karlsson, K., Heidinger, A., Poulsen, C., Pavolonis, M., Riedi, J., Roebeling, R., Sherwood, S., Thoss, A. & Watts, P. (2017). Toward Global Harmonization of Derived Cloud Products. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 98, ES49-ES52. 10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0234.1
Platnick, S., Meyer, K. G., King, M. D., Wind, G., Amarasinghe, N., Marchant, B., Thomas Arnold, G., Zhang, Z., Hubanks, P. A., Holz, R. E., Yang, P., Ridgway, W. L. & Riedi, J. (2017). The MODIS Cloud Optical and Microphysical Products: Collection 6 Updates and Examples From Terra and Aqua. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 55(1), 502-525. 10.1109/TGRS.2016.2610522
Merlin, G., Riedi, J., C.-Labonnote, L., Cornet, C., Davis, A. B., Dubuisson, P., Desmons, M., Ferlay, N. & Parol, F. (2016). Cloud information content analysis of multi-angular measurements in the oxygen A-band: application to 3MI and MSPI. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 9(10), 4977-4995. 10.5194/amt-9-4977-2016
Marchant, B., Platnick, S., Meyer, K., Arnold, G. T. & Riedi, J. (2016). MODIS Collection 6 shortwave-derived cloud phase classification algorithm and comparisons with CALIOP. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 9(4), 1587-1599. 10.5194/amt-9-1587-2016
Letu, H., Ishimoto, H., Riedi, J., Nakajima, T. Y., C.-Labonnote, L., Baran, A. J., Nagao, T. M. & Sekiguchi, M. (2016). Investigation of ice particle habits to be used for ice cloud remote sensing for the GCOM-C satellite mission. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16(18), 12287-12303. 10.5194/acp-16-12287-2016
Hioki, S., Yang, P., Baum, B. A., Platnick, S., Meyer, K. G., King, M. D. & Riedi, J. (2016). Degree of ice particle surface roughness inferred from polarimetric observations. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16(12), 7545-7558. 10.5194/acp-16-7545-2016
Coopman, Q., Garrett, T. J., Riedi, J., Eckhardt, S. & Stohl, A. (2016). Effects of long-range aerosol transport on the microphysical properties of low-level liquid clouds in the Arctic. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16(7), 4661-4674. 10.5194/acp-16-4661-2016
Marbach, T., Riedi, J., Lacan, A. & Schlüssel, P. (2015). The 3MI mission: multi-viewing-channel-polarisation imager of the EUMETSAT polar system: second generation (EPS-SG) dedicated to aerosol and cloud monitoring. Proc. SPIE, 9613, 961310. 10.1117/12.2186978
Cho, H.-M., Zhang, Z., Meyer, K., Lebsock, M., Platnick, S, Ackerman, A. S., Di Girolamo, L., C.-Labonnote, L., Cornet, C., Riedi, J. & Holz, R. E. (2015). Frequency and causes of failed MODIS cloud property retrievals for liquid phase clouds over global oceans. J. Geophys. Res., 120(9), 41-32-4154. 10.1002/2015JD023161
Louf, V., Pujol, O., Sauvageot, H. & Riedi, J. (2015). Seasonal and diurnal water vapour distribution in the Sahelian area from microwave radiometric profiling observations. Quar. J. Roy. Meteo. Soc., 141(692), 2643-2653. 10.1002/qj.2550
Snik, F., Craven-Jones, J., Escuti, M., Fineschi, S., Harrington, D., De Martino, A., Mawet, D., Riedi, J. & Tyo, J. S. (2014). An overview of polarimetric sensing techniques and technology with applications to different research fields. Proc. SPIE, 9099, 10.1117/12.2053245
Poulenard, S., Ruellan, M., Roy, B., Riedi, J., Parol, F. & Rissons, A. (2014). High altitude clouds impacts on the design of optical feeder link and optical ground station network for future broadband satellite services. Proc. SPIE, 8971, 10.1117/12.2038486
Cole, B.H., Yang, P., Baum, B.A., Riedi, J. & C.-Labonnote, L. (2014). Ice particle habit and surface roughness derived from PARASOL polarization measurements. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14(7), 3739-3750. 10.5194/acp-14-3739-2014
Zeng, S., Riedi, J., Trepte, C. R., Winker, D. M. & Hu, Y. X. (2014). Study of global cloud droplet number concentration with A-Train satellites. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14(14), 7125-7134. 10.5194/acp-14-7125-2014
Louf, V., Pujol, O., Sauvageot, H. & Riedi, J. (2014). The Dual-Wavelength Method for Hailstorm Detection by Airborne Radar. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Rem. Sens., 52(11), 7327- 7335. 10.1109/TGRS.2014.2311316
