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Frédéric Flin Research Scientist Chargé de Recherche du Développement Durable MTE (CRCN) Team "Snow Material" - CENMAT Snow Research Center CNRM UMR 3589 Météo-France & CNRS 1441, rue de la piscine 38400 St Martin d’Hères, France Tél. +33 (0) 4 76 63 79 17 Fax +33 (0) 4 76 63 37 69 frederic dot flin at meteo dot fr URL: Snow Microstructure (See also the older Snow Microstructure web page) Last updated: January 2024

 Research Themes

My main interests concern the Snow Microstructure, i.e. the study of the snow geometry and processes at the scale of the ice grains. This research topic is based on experimental and numerical tools such as microtomography, image analysis and numerical modeling.

 Main Projects

• 2020-2024: leader of the ANR "MiMESis-3D" project, ANR-19-CE01-0009.
  Metamorphism and properties of snow from 3D images: experimentation and microscale simulation for a better understanding of the mechanisms involved.
• 2011-2015: coordinator for the CEN of the ANR "DigitalSnow" project, ANR-11-BS02-009, project leader: D. Coeurjolly.
  Discrete geometry and applied mathematics for snow metamorphism.
• 2012-2013: leader of the VOR "Tomo_FL" project
  Obtention of Tomographic images for the study of the mechanical behavior of Fragile Layers.
• 2007-2010: coordinator for the CEN of the ANR "Snow-White" project, ANR-06-BLAN-0396, project leader: J. Meyssonnier.
  Study of snow deformation mechanisms by microtomography and numerical simulation.

 Scientific Responsabilities

• since 2015: member of the OSUG Research Commission (Direction: H.-W. Jacobi).
• since 2009: member of the GIS VOR research network committee (Direction: L. Baillet and S. Grange).
• since 2007: coordinator of the Snow Microstructure research theme.
• 2009-2012: member of the Evaluation Committee of the CNRM researchers.

 Student & Post-Doc Supervision

• Lisa Bouvet, IMEP2 PhD student, October 2020 to December 2023, co-direction with N. Calonne and C. Geindreau
  Experimental characterization and multiscale modeling of heat and mass transport in dry and wet snow.
• Iheb Haffar, Post-doctoral researcher, October 2021 to September 2022
  Toward a new impregnation-refreeze protocol for tomography of snow samples.
• Nicolas Allet, M1 STPE/ACSC trainee, April 2022 to September 2022, co-direction with L. Bouvet, N. Calonne and C. Geindreau
  Numerical study of transport properties of wet snow.
• Amira Zennoune, ABIES PhD student, November 2018 to March 2022, co-direction with H. Benkhelifa, C. Geindreau and T. Ndoye
  Study of the coupled impact of the freezing process and storage conditions on the quality of frozen products. Application to porous matrices.
• Pierre Latil, Post-doctoral researcher, March 2021 to December 2021
  Synchrotron Tomography and wet snow imaging.
• Iheb Haffar, IMEP2 CIFRE PhD student, June 2018 to July 2021, co-direction with C. Geindreau and N. Petillon
  Behavior of water in low temperature aviation fuels.
• Pierre Latil, Post-doctoral researcher, July 2020 to February 2021, co-direction with C. Geindreau and A. Philip
  Microstructural and mechanical characterization of frost from 3D images obtained by X-ray tomography.
• Lisa Bouvet, M2 STPE/ACSC trainee, February 2020 to June 2020, co-direction with N. Calonne and C. Geindreau
  Towards a better description of snow metamorphism at micro and macro scale.
• Pierre Latil, Post-doctoral researcher, November 2019 to June 2020
  Methodological improvements for the production of tomographic images.
• Rémi Granger, IMEP2 PhD student, September 2016 to December 2019, co-direction with C. Geindreau
  Crystal growth physics in dry snow metamorphism: characterisation and modeling of kinetics effects.
• Paul Bertrand, 3rd year INP-ENM trainee, March 2019 to August 2019, co-direction with B. Branchet
  Looking for a set of parameters able to adequately describe snow microstructure. Towards an objective determination of snow type from 3D images?
• Corentin Mehu, 2nd year ECL trainee, May to October 2016, co-direction with C. Geindreau
  Snow metamorphism: computation of interfacial velocities and microscale simulation for a better understanding of the involved mechanisms.
• Romain Caneill, L3 ENS trainee, June to July 2015, co-direction with N. Calonne
  Calibration of a cryogenic cell for the study of snow.
• Neige Calonne, IMEP2 PhD student, October 2011 to November 2014, co-direction with C. Geindreau
  Physics of dry snow metamorphism: from the microstructure to macroscopic properties.
  – Awardee of the 2016 André Prud’homme thesis prize.
• Antoine Wautier, M2 X-ponts trainee, March to August 2014, co-direction with C. Geindreau
  Toward a multi-scale modeling of the mechanical behavior of snow.
• Alexander Regenscheit, M2 STE/ECE trainee, February to June 2014, co-direction with M. Dumont
  Study of the snow reflectance using measured and modeled data.
• Xi Wang, SDU2E PhD student, October 2010 to January 2014, co-direction with D. Coeurjolly
  Volume image decomposition for the study of snow microstructure.
• Alexandre Philip, M2 EAR trainee, April to September 2013, co-direction with N. Calonne and C. Geindreau
  "In vivo" observation of a temperature gradient metamorphism by 3D imaging using a cryogenic cell and quantitative characterization.
• Neige Calonne, M2 STE/OAHGE trainee, February to June 2011, co-direction with S. Morin
  Numerical and experimental investigations of the thermal conductivity of snow.
• Alsidqi Hasan, Post-doctoral researcher, July 2010 to July 2011
  Discrete Element Modeling to study the deformation of snow at grain scale.
• Luc Gillibert, Post-doctoral researcher, September 2008 to October 2009
  Numerical segmentation of 3D images into individual grains.
• Simon Cabanes, L3 ENS trainee, June to July 2009
  Modeling of the wet snow evolution using tomographic images.
• Benoit Voisin, L3 ENS trainee, June to July 2008
  Numerical simulation of the isothermal metamorphism of snow and comparison to experimental data.

