A5004069444- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Water resources management and optimization
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Climate variability and models
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Environmental Science and Water Management
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Water Resources and Management
- Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus
- Water management and technologies
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Polytechnique Montréal
2018-2024
Concordia University
2021
McGill University
2021
University of Saskatchewan
2013-2018
Global Institute for Water Security
2014-2018
University of Tabriz
2011
Abstract Traditional, mainstream definitions of drought describe it as deficit in water‐related variables or water‐dependent activities (e.g., precipitation, soil moisture, surface and groundwater storage, irrigation) due to natural variabilities that are out the control local decision‐makers. Here, we argue within coupled human‐water systems, must be defined understood a process opposed product help better frame complex interrelated dynamics both human‐induced changes define anthropogenic...
Abstract Lake Urmia is one of the largest hypersaline lakes on earth with a unique biodiversity. Over past two decades lake water level declined dramatically, threatening functionality lake’s ecosystems. There controversial debate about reasons for this decline, either mismanagement resources, or climatic changes assumed to be main cause. In study we quantified budget components and analyzed their temporal evolution interplay over last five decades. With can show that variations Urmia’s...
The rapid shrinkage of Lake Urmia, one the world's largest saline lakes located in northwestern Iran, is a tragic wake-up call to revisit principles water resources management based on socio-economic and environmental dimensions sustainable development. overarching goal this paper set framework for deriving dynamic, climate-informed inflows drying considering both meteorological/climatic anthropogenic conditions. We report compounding effects meteorological drought unsustainable resource...
Abstract The warming climate can considerably affect socioeconomic activities and environmental health conditions in Canada. Climate models play a key role evaluating the impact of change developing adaption mitigation strategies corresponding to Canadian regions. This study compares behavior participating Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) with their CMIP5 predecessors representing set indices relevant Canada’s agricultural productivity, infrastructure resilience, health. Our...
Intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves are commonly used in engineering planning and design. Considering the possible effects of climate change on extreme precipitation, it is crucial to analyze potential variations IDF curves. This paper presents a quantile-based downscaling framework update using projections future precipitation obtained from general circulation models (GCMs). Genetic programming applied extract duration-variant duration-invariant mathematical equations map daily...
A warming climate and land management intensification have altered water supply characteristics in many regions of the world. Incorporation uncertainties into long-term resources planning is, therefore, significant from both a scientific societal perspective. This study proposes set analyses for integrated under changing demand expansion based on newly developed methodology vulnerability assessment. The basin interest proposed analysis is interprovincial Saskatchewan River Basin (SaskRB)...
Changing natural streamflow conditions apply pressure on water supply systems globally. Understanding potential vulnerabilities using IPCC-endorsed top-down impact assessments, however, is limited due to uncertainties in climate and/or hydrological models. In recent years, bottom-up stress tests have been proposed avoid some of the but uncertainty approaches and its vulnerability assessments are poorly understood. Here, we aim at addressing that originate from synthetic realizations regional...
Abstract Future climate change and anthropogenic interventions can alter historical streamflow conditions consequently degrade the health biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems. ecohydrological threats, however, are difficult to quantify using cascade hydrological models due various uncertainties involved. This study instead uses a fully bottom‐up approach evaluate vulnerability Saskatchewan River Delta (SRD), largest inland delta in North America, changing regime irrigation expansion. An...
The Congo River Basin is the second-largest watershed globally, flowing through nine countries before reaching Atlantic Ocean. Kasai (KARB), containing about one-fourth of Congo’s freshwater resources, plays a strategic role in sustaining navigation, food production, and hydroelectricity generation Central Africa. A multi-model framework suited for data scarce regions applied climate change impacts on water availability KARB to propose effective development plans future. This includes...
Assessing the impact of climate change on water systems often requires employing a hydrological model to estimate streamflow. However, choice model, process representation, input data resolution, and catchment discretization can potentially influence such analyses. This study aims evaluate sensitivity assessments various modeling configurations in snow-dominated headwater system Alberta, Canada. The HBV-MTL GR4J models, coupled with Degree-Day CemaNeige snowmelt modules, were utilized...
This study presents a lake bed elevation model of Lake Urmia. In the course generation, time series extent surface was derived from 129 satellite images with different acquisition dates based on Landsat sensors Thematic Mapper (TM), Enhanced Plus (ETM+), and Operational Land Imager (OLI). Due to rapid shrinking during last two decades, areas ranging 890 km2 6125 could be covered. The water edge various extents then linked observed level day image acquisition. resulting contour lines,...
Water resource systems are under unprecedented pressure mainly due to rapid socio-economic growth, weak water and land management decisions, as well variability change in climate conditions. These pressures have disrupted the functionality of freshwater ecosystems generated challenges various regions across globe. Here, we showcase potential trade-offs Province Saskatchewan, Canada, between upstream human activities downstream environmental needs changing availability We showed that an...