Louf, V., Pujol, O., Sauvageot, H. & Riedi, J. (2014). Simulation of Airborne Radar Observations of Precipitating Systems at Various Frequency Bands. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Rem. Sens., 52(3), 1627-1634. 10.1109/TGRS.2013.2252910
Waquet, F., Peers, F., Goloub, P., Ducos, F., Thieuleux, F., Derimian, Y., Riedi, J., Chami, M. & Tanré, D. (2014). Retrieval of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic aerosol optical and microphysical properties from POLDER/PARASOL measurements. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14(4), 1755-1768. 10.5194/acp-14-1755-2014
Loisel, H., Jamet, C. & Riedi, J. (2013). Remote Sensing. Geophysical Monograph Series, 187, 287-301. 10.1029/2008GM000764
Zeng, S., Riedi, J., Parol, F., Cornet, C. & Thieuleux, F. (2013). An assessment of cloud top thermodynamic phase products obtained from A-Train passive and active sensors. Atmos. Meas. Tech, 6, 8371-8411. 10.5194/amtd-6-8371-2013
Stubenrauch, C. J., Rossow, W. B., Kinne, S., Ackerman, S., Cesana, G., Chepfer, H., Di Girolamo, L., Getzewich, B., Guignard, A., Heidinger, A., Maddux, B. C., Menzel, W. P., Minnis, P., Pearl, C., Platnick, S., Poulsen, C., Riedi, J., Sun-Mack, S., Walther, A., Winker, D., Zeng, S. & Zhao, G. (2013). Assessment of Global Cloud Datasets from Satellites: Project and Database Initiated by the GEWEX Radiation Panel. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 94(7), 1031-1049. 10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00117.1
Waquet, F., Cornet, C., Deuzé, J. L., Dubovik, O., Ducos, F., Goloub, P., Herman, M., Lapyonok, T., Labonnote, L. C., Riedi, J., Tanré, D., Thieuleux, F. & Vanbauce, C. (2013). Retrieval of aerosol microphysical and optical properties above liquid clouds from POLDER/PARASOL polarization measurements. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 6(4), 991-1016. 10.5194/amt-6-991-2013
Waquet, F., Peers, F., Ducos, F., Goloub, P., Platnick, S., Riedi, J., Tanré, D. & Thieuleux, F. (2013). Global analysis of aerosol properties above clouds. Geophys. Res. Lett., 40(21), 5809-5814. 10.1002/2013GL057482
Zeng, S., Cornet, C., Parol, F., Riedi, J. & Thieuleux, F. (2012). A better understanding of cloud optical thickness derived from the passive sensors MODIS/AQUA and POLDER/PARASOL in the A-Train constellation. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12(23), 11245-11259. 10.5194/acp-12-11245-2012
Cole, B. H., Yang, P., Baum, B. A., Riedi, J., C.-Labonnote, L., Thieuleux, F. & Platnick, S. (2012). Comparison of PARASOL Observations with Polarized Reflectances Simulated Using Different Ice Habit Mixtures. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 52(1), 186-196. 10.1175/JAMC-D-12-097.1
Waquet, F., Riedi, J., C.-Labonnotte, L., Thieuleux, F., Ducos, F., Goloub, P. & Tanré, D. (2011). Remote sensing of aerosols above cloud using polarization measurements from polder/parasol: Comparison with lidar caliop. AAPP Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti, 89(1), 10.1478/C1V89S1P095
Tietze, K., Riedi, J., Stohl, A. & Garrett, T. J. (2011). Space-based evaluation of interactions between aerosols and low-level Arctic clouds during the Spring and Summer of 2008. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11(7), 3359-3373. 10.5194/acp-11-3359-2011
Zeng, S., Parol, F., Riedi, J., Cornet, C. & Thieuleux, F. (2011). Examination of POLDER/PARASOL and MODIS/Aqua Cloud Fractions and Properties Representativeness. J. Climate, 24, 4435-4450. 10.1175/2011JCLI3857.1
Bernard, E., Moulin, C., Ramon, D., Jolivet, D., Riedi, J. & Nicolas, J.-M. (2011). Description and validation of an AOT product over land at the 0.6 µm channel of the SEVIRI sensor onboard MSG. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 4, 2543-2565. 10.5194/amt-4-2543-2011
Ferlay, N., Thieuleux, F., Cornet, C., Davis, A. B., Dubuisson, P., Ducos, F., Parol, F., Riedi, J. & Vanbauce, C. (2010). Toward new inferences about cloud structures from multidirectional measurements in the oxygen A band: Middle-of-cloud pressure and cloud geometrical thickness from POLDER3/PARASOL. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 49(12), 2492-2507. 10.1175/2010JAMC2550.1