 Professional Background

• since 2012: Research Scientist - CR1 du MEDDE, presently "CRCN du MTE" - Snow Microstructure / Team "Snowpack" / Centre d’Etudes de la Neige (French Snow Research Center) / CNRM-GAME (URA 1357), presently "CNRM UMR 3589" / CNRS Météo-France, Grenoble, France.
• 2012 (summer): "Specially appointed Associate Professor" - Host Researcher: Y. Furukawa. Research Group for Phase Transition Dynamics of Ice / Institute of Low Temperature Science / Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
• 2007-2012: Research Scientist - "Chargé de Recherche du MEDDE" - Snow Microstructure / Team "Snowpack" / Centre d’Etudes de la Neige (French Snow Research Center) / CNRM-GAME (URA 1357) / CNRS Météo-France, Grenoble, France.
• 2007 (7 months): Post-doc: ANR postdoctoral grant - Snow-White project - Supervisor: J.-B. Brzoska. Snow Microstructure / MANTO Team / Centre d’Etudes de la Neige (French Snow Research Center) / CNRM-GAME (URA 1357) / CNRS Météo-France, Grenoble, France.
• 2004-2007: Post-doc: JSPS postdoctoral fellowship - Study of the faceting transition of snow under temperature gradient - Host Researcher: Y. Furukawa. Research Group for Phase Transition Dynamics of Ice / Institute of Low Temperature Science / Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
• 2004: "Initiative Post-Doc" award - French Research Ministry.
• 2000-2004: PhD Student: Météo-France doctoral grant - Snow metamorphism description from 3D images obtained by X-ray microtomography - Supervisor: J.-B. Brzoska. Snow Microstructure / MANTO Team / Centre d’Etudes de la Neige (French Snow Research Center) / CNRM-GAME (URA 1357) / CNRS Météo-France, Grenoble, France.

 Education

• 2000-2004: Ph.D. Ocean, Atmosphere and Hydrology. Joseph Fourier University - Grenoble, France.
• 1999-2000: M.Sc. Climate and Physics-Chemistry of the Atmosphere, with honors. Joseph Fourier University - Grenoble, France.
• 1998-1999: B.Sc. Physics. Specialization in numerical simulation, hydrodynamics, geophysics, climate and environment. Joseph Fourier University - Grenoble, France.

 Publications

Peer-reviewed Publications

• [47]. Bouvet, L., N. Calonne, F. Flin and C. Geindreau, 2023. Heterogeneous grain growth and vertical mass transfer within a snow layer under temperature gradient, The Cryosphere, doi: 10.5194/tc-17-3553-2023. [

  

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• [46]. Robledano, A., G. Picard, M. Dumont, F. Flin, L. Arnaud and Q. Libois, 2023. Unraveling the optical shape of snow. Nature Communications, 14, 3955, doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39671-3. [

  

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• [45]. Zennoune, A., P. Latil, F. Flin, J. Perrin, T. Weitkamp, M. Scheel, C. Geindreau, H. Benkhelifa and F.-T. Ndoye, 2022. Investigating the influence of freezing rate and frozen storage conditions on a model sponge cake using Synchrotron X-rays micro-computed tomography, Food Research International, 162(B), 112116, doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112116.
• [44]. Bouvet, L., N. Calonne, F. Flin and C. Geindreau, 2022. Snow equi-temperature metamorphism described by a phase-field model applicable on micro-tomographic images: Prediction of microstructural and transport properties, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 14(9), e2022MS002998, doi: 10.1029/2022MS002998.
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• [43]. Balbinot, C., F. Martoïa, P.J.J. Dumont, L. Orgeas, J.-F. Bloch, S. Rolland du Roscoat, E. Boller, F. Flin, P. Carion and P. Latil, 2022. In situ 3D observations of capillary-driven flows in parallel arrangements of rigid fibres using X-ray microtomography, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 157, 106941, doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.106941.
• [42]. Calonne, N., A. Burr, A. Philip, F. Flin and C. Geindreau, 2022. Effective coefficient of diffusion and permeability of firn at Dome C and Lock In, Antarctica, and of various snow types – estimates over the 100–850 kg m-3 density range, The Cryosphere, 16(3), 967–980, doi: 10.5194/tc-16-967-2022. [

  

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• [41]. Latil, P., A. Zennoune, F.-T. Ndoye, F. Flin, C. Geindreau and H. Benkhelifa, 2022. X-ray microtomography of ice crystal formation and growth in a sponge cake during its freezing and storage, Journal of Food Engineering, 325, 110989, doi: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2022.110989.
• [40]. Haffar, I., P. Latil, F. Flin, C. Geindreau, F. Bonnel, N. Petillon, P.-C. Gervais and V. Edery, 2022. Characterization of ice particles in jet fuel at low temperature: 3D X-ray tomography vs. 2D high-speed imaging, Powder Technology, 397, 116995, doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2021.11.039.
• [39]. Haffar, I., F. Flin, C. Geindreau, N. Petillon, P.-C. Gervais and V. Edery, 2022. 3D microstructure evolution of ice in jet A-1 fuel as a function of applied temperature over time, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 183(B), 122158, doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.122158.
• [38]. Zennoune, A., P. Latil, F.-T. Ndoye, F. Flin, J. Perrin, C. Geindreau and H. Benkhelifa, 2021. 3D Characterization of Sponge Cake as Affected by Freezing Conditions Using Synchrotron X-ray Microtomography at Negative Temperature, Foods, 10(12), 2915–2937, doi: 10.3390/foods10122915. [

  

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• [37]. Haffar, I., F. Flin, C. Geindreau, N. Petillon, P.-C. Gervais and V. Edery, 2021, Influence of interfacial tension, temperature and recirculating time on the 3D properties of ice particles in jet A-1 fuel, Chemical Engineering Science, 243, 116737, doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116737.
• [36]. Granger, R., F. Flin, W. Ludwig, I. Hammad and C. Geindreau, 2021. Orientation selective grain sublimation–deposition in snow under temperature gradient metamorphism observed with diffraction contrast tomography, The Cryosphere, 15(9), 4381-4398, doi: 10.5194/tc-15-4381-2021. [

  

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• [35]. Dumont, M., F. Flin, A. Malinka, O. Brissaud, P. Hagenmuller, P. Lapalus, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, N. Calonne, S. Rolland du Roscoat and E. Ando, 2021. Experimental and model-based investigation of the links between snow bidirectional reflectance and snow microstructure, The Cryosphere, 15(8), 3921-3948, doi: 10.5194/tc-15-3921-2021. [

  

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• [34]. Haffar, I., F. Flin, C. Geindreau, N. Petillon, P.-C. Gervais and V. Edery, 2021, X-ray tomography for 3D analysis of ice particles in jet A-1 fuel, Powder Technology, 384, 200–210, doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2021.01.069.
• [33]. Peinke, I., P. Hagenmuller, E. Andò, G. Chambon, F. Flin and J. Roulle, 2020. Experimental Study of Cone Penetration in Snow Using X-Ray Tomography, Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 63-79, doi: 10.3389/feart.2020.00063. [

