Clara Kavadias

My research project aims to model the effects of forest disturbances (clear-cutting, selective cutting, thinning) on Quebec’s forests, through two complementary approaches. First, I am studying their impact on albedo, which affects net radiation and, consequently, the climate mitigation potential of forests. On the other hand, I am examining the consequences of these disturbances on the water resilience of forests, particularly on the water cycle, at using the Canadian CLASSIC land surface model, which simulates interactions between the Earth’s surface and the atmosphere.

Ph. D. student in water engineering - Université Laval

Affiliations

Department of Civil and Water Engineering,

Université Laval

Forest albedo

Silvicultural disturbances

Forest water resilience

Supervision: Daniel Nadeau and François Anctil

Contact

clara.kavadias.1@ulaval.ca