Remote Sensing of Environmental Change Research Group @LaurierGeogEnv led by Canada Research Chair Dr. Kheyrollah Pour @HomaKrp

Wilfrid Laurier University
Joined November 2019
Join us at the @ArcticNet conference for session INF25 on "Resiliency of Ice Roads and Winter Roads in Northern Canada." Submit your abstract by August 28! We look forward to seeing you there! #ReSECLab #ArcticNet2026 #asm2026 #NorthernCanada #IceRoads #WinterRoads @CRRC_WLU
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Congratulations to Dr. Gifty Attiah @gift_att on receiving the 2026 Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR) Fellowship! A well-deserved recognition...congratulations, Gifty! #ReSECLab #NorthernResearch #ClimateChange reseclab.ca/news/attiah-fell…
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Congrats to Andy Sekoh @andyabeo on his excellent Master’s defence, “Episodic Discharge Forcing Dominates Turbidity Variability in the Great Slave Lake: Evidence from 40 years of Satellite Observations”, & on his thesis award nomination! So proud of you! #ReSECLab @LaurierGeogEnv
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Congratulations to @AliciaPouw21 for the 2026 Wiesnet Medal at the 2026 Joint Eastern-Western Snow Conference. The Wiesnet Medal is awarded annually to the student presenting the best paper, recognizing excellence in snow and cryospheric research. reseclab.ca/news/alicia-pouw…
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PAPER ALERT: our new #ReSECLab study published in collaboration with @ccore1975 at the Cold Regions Science and Technology journal, developed a new AI tool that helps predict the safety of northern ice roads. Read the news and the article here reseclab.ca/news/deline-ice-…
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PAPER ALERT: A recent study led by @arshahvaran addresses the challenges of monitoring water quality and tracking algal blooms in complex inland waters. published in EEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. Read the full article here ieeexplore.ieee.org/document… #ReSECLab
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PAPER ALERT! Our new paper on Field Observations of Ice Melt and Decay to Constrain Lake Ice Model Parameterizations is published in Hydrological Processes @HydroProcesses Read the paper here reseclab.ca/news/rfat-et-al-…
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Congratulations to Kirin Lorente on her excellent Master’s defence, “Implementation of a 3-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Numerical Model onto a Large Northern Lake”, and on her thesis award nomination! So proud of you and such a pleasure to work with you! #ReSECLab @LaurierGeogEnv
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Sometimes what matters most isn’t what you do, but who you do it with. Our last conference of the year! #AmazingTeam @ReSEC_WLU #ReSECLab @ArcticNet #ASM2025
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@ReSEC_WLU team worked with the amazing Sahtúotįnę people and the Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government to build a portable community monitoring lab, becoming an educational resource for the local school and the wider community while supporting water and ice research. @LaurierResearch
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PAPER ALERT! Our new paper published in The Cryosphere shows that freeze-up timing and early-winter ice growth in a small subarctic lake are mainly controlled by air temperature and snowfall, key insights into early-season ice processes in northern lakes. reseclab.ca/news/rafat-et-al…
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PAPER ALERT! Our new study has revealed that lake ice across 500 lakes in the Northwest Territories is becoming thinner and melting faster, Major Climate Impact! The study used satellite data, model, and in situ data to track changes over nearly 40 years! reseclab.ca/news/attiah-et-a…
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PAPER ALERT! Our latest publication in the Journal of Climate analyzes 44 years of solar radiation trends in the Northwest Territories, a key insight for northern ecosystems and communities! #ReSECLab Full article: doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-25-01… News: reseclab.ca/news
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Join us at the @ArcticNet conference for session INF66 on "Resiliency of Ice Roads and Winter Roads in Northern Canada." Submit your abstract by September 12! We look forward to seeing you there! #ReSECLab #ArcticNet2025 #ASM2025 #NorthernCanada #IceRoads #WinterRoads
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PAPER ALERT, Our study in collaboration with the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Led by @RafatArash, we explore the physics behind two widely used thermodynamic lake ice models. Read here reseclab.ca/news/water-resou… agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.… @LaurierResearch @LaurierGeogEnv #ReSECLab
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The first of the Laurier-ARI seminar series was a great hit, with around 70 attendees! The evening was filled with amazing engagement from the audience and great discussion! Thanks to all who came out ! 😊
Although the ☀️is shining bright and the snow is nearly gone here in Yellowknife, NT let's recap the winter season! ❄️ Come learn about recent changes to Yellowknife snowfall and how it's affecting Lake Ice this Thursday April 24th! 🧊
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Although the ☀️is shining bright and the snow is nearly gone here in Yellowknife, NT let's recap the winter season! ❄️ Come learn about recent changes to Yellowknife snowfall and how it's affecting Lake Ice this Thursday April 24th! 🧊
If you're in the #Yellowknife area, check out the Laurier-ARI Spring Speaker Series, bringing local research to the community. This four-part series, featuring 20-min talks by early career researchers, begins this Thursday, April 24 at Makerspace YK.
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🚨 ATTN: Graduate students & early-career researchers! Conducting research in the Northwest Territories? Looking for a chance to share your work with an engaged audience in Yellowknife? The Laurier-ARI Yellowknife Speaker Series is seeking in-person presenters from all institutions this spring! 📅 Deadline: March 7, 2025
🔗 Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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PAPER ALERT, Our study in collaboration with #ECCC & @UW_Ecohydrology maps chlorophyll-a concentrations in Western Lake Ontario using #Landsat 8&9. Satellite data reveal trends in nearshore vs. offshore blooms, aiding eutrophication management. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.… #ReSECLab
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PAPER ALERT🚨: 🛰️ Comparative Evaluation of Semi-Empirical Approaches to Retrieve Satellite-Derived Chlorophyll-a Concentrations from Nearshore and Offshore Waters of Lake Ontario first authored by #ReSEC & @UW_Ecohydrology member @arshahvaran et al. 🌊 Check it out here ⬇️
💧💧 Comparative Evaluation of Semi-Empirical Approaches to Retrieve #Satellite-Derived #Chlorophyll-a Concentrations from Nearshore and Offshore #Waters of a Large #Lake (Lake #Ontario) ✍️ Ali Reza Shahvaran et al. 🔗 brnw.ch/21wQM47
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