  

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• [32]. Calonne, N., L. Milliancourt, A. Burr, A. Philip, C. Martin, F. Flin and C. Geindreau, 2019. Thermal conductivity of snow, firn and porous ice from 3D image-based computations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 46, 13079–13089, doi: 10.1029/2019GL085228. [

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• [31]. Hagenmuller, P., F. Flin, M. Dumont, F. Tuzet, I. Peinke, P. Lapalus, A. Dufour, J. Roulle, L. Pézard, D. Voisin, E. Ando, S. Rolland du Roscoat and P. Charrier, 2019. Motion of dust particles in dry snow under temperature gradient metamorphism, The Cryosphere, 13, 2345–2359, doi: 10.5194/tc-13-2345-2019. [

  

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• [30]. Martoïa, F., L. Orgeas, P.J.J. Dumont, J.-F. Bloch, F. Flin and J. Viguie, 2017. Crumpled paper sheets: Low-cost biobased cellular materials for structural applications, Materials and Design, 136, 150-164, doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.09.031.
• [29]. Wautier, A., C. Geindreau and F. Flin, 2017. Numerical homogenization of the viscoplastic behavior of snow based on X-ray tomography images, The Cryosphere, 11, 1465-1485, doi: 10.5194/tc-11-1465-2017. [

  

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• [28]. Wautier, A., C. Geindreau and F. Flin, 2017. From X-ray tomography images to a numerical homogenized formulation of snow viscoplasticity, Poromechanics VI: Proceedings of the Sixth Biot Conference on Poromechanics, ASCE, Reston, US, 1091-1098, doi: 10.1061/9780784480779.136.
• [27]. Calonne, N., C. Geindreau and F. Flin, 2015. Macroscopic modeling of heat and water vapor transfer with phase change in dry snow based on an upscaling method: Influence of air convection, J. Geophys. Res.: Earth Surf., 120, 2476-2497, doi: 10.1002/2015JF003605. [

  

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• [26]. Wautier, A., C. Geindreau and F. Flin, 2015. Linking snow microstructure to its macroscopic elastic stiffness tensor: a numerical homogenization method and its application to 3-D images from X-ray tomography, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 8031-8041, doi: 10.1002/2015GL065227. [

  

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• [25]. Calonne, N., F. Flin, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, J. Roulle, P. Puglièse, A. Philip, F. Lahoucine, C. Geindreau, J.-M. Panel, S. Rolland du Roscoat and P. Charrier, 2015. CellDyM: a room temperature operating cryogenic cell for the dynamic monitoring of snow metamorphism by time-lapse X-ray microtomography, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 3911-3918, doi: 10.1002/2015GL063541. [

  

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• [24]. Calonne, N., F. Flin, C. Geindreau, B. Lesaffre and S. Rolland du Roscoat, 2014. Study of a temperature gradient metamorphism of snow from 3-D images: time evolution of microstructures, physical properties and their associated anisotropy, The Cryosphere, 8, 2255-2274, doi: 10.5194/tc-8-2255-2014. [

  

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• [23]. Hagenmuller, P., N. Calonne, G. Chambon, F. Flin, C. Geindreau, and M. Naaim, 2014. Characterization of the snow microstructural bonding system through the minimum cut density, Cold Regions Science and Technology, 108, 72-79, doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2014.09.002.
• [22]. Calonne, N., C. Geindreau and F. Flin, 2014. Macroscopic modeling for heat and water vapor transfer in dry snow by homogenization, J. Phys. Chem. B, 118 (47), 13393–13403, doi: 10.1021/jp5052535.
• [21]. Hagenmuller, P., G. Chambon, F. Flin, S. Morin and M. Naaim, 2014. Snow as a granular material: assessment of a new grain segmentation algorithm, Granul. Matter, 16 (4), 421-432, doi: 10.1007/s10035-014-0503-7.
• [20]. Wang, X., D. Coeurjolly and F. Flin, 2014. Digital flow for shape decomposition: application to 3-D microtomographic images of snow, Pattern Recogn. Lett., 45, 181-188, doi: 10.1016/j.patrec.2014.03.005.
• [19]. Hagenmuller, P., G. Chambon, B. Lesaffre, F. Flin and M. Naaim, 2013. Energy-based binary segmentation of snow microtomographic images, J. Glaciol., 59 (217), 859-873, doi: 10.3189/2013JoG13J035. [

  

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• [18]. Silva I., M., G. Combe, P. Foray, F. Flin and B. Lesaffre, 2013. Postmortem analysis of sand grain crushing from pile interface using X-ray tomography, AIP Conference Proceedings POWDERS AND GRAINS 2013: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media, Sydney, Australia, 1542, 297-300, doi: 10.1063/1.4811926. [

  

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• [17]. Wang, X., L. Gillibert, F. Flin and D. Coeurjolly, 2012. Curvature-driven volumetric segmentation of binary shapes: An application to snow microstructure analysis, Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR2012), Tsukuba, Japan, 742-745.
• [16]. Calonne, N., C. Geindreau, F. Flin, S. Morin, B. Lesaffre, S. Rolland du Roscoat and P. Charrier, 2012. 3-D image-based numerical computations of snow permeability: links to specific surface area, density, and microstructural anisotropy, The Cryosphere, 6, 939-951, doi: 10.5194/tc-6-939-2012. [

  

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• [15]. Calonne, N., F. Flin, S. Morin, B. Lesaffre, S. Rolland du Roscoat and C. Geindreau, 2011. Numerical and experimental investigations of the effective thermal conductivity of snow, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L23501, doi: 10.1029/2011GL049234. [

  

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• [14]. Flin, F., B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, L. Gillibert, A. Hasan, S. Rolland du Roscoat, S. Cabanes and P. Pugliese, 2011. On the computations of specific surface area and specific grain contact area from snow 3D images, Furukawa, Y., ed., Physics and Chemistry of Ice, Hokkaido University Press, Sapporo, Japan, 321-328. [

  

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• [13]. Rolland du Roscoat, S., A. King, A. Philip, P. Reischig, W. Ludwig, F. Flin and J. Meyssonnier, 2011. Analysis of snow microstructure by means of X-ray Diffraction Contrast Tomography, Adv. Eng. Mater., 13(3), 128-135, doi: 10.1002/adem.201000221.
• [12]. Flin, F. and J.-B. Brzoska, 2008. The temperature gradient metamorphism of snow: vapour diffusion model and application to tomographic images, Ann. Glaciol., 49, 17-21, doi: 10.3189/172756408787814834. [

