About HydroNord
Our research group is interested in how water moves through cold regions in a changing climate. Through field measurement campaigns, we seek to better understand hydrological processes as they occur in natural environments, in order to improve their representation in predictive models used in climate, hydrological, and meteorological applications. Our work mainly focuses on water and energy exchanges between the land surface and the atmosphere, in both summer and winter.
Research Areas
Five main themes are the focus of ongoing research projects.
Snow
Accumulation and Melt | Interception | Rain-on-Snow | Spatial Variability
Lakes and Reservoirs
Boreal Forest and Arctic Tundra
Surface Models
Albedo | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Evaporation | Ice | Thermal Regime
Albedo | Energy Balance | Evaporation | Frozen Soils
Aquatic Environments | Terrestrial Environments
Experimental Hydrology | Micrometeorology
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¹Melton et al. 2020. (https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-2825-2020)
The HydroNord Team
My name is Daniel Nadeau, and I am a full professor in the Department of Civil and Water Engineering at Université Laval. I lead the dynamic HydroNord team, made up of students and professionals brought together by shared values of ambition, excellence, team work, and rigor.
Daniel Nadeau, ing. Ph.D.
HydroNord Team - October 2025
Photo Gallery
Whether it's installing equipment, collecting data, or taking in situ measurements, the team carries out extensive fieldwork throughout the year. Explore what these field campaigns look like!
Publications
Recent Scientific Publications from the HydroNord Team
Modelling mineral dust emissions from proglacial valleys of the St. Elias Mountains, Canada
D Bellamy, M Klose, DF Nadeau, S Engelstaedter, R Washington, J King(2026)
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26, 12613-12639
ABCFlux v2: Arctic–boreal CO2 and CH4 monthly flux observations and ancillary information across terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems
I AM Virkkala, I Wargowsky, J Vogt, S Madaan, T Windholz, KA Arndt, G Rocher-Ros, M Göckede, D Olefeldt, EAG Schuur, D Bastviken, R O'Keefe, MA Kuhn, BM Rogers, JD Watts, K Kent, K Aalstad, K Aho, J Ala-Könni, H Alcock, I Althuizen, CD Arp, J Asanuma, M Aurela, S Balathandayuthabani, K Attermeyer, A Barr, M Barret, O Batkhishig, C Biasi, MP Björkman, A Black, E Blanc-Betes, P Bodmer, J Boike, A Bolek, F Bouchard, I Bussmann, L Cabrol, E Canfora, S Carey, K Castro-Morales, N Chae, A Christen, TR Christensen, CT Christiansen, H Chu, G Clark, F Clayer, P Crill, C Cunada, SJ Davidson, JF Dean, DF Nadeau, et al. (2026)
Earth System Science Data, 18, 6357-6409
Disturbance history and canopy structure drive growing season albedo dynamics in boreal forests
I Ben Aba, JD Sylvain, G Drolet, DF Nadeau, F Anctil (2026)
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 146, 105108
Estimating ice forces on ice control structures using a novel strain gauge monitoring system
M Béland, T Ghobrial, A Pierre, DF Nadeau, KV Høyland (2026)
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 53, 1-19
Contact us
daniel.nadeau@gci.ulaval.ca
Department of Civil and Water Engineering
Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot, Université Laval
1065, avenue de la Médecine
Québec, QC, Canada
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Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot
1065, avenue de la Médecine
Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6