Riedi, J., Marchant, B., Platnick, S., Baum, B., Thieuleux, F., Oudard, C., Parol, F., Nicolas, J. M. & Dubuisson, P. (2010). Cloud thermodynamic phase inferred from merged POLDER and MODIS data. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10(23), 11851-11865. 10.5194/acp-10-11851-2010
Waquet, F., Riedi, J., C-Labonnote, L., Goloub, P., Cairns, B., Deuzé, J.-L. & Tanré, D. (2009). Aerosol remote sensing over clouds using the A-Train observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 66(8), 2468-2480. 10.1175/2009JAS3026.1
Zhang, Z., Yang, P., Kattawar, G., Riedi, J., Labonnote, L. C., Baum, B., Platnick, S. & Huang, H. L. (2009). Influence of ice particle model on satellite ice cloud retrieval: lessons learned from MODIS and POLDER cloud product comparison. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9(18), 7115-7129. 10.5194/acp-9-7115-2009
Auriol, F., Léon, J.-F., Balois, J.-Y., Verwaerde, C., François, P., Riedi, J., Parol, F., Waquet, F., Tanré, D. & Goloub, P. (2008). Multidirectional visible and shortwave infrared polarimeter for atmospheric aerosol and cloud observation: OSIRIS (Observing System Including PolaRisation in the Solar Infrared Spectrum). Proc. SPIE, 7149D, 10.1117/12.806421
Cornet, C., Buriez, J. C., Riedi, J., Isaka, H. & Guillemet, B. (2005). Case study of inhomogeneous cloud parameter retrieval from MODIS data. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L13807. 10.1029/2005GL022791
Parol, F., Buriez, J. C., Vanbauce, C., Riedi, J., C.-Labonnote, L., Doutriaux-Boucher, M., Vesperini, M., Sèze, G., Couvert, P., Viollier, M. & Bréon, F. M. (2004). Review of capabilities of multi-angle and polarization cloud measurements from POLDER. Adv. Space Res., 33(7), 1080-1088. 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00734-8
King, M. D., Platnick, S., Yang, P., Arnold, G. T., Gray, M. A., Riedi, J., Ackerman, S. A. & Liou, K. N. (2004). Remote sensing of liquid water and ice cloud optical thickness and effective radius in the Arctic : Application of airborne multispectral MAS data. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21(6), 857-875. 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<0857:RSOLWA>2.0.CO;2
Platnick, S., King, M. D., Ackerman, S. A., Menzel, W. P., Baum, B. A., Riedi, J. & Frey, R. A. (2003). The MODIS cloud products: algorithms and examples from Terra. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Rem. Sens., 41(2), 459-473. 10.1109/TGRS.2002.808301
Giraud, V., Thouron, O., Riedi, J. & Goloub, P. (2001). Analysis of direct comparison of cloud top temperature and infrared split window signature Against independent retrievals of cloud thermodynamic phase. Geophys. Res. Lett., 28(6), 983-986. 10.1029/2000GL012046
Riedi, J., Goloub, P. & Marchand, R. T. (2001). Comparison of POLDER cloud phase retrievals to active remote sensors measurements at the ARM SGP site. Geophys. Res. Lett., 28(11), 2185-2188. 10.1029/2000GL012758
Chepfer, H., Goloub, P., Riedi, J., De Haan, J. F., Hovenier, J. W. & Flamant, P. H. (2001). Ice crystal shapes in cirrus clouds derived from POLDER/ADEOS-1. J. Geophys. Res., 106(D8), 7955-7966. 10.1029/2000JD900285
Riedi, J., Doutriaux-Boucher, M., Goloub, P. & Couvert, P. (2000). Global distribution of cloud top phase from POLDER/ADEOS I. Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(12), 1707-1710. 10.1029/1999GL010921
Goloub, P., Herman, M., Chepfer, H., Riedi, J., Brogniez, G., Couvert, P. & Séze, G. (2000). Cloud thermodynamical phase classification from the POLDER spaceborne instrument. J. Geophys. Res., 105(D11), 14747-14759. 10.1029/1999JD901183

Lead scientist for several preparatory projects (CNES, EUMETSAT) for the Multiview, Multichannel, Multipolarization Imager (3MI) on EPS-SG (European Polar System - Second Generation).
https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Satellites/FutureSatellites/EUMETSATPolarSystemSecondGeneration/
Member of SGLI / GCOM-C Science Team (JAXA mission)
http://suzaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GCOM_C/materials/science/science_index.html
ONUBLA (OGS Cloud Availability and System Throughput; ESA) : A project dedicated to evaluate feasibility and performances of network communication based on Optical Free Space Links (Project Lead : DLR)