  

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• [11]. Brzoska, J.-B., F. Flin and J. Barckicke, 2008. Explicit iterative computation of diffusive vapour field in the 3-D snow matrix: preliminary results for low flux metamorphism, Ann. Glaciol., 48, 13-18, doi: 10.3189/172756408784700798. [

  

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• [10]. Flin, F., J.-B. Brzoska, R.A. Pieritz, B. Lesaffre, C. Coléou and Y. Furukawa, 2007. The temperature gradient metamorphism of snow: Model and first validations using X-ray microtomographic images, Kuhs, W., ed., Physics and Chemistry of Ice, RSC Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 181-189.
• [09]. Brzoska, J.-B., F. Flin and N. Ogawa, 2007. Using Gaussian curvature for the 3D segmentation of snow grains from microtomographic data, Kuhs, W., ed., Physics and Chemistry of Ice, RSC Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 125-132.
• [08]. Ogawa, N., F. Flin and J.-B. Brzoska, 2006. Representation of two curvatures of surface and its application to snow physics, Memoirs of the Hokkaido Institute of Technology, 34, 81-87.
• [07]. Flin, F., J.-B. Brzoska, D. Coeurjolly, R. A. Pieritz, B. Lesaffre, C. Coléou, P. Lamboley, O. Teytaud, G. L. Vignoles and J.-F. Delesse, 2005. Adaptive estimation of normals and surface area for discrete 3-D objects: application to snow binary data from X-ray tomography, IEEE Trans. Image Process., 14(5), 585-596, doi: 10.1109/TIP.2005.846021. [

  

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• [06]. Flin, F., J.-B. Brzoska, B. Lesaffre, C. Coléou and R. A. Pieritz, 2004. Three-dimensional geometric measurements of snow microstructural evolution under isothermal conditions, Ann. Glaciol., 38, 39-44, doi: 10.3189/172756404781814942. [

  

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• [05]. Pieritz, R. A., J.-B. Brzoska, F. Flin, B. Lesaffre and C. Coléou, 2004. From snow X-ray microtomograph raw volume data to micromechanics modeling: first results, Ann. Glaciol., 38, 52-58, doi: 10.3189/172756404781815176. [

  

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• [04]. Flin, F., J.-B. Brzoska, B. Lesaffre, C. Coléou and R. A. Pieritz, 2003. Full three-dimensional modelling of curvature-dependent snow metamorphism: first results and comparison with experimental tomographic data, J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys., 36, A49-A54, doi: 10.1088/0022-3727/36/10A/310. [

  

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• [03]. Coeurjolly, D., F. Flin, O. Teytaud and L. Tougne, 2003. Multigrid convergence and surface area estimation, Asano, T., R. Klette and C. Ronse, eds., 11th International Workshop on Theoretical Foundations of Computer Vision: Geometry, Morphology, and Computational Imaging, Springer-Verlag, vol. 2616 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 101-119, doi: 10.1007/3-540-36586-9_7.
• [02]. Coléou, C., B. Lesaffre, J.-B. Brzoska and F. Flin, 2003. Imaging by X-ray tomography; an interesting tool to study physical snow properties, Materialy Glyatsiologicheskikh Issledovaniy, 94, 115-119.
• [01]. Flin, F., J.-B. Brzoska, B. Lesaffre, C. Coléou and P. Lamboley, 2001. Computation of normal vectors of discrete 3D objects: application to natural snow images from X-ray tomography, Image Anal. Stereol., 20, 187-191, doi: 10.5566/ias.v20.p187-191. [

  

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Other Publications

• [14]. Benkhelifa, H., A. Zennoune, P. Latil, Flin, F., C. Geindreau, F-T. Ndoye. Understanding the impact of freezing and storage on the microstructure of a porous food using synchrotron X-rays microtomography, Proceedings of the 26th International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR) 2023, Paris, France. [

  

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• [13]. Benkhelifa, H., F. Flin, and J. Perrin, 2021. Frozen sponge cake under the ANATOMIX X-ray microscope, SOLEIL Synchrotron News.
• [12]. Peinke, I., P. Hagenmuller, E. Ando, F. Flin, G. Chambon, J. Roulle, 2018. Microstructure-based analysis of cone penetration tests in snow. Proceedings of the International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Innsbruck, Austria, 925-929. [

  

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• [11]. Calonne, N., F. Flin, C. Geindreau, 2017. Modélisation des métamorphoses de la neige sèche : de la microstructure à la couche de neige (Prix Prud’homme 2016), La Météorologie, 98, 36-44, doi: 10.4267/2042/62458.
• [10]. Hagenmuller, P., G. Chambon, F. Flin, X. Wang, B. Lesaffre and M. Naaim, 2013. Description of the snow microstructure as a 3D assembly of grains, Proceedings of the International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Grenoble - Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, 87-91. [

  

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• [09]. Wang, X., F. Flin, D. Coeurjolly and B. Lesaffre, 2013. Digital Flow for Grain Segmentation from 3D Microtomographic Images of Snow, Proceedings of the International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Grenoble - Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, 83-86.
• [08]. Hagenmuller, P., G. Chambon, B. Lesaffre, F. Flin, N. Calonne, and M. Naaim, 2013. Energy-based binary segmentation of snow microtomographic images, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (ICTMS), Ghent, Belgium, 4p. [

  

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• [07]. Flin, F., A. Philip, G. Brun, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, S. Rolland du Roscoat, L. Gillibert, Determination of the orientation of ice crystals based on 3D image analysis: a tentative method, Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop: 3D Imaging, Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of Macroscopic Properties (W3D), in press. [

  

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• [06]. Gillibert, L., F. Flin, J. Kozicki, S. Rolland du Roscoat, W. Ludwig, D. Coeurjolly, B. Chareyre, A. Philip, B. Lesaffre, and J. Meyssonnier, Curvature-Driven Grain Segmentation and Its Validation Using Snow Images Obtained by Diffraction Contrast Tomography, Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop: 3D Imaging, Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of Macroscopic Properties (W3D), in press.
• [05]. Flin, F., 2009. Métamorphoses et images tridimensionnelles de structures de neige, Neige et Avalanches, Revue de l’ANENA, 126, 27-28, ISSN 124765327.
• [04]. Flin, F., 2006. Study of the temperature gradient metamorphism of snow by using microtomographic images, ILTS Newsletter, 22. [html, 10 kb]
• [03]. Flin, F., J.-B. Brzoska, R.A. Pieritz, B. Lesaffre, C. Coléou and Y. Furukawa, 2006. A tentative model for the temperature gradient snow metamorphism and its first validations on X-ray microtomographic data, Aoki, S., Y. Kagoshima and Y. Suzuki, eds., Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on X-ray Microscopy, XRM2005, Institute of Pure and Applied Physics, Tokyo, Japan, Conference Series 7, 306-308, ISBN 4-900526-21-5. [

  

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• [02]. Flin, F., J.-B. Brzoska, B. Lesaffre, C. Coléou and R. A. Pieritz, 2004. Modélisation 3D de métamorphoses de neige régies par la courbure : premiers résultats et comparaison avec des données tomographiques expérimentales, La Houille Blanche, 2, 58-64, doi: 10.1051/lhb:200402006.
• [01]. Brzoska, J.-B., F. Flin, B. Lesaffre, C. Coléou, P. Lamboley, J. F. Delesse, B. Le Saëc and G. Vignoles, 2001. Computation of the surface area of natural snow 3D images from X-ray tomography: two approaches, Image Anal. Stereol., 20, 306-312, (suppl. 1, ISBN 961-90933-0-5). [

  

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Technical Reports

• [05]. Réveillet, M., F. Tuzet, M. Dumont, S. Gascoin, L. Arnaud, M. Bonnefoy, C. Carmagnola, A. Deguine, O. Evrard, F. Flin, F. Fontaine, L. Gandois, P. Hagenmuller, H. Herbin, B. Josse, M. Lafaysse, G. Le Roux, S. Morin, P. Nabat, D. Petitprez, G. Picard, A. Robledano, M. Schneebeli, D. Six, E. Thibert, M. Vernay, L. Viallon-Galinier, C. Voiron, and D. Voisin, 2021. Dépôts massifs de poussières sahariennes sur le manteau neigeux dans les Alpes et les Pyrénées du 5 au 7 février 2021 : Contexte, enjeux et résultats préliminaires Version du 3 mai 2021, Tech. Rep., CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS. [

  

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• [04]. Coeurjolly, D., F. Flin, I. Sivignon, X. Wang, 2016. Reverse engineering on snow images: from digital volumes to snow grain and facet structures, Tech. Rep. D3 of the DigitalSnow ANR Project.
• [03]. Bretin, E., R. Denis, F. Flin, J.-O. Lachaud, E. Oudet, T. Roussillon, 2015. Discrete-continuous approach for deformable partitions, Tech. Rep. D4 of the DigitalSnow ANR Project. [

  

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• [02]. Calonne, N., C. Geindreau, F. Flin, 2012. Physical equations and phenomena involved in dry snow metamorphism (v1), Tech. Rep. D1 of the DigitalSnow ANR Project.
• [01]. Lesaffre, B., J.-B. Brzoska, C. Coléou, F. Flin, R. Pieritz, 2003. Images tridimensionnelles de neige : des prélèvements in situ aux fichiers de données volumiques, Tech. Rep. 22, Centre d’Etudes de la Neige, Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, Météo-France. [

  

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PhD Thesis

• Flin, F., 2004. Snow metamorphism description from 3D images obtained by X-ray microtomography, Ph. D. thesis, Université Grenoble 1, partially in French. [

  

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 Presentations in Conferences

Invited Presentations

• [11]. Dumont, M., S. Gascoin, M. Réveillet, D. Voisin, F. Tuzet, L. Arnaud, M. Bonnefoy, C. Carmagnola, A. Deguine, O. Evrard, F. Flin, F. Fontaine, L. Gandois, P. Hagenmuller, H. Herbin, B. Josse, B. Jourdain, M. Lafaysse, G. Le Roux, S. Morin, P. Nabat, D. Petitprez, G. Picard, A. Robledano, M. Schneebeli, D. Six, E. Thibert, M. Vernay, L. Viallon-Galinier, C. Voiron, Orange snow and citizen science, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23 - 27 May, 2022, invited talk.
• [10]. Flin, F., R. Granger and C. Geindreau. Towards the simulation of temperature gradient snow metamorphism: a phase field approach, Surface and Interface Dynamics II, Tokyo, Japan, 21 - 22 October, 2020, invited talk (videoconferencing).
• [09]. Hagenmuller, P., F. Flin, S. Morin, G. Chambon, M. Naaim, M. Schneebeli and T. Thiele. Microstructure-based modeling of snow mechanics, Slab Avalanche Multiscale Mechanical Modeling (SLAM3), Davos, Switzerland, 03 - 05 April, 2017, invited talk.
• [08]. Calonne, N., C. Geindreau, F. Flin, B. Lesaffre and S. Rolland du Roscoat. About the relationship between microstructural and effective physical properties of snow computed on 3D images: comparison with measurements and models, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 9 - 13 December, 2013, invited poster. [

  

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• [07]. Domine, F., L. Arnaud, C. Carmagnola, F. Flin, J.-C. Gallet, S. Morin, G. Picard, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour Measuring the specific surface area of snow using methane adsorption and IR reflectance: difficulties and some progress, Snow Grain Size Workshop (SGSW), Grenoble, France, 2 - 5 April, 2013, invited talk. [ppt, 11.6 mb]
• [06]. Flin, F., A. Hasan, L. Gillibert, A. Dufour, B. Chareyre, B. Lesaffre, W. Ludwig, J. Meyssonnier, A. Philip, S. Rolland du Roscoat. Some numerical tools to study snow microstructure from 3D images, IUGG 2011 - General Assembly, Melbourne, Australia, June 28 - July 7, 2011, invited talk.
• [05]. Meyssonnier, J., C. Brutel-Vuilmet, B. Chareyre, F. Darve, F. Flin, L. Gillibert, A. Hasan, J. Kozicki, B. Lesaffre, W. Ludwig, F. Nicot, A. Philip and S. Rolland du Roscoat. Experimental micromechanics of dry snow, ICACM-International Center for Applied Computational Mechanics. Scale transition for plastic crystalline and microstructured materials: from experiment to numerical modeling, 4th US-France Symposium, Paris, France, 2 - 4 June, 2010, invited talk.
• [04]. Meyssonnier, J., A. Philip, S. Rolland du Roscoat, W. Ludwig, F. Flin and B. Lesaffre. An X-ray study of dry-snow deformation mechanisms at the grain scale, MOCA-09, the IAMAS / IAPSO / IACS 2009 Joint Assembly, Montreal, Canada, 19 - 29 July, 2009, invited talk.
• [03]. Meyssonnier, J., A. Philip, S. Rolland du Roscoat, W. Ludwig and F. Flin. Etude des mécanismes de déformation de la neige à l’échelle du grain, MECAMAT, Aussois, France, 26 - 30 January, 2009, invited talk.
• [02]. Flin, F.. X-Ray microtomography: an interesting tool to study the snow microstructure and its metamorphism, Workshop on the Microstructure and Properties of Firn, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA, 10 - 11 March, 2008, invited talk.
• [01]. Flin, F., J.-B. Brzoska, Y. Furukawa. Crystal growth in deposited snow: experiment, physical modeling and simulation, 6th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM), Zuerich, Switzerland, 16 - 20 July, 2007, invited talk.

International Conferences and Workshops (listed since 2009)

• [81]. I. Haffar, Flin, F., P. Latil, L. Pezard, J. Roulle, P. Charrier, N. Lenoir. Toward new impregnation-refreeze products for tomography of snow samples?, Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI), Sapporo, Japan, 3 - 8 September, 2023, poster.
• [80]. Flin, F., P. Latil, I. Haffar, L. Pezard, J. Roulle, H. Benkhelifa, P. Charrier, N. Lenoir, F-T. Ndoye, J. Perrin, M. Scheel, T. Weitkamp. Direct observation of wet snow using X-ray tomography: First results and outlooks, Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI), Sapporo, Japan, 3 - 8 September, 2023, oral presentation.
• [79]. Benkhelifa, H., A. Zennoune, P. Latil, Flin, F., C. Geindreau, F-T. Ndoye. Understanding the impact of freezing and storage on the microstructure of a porous food using synchrotron X-rays microtomography, 26th International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR) 2023, Paris, France, 21 - 25 August, 2023, oral presentation.
• [78]. Picard, G., L. Arnaud, F. Domine, M. Dumont, F. Flin, Q. Libois, H. Löwe, A. Robledano, A. Royer and M. Sandells. Representing snow in optical and microwave radiative transfer models: From snow grains to a two-phase porous medium, IUGG 2023 - General Assembly, Berlin, Germany, 11 - 20 July, 2023, poster.
• [77]. Robledano, A., G. Picard, M. Dumont, L. Arnaud and F. Flin. Exploring the impact of dust-snow mixing structures on snow optical properties with a ray-tracing model, IUGG 2023 - General Assembly, Berlin, Germany, 11 - 20 July, 2023, poster.
• [76]. Flin, F., R. Denis, C. Mehu, N. Calonne, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, R. Granger, P. Lapalus, P. Hagenmuller, J. Roulle, S. Rolland du Roscoat, E. Bretin and C. Geindreau. Isothermal metamorphism of snow: measurement of interface velocities and phase-field modeling for a better understanding of the involved mechanisms, Interfreeze: freezing and interfaces, Cargese, France, 30 April - 06 May, 2023, poster.
• [75]. Benkhelifa, H., A. Zennoune, P. Latil, F. Flin, J. Perrin, T. Weitkamp, M. Scheel, C. Geindreau, F.-T. Ndoye, Effect of freezing and storage on the crystallization of a porous food: 3D-characterization using synchrotron X–rays microtomography, 17th SOLEIL Users’ Meeting (SUM) 2023, Saint-Aubin, France, 18 - 20 January, 2023, poster.
• [74]. Bouvet, L., N. Calonne, F. Flin, C. Geindreau, Snow metamorphism under strong temperature gradients: influence of crystal growth regimes and mass transfer, International Symposium on Snow 2022, Davos, Switzerland, 25 - 30 September, 2022, oral presentation.
• [73]. Dumont, M., S. Gascoin, M. Réveillet, D. Voisin, F. Tuzet, L. Arnaud, M. Bonnefoy, C. Carmagnola, A. Deguine, O. Evrard, F. Flin, F. Fontaine, L. Gandois, P. Hagenmuller, H. Herbin, B. Josse, B. Jourdain, M. Lafaysse, G. Le Roux, S. Morin, P. Nabat, D. Petitprez, G. Picard, A. Robledano, M. Schneebeli, D. Six, E. Thibert, M. Vernay, L. Viallon-Galinier, C. Voiron, Unraveling the complexity of Saharan dust deposition in snow using citizen science, International Symposium on Snow 2022, Davos, Switzerland, 25 - 30 September, 2022, oral presentation.
• [72]. Robledano, A., G. Picard, M. Dumont, L. Arnaud and F. Flin, Linking snow optical properties to snow microstructure, International Radiation Symposium (IRS) 2022, Thessaloniki, Greece, 4 - 8 July, 2022, oral presentation.
• [71]. Haffar, I., F. Flin, P. Latil, Toward a new impregnation-refreeze protocol for tomography of snow samples, 5th International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (ICTMS) 2022, Grenoble, France, 27 June - 1st July, 2022, poster.
• [70]. Bouvet, L., N. Calonne, F. Flin, C. Geindreau, Experimental and numerical study of heat and mass transport in snow in case of strong temperature gradient conditions, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23 - 27 May, 2022, oral presentation.
• [69]. Robledano, A., G. Picard, M. Dumont, L. Arnaud and F. Flin, Linking snow optical properties to snow microstructure, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23 - 27 May, 2022, oral presentation.
• [68]. Bouvet, L., N. Calonne, F. Flin, C. Geindreau, Towards a pore scale model of snow cover metamorphism under isothermal conditions, 15ièmes Journées d’Etudes des Milieux Poreux (JEMP) 2021, Strasbourg, France, 26 - 27 October, 2021, oral presentation.
• [67]. Bouvet, L., N. Calonne, F. Flin, C. Geindreau, Modeling snow isothermal metamorphism at the pore scale with the phase-field model Snow3D, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2021, Vienna, Austria, 19 - 30 April, 2021, poster (videoconferencing).
• [66]. Haffar, I., F. Flin, C. Geindreau, N. Petillon, P.-C. Gervais, V. Edery, µCT for 3D size and shape analysis of ice particles in jet A-1 fuel, 10th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography (iCT2020), Wels Campus, Austria, 4 - 7 February, 2020, oral presentation.
• [65]. Zennoune, A., F.-T. Ndoye, F. Flin, I. Haffar, P. Latil, C. Geindreau, H. Benkhelifa, 3D characterization of the microstructure of frozen sponge cake using X-ray microtomography, 10th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography (iCT2020), Wels Campus, Austria, 4 - 7 February, 2020, poster.
• [64]. Haffar, I., F. Flin, C. Geindreau, N. Petillon, P.-C. Gervais, V. Edery, P. Hagenmuller, J. Roulle, A. Dufour, L. Pézard, N. Calonne, P. Lapalus, B. Münch, P. Charrier, E. Ando, µCT for 3D size and shape analysis of ice particles in jet A-1 fuel, Energy Materials workshop: Emerging synchrotron techniques for characterization of energy materials and devices, Grenoble, France, 23 - 25 September, 2019, poster.
• [63]. Granger, R., F. Flin, W. Ludwig, I. Hammad, C. Geindreau, S. Rolland du Roscoat, A. Philip, F. Lahoucine, P. Lapalus, L. Pézard, J. Roulle, A. Burr, A. Dufour, P. Hagenmuller, I. Peinke and P. Tafforeau. Time-lapse Diffraction Contrast Tomography of snow temperature gradient metamorphism, International Conference on Tomography of Materials & Structures (ICTMS), Cairns, Australia, 22 - 26 July, 2019, oral presentation.
• [62]. Granger, R., C. Geindreau, F. Flin, N. Calonne, A. Dufour, B. Lesaffre, A. Philip, P. Hagenmuller, J. Roulle, L. Pézard, S. Rolland du Roscoat. Air bubble migration and faceting in ice: X-ray tomography observations vs phase field modeling, International Conference on Tomography of Materials & Structures (ICTMS), Cairns, Australia, 22 - 26 July, 2019, oral presentation.
• [61]. Hagenmuller, P., M. Dumont, F. Flin, F. Tuzet, I. Peinke, P. Lapalus, A. Dufour, J. Roulle, L. Pézard and S. Rolland du Roscoat. Snow microstructure evolution in presence of mineral dust, Polar2018, Davos, Switzerland, 15 - 26 June, 2018, poster.
• [60]. Peinke, I., P. Hagenmuller, E. Ando, F. Flin, G. Chambon and J. Roulle. Analysis of cone penetration tests in snow with X-ray tomography, 4th International Congress on 3D Materials Science (3DMS 2018), Helsingᴓr (Elsinore), Denmark, 10 - 13 June, 2018, oral presentation.
• [59]. Balbinot, C., F. Martoïa, L. Orgéas, P. Carion, F. Flin, S. Rolland du Roscoat, J.-F. Bloch, M. Terrien, P.J.J. Dumont. In situ 3D observations of the impregnation of model fibrous networks, 14th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials (FPCM-14), Luleå (Lulea), Sweden, 30 May - 1 June, 2018, oral presentation.
• [58]. Hagenmuller, P., F. Flin, M. Dumont, F. Tuzet, I. Peinke, P. Lapalus, A. Dufour, J. Roulle, L. Pézard and E. Ando. Time series of the snow microstructure metamorphism in presence of mineral dust, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria, 8 - 13 April, 2018, poster.
• [57]. Peinke, I., P. Hagenmuller, E. Ando, F. Flin, G. Chambon and J. Roulle. Three-dimensional measurements of the deformation of snow induced by a cone penetration test, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria, 8 - 13 April, 2018, poster.
• [56]. Granger, R., C. Geindreau and F. Flin. Air cavity migration in ice as a case study for temperature gradient metamorphism of snow: time-lapse X-ray microtomography observation and phase-field simulations, Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI), Zuerich, Switzerland, 8 - 12 January, 2018, oral presentation.
• [55]. Flin, F., R. Denis, C. Mehu, N. Calonne, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, R. Granger, P. Lapalus, P. Hagenmuller, J. Roulle, S. Rolland du Roscoat, E. Bretin and C. Geindreau. Isothermal metamorphism of snow: measurement of interface velocities and phase-field modeling for a better understanding of the involved mechanisms, Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI), Zuerich, Switzerland, 8 - 12 January, 2018, poster. [

  

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• [54]. Dumont, M., F. Flin, A. Malinka, O. Brissaud, P. Lapalus, P. Hagenmuller, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, N. Calonne, S. Rolland du Roscoat and E. Ando. Experimental and model based investigation of the links between snow bidirectional reflectance and snow microstructure, Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI), Zuerich, Switzerland, 8 - 12 January, 2018, poster.
• [53]. Dumont, M., F. Flin, A. Malinka, O. Brissaud, P. Lapalus, P. Hagenmuller, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, N. Calonne, S. Rolland du Roscoat and E. Ando. Experimental and model based investigation of the links between snow bidirectional reflectance and snow microstructure, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 11 - 15 December, 2017, poster.
• [52]. Wautier, A., C. Geindreau, F. Flin, 2017. From X-ray tomography images to a numerical homogenized formulation of snow viscoplasticity, 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Paris, France, 9 - 13 July, 2017, oral presentation.
• [51]. Flin, F., R. Denis, C. Mehu, N. Calonne, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, P. Lapalus, P. Hagenmuller, J. Roulle, S. Rolland du Roscoat, E. Bretin and C. Geindreau. Snow isothermal metamorphism: in situ experiment, measurement of interfacial velocities and phase-field modeling for a better understanding of the involved mechanisms, 9th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting (Interpore 2017), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 8 - 11 May, 2017, oral presentation.
• [50]. Dumont, M., F. Flin, A. Malinka, O. Brissaud, P. Lapalus, P. Hagenmuller, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, N. Calonne, S. Rolland du Roscoat and E. Ando. Experimental and model based investigation of the links between snow bidirectional reflectance and snow microstructure, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017, Vienna, Austria, 23 - 28 April, 2017, poster.
• [49]. Peinke, I., P. Hagenmuller, F. Flin, G. Chambon, J. Roulle, E. Ando and S. Morin. Investigation of high-resolution penetration tests in snow by X-ray tomography, Slab Avalanche Multiscale Mechanical Modeling (SLAM3), Davos, Switzerland, 3 - 5 April, 2017, poster.
• [48]. Flin, F., N. Calonne, R. Denis, R. Caneill, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, A. Philip, J. Roulle, S. Rolland du Roscoat and C. Geindreau. 3D growth rates from tomographic images: local measurements for a better understanding of snow metamorphism - application to isothermal metamorphism and comparison to a phase-field model, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 14 - 18 December, 2015, poster. [

  

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• [47]. Calonne, N., C. Geindreau and F. Flin. Macroscopic modeling for heat and water vapor transfer with phase change in dry snow by homogenization, IUGG 2015 - General Assembly, Prague, Czech Republic, 22 June - 2 July, 2015, poster.
• [46]. Flin, F., N. Calonne, R. Caneill, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, A. Philip, J. Roulle, S. Rolland du Roscoat and C. Geindreau. 3D growth rates from tomographic images: local measurements for a better understanding of snow metamorphism, IUGG 2015 - General Assembly, Prague, Czech Republic, 22 June - 2 July, 2015, poster. [

  

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• [45]. Wautier, A., F. Flin and C. Geindreau. Linking snow microstructure to its macroscopic elastic properties: a 3D numerical homogenization method and its application to tomographic images, IUGG 2015 - General Assembly, Prague, Czech Republic, 22 June - 2 July, 2015, oral presentation.
• [44]. Flin, F., N. Calonne, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, A. Philip, S. Rolland du Roscoat and C. Geindreau. The TG metamorphism of snow: toward an evaluation of 3D numerical models by time-lapse images acquired under X-ray tomography?, Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI), Hanover, USA, 17 - 20 March, 2014, oral presentation.
• [43]. Calonne, N., C. Geindreau and F. Flin. Towards the macroscopic modeling of dry snow metamorphism using an upscaling method, Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI), Hanover, USA, 17 - 20 March, 2014, oral presentation.
• [42]. Calonne, N., F. Flin, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, J. Roulle, P. Puglièse, A. Philip, F. Lahoucine, S. Rolland du Roscoat and C. Geindreau. A room temperature operating cryogenic cell for in vivo monitoring of dry snow metamorphism by X-ray microtomography, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 9 - 13 December, 2013, poster. [

  

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• [41]. Calonne, N., F. Flin, C. Geindreau, B. Lesaffre and S. Rolland du Roscoat. Study of a temperature gradient metamorphism of snow from 3D images: time evolution of microstructures, physical properties and their associated anisotropy, International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Grenoble - Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, 7 - 11 October, 2013, poster. [

  

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• [40]. Flin, F., X. Wang., P. Hagenmuller, N. Calonne, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, D. Coeurjolly, G. Chambon and S. Rolland du Roscoat. Computation of grain sizes from microtomographic images of snow, International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Grenoble - Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, 7 - 11 October, 2013, oral presentation.
• [39]. Hagenmuller, P., G. Chambon, F. Flin, X. Wang, B. Lesaffre and M. Naaim. Description of the snow microstructure as a 3D assembly of grains, International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Grenoble - Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, 7 - 11 October, 2013, poster.
• [38]. Wang, X., F. Flin, D. Coeurjolly and B. Lesaffre. Digital Flow for Grain Segmentation from 3D Microtomographic Images of Snow, International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Grenoble - Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, 7 - 11 October, 2013, poster.
• [37]. Hagenmuller, P., X. Wang, F. Flin, G. Chambon and M. Naaim. Segmentation of snow grains from microtomographic data to derive the specific grain contact area as a mechanical indicator, Davos Atmosphere and Cryosphere Assembly (DACA) 2013, Davos, Switzerland, 8 - 12 July, 2013, oral presentation.
• [36]. Silva I., M., G. Combe, P. Foray, F. Flin and B. Lesaffre. Postmortem analysis of sand grain crushing from pile interface using X-ray tomography, POWDERS AND GRAINS 2013: 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media, Sydney, Australia, 8 - 12 July, 2013, poster.
• [35]. Hagenmuller, P., G. Chambon, B. Lesaffre, F. Flin, N. Calonne, and M. Naaim. Energy-based binary segmentation of snow microtomographic images, 1st International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (ICTMS), Ghent, Belgium, 1 - 5 July 2013, oral presentation.
• [34]. Hagenmuller, P., G. Chambon, B. Lesaffre, F. Flin, N. Calonne and M. Naaim. Specific surface area computed with X-ray micro-tomography: impact of the segmentation technique and the effective resolution, Snow Grain Size Workshop (SGSW), Grenoble, France, 2 - 5 April, 2013, oral presentation.
• [33]. Wang, X., L. Gillibert, F. Flin, D. Coeurjolly. Curvature-driven volumetric segmentation of binary shapes: An application to snow microstructure analysis, 21st International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2012), Tsukuba, Japan, 11 - 15 November, 2012, poster.
• [32]. Flin, F., N. Calonne, C. Geindreau, B. Lesaffre, X. Wang, C. Carmagnola, S. Rolland du Roscoat, P. Charrier, S. Morin and D. Coeurjolly.3D imaging of snow microstructure for a better knowledge of snow properties and of their time evolution: 2 examples, IGS Symposium on Seasonal Snow and Ice (IGS 2012), Lahti, Finland, 27 May - 1st June, 2012, oral presentation.
• [31]. Calonne, N., F. Flin, S. Morin, B. Lesaffre, S. Rolland du Roscoat, C. Geindreau. 3D image-based numerical simulations and experimental measurements of the effective thermal conductivity of snow, Micro-DICE 2011 Conference, Grenoble, France, 7 - 9 November, 2011, oral presentation.
• [30]. Hasan, A., F. Flin, A. Dufour, B. Lesaffre, B. Chareyre, J. Meyssonnier, A. Philip. Coupling mechanics to thermodynamics: a tentative 3D microscale model for the isothermal metamorphism of surface snow, Micro-DICE 2011 Conference, Grenoble, France, 7 - 9 November, 2011, poster.
• [29]. Calonne, N., F. Flin, S. Morin, B. Lesaffre, C. Geindreau, S. Rolland du Roscoat, C. Carmagnola, F. Domine. Numerical and experimental investigations on the effective thermal conductivity of snow, IUGG 2011 - General Assembly, Melbourne, Australia, 27 June - 8 July, 2011, poster.
• [28]. Hasan, A., B. Chareyre, J. Kozicki, F. Flin, F. Darve, J. Meyssonnier. Microtomography-based Discrete Element Modeling to simulate snow microstructure deformation, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 13 - 17 December, 2010, poster.
• [27]. Flin, F., B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, L. Gillibert, A. Hasan, S. Rolland du Roscoat, S. Cabanes, P. Pugliese. Some considerations on the measurement of snow specific surface area from 3D images, Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI), Sapporo, Japan, 5 - 10 September, 2010, oral presentation.
• [26]. Flin, F., A. Philip, G. Brun, B. Lesaffre, A. Dufour, S. Rolland du Roscoat, L. Gillibert. Determination of the orientation of ice crystals based on 3D image analysis: a tentative method, 3rd International Workshop: 3D Imaging, Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of Macroscopic Properties (W3D), Fontainebleau, France, 20 - 21 April, 2010, poster.
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