Michel Baraër

École de technologie supérieure

• Hydrologie nivale: Étude des évènements de pluie sur neige et de leurs impacts sur les crues hivernales
• Hydrologie Glaciaire : Les systèmes hydrologiques des vallées glaciaires : Identification des sources, des écoulements et de leur interaction dans un contexte de changement climatique; Hydrologie de continuums Glacier, Glacier couverts de debris et glacier rocheux.

Sites de recherche principaux: Yukon, sud du Quebec, Andes tropicales

Approche methodologique multimethode : traceurs naturels, geophysique, hydrometeorologie, teledetection, modélisation

Open access Charonnat, B., Baraer, M., Valence, E., Masse-Dufresne, J., Monty, C., Wang, K., Devoie, E., McKenzie, J. M., 2025. The influence of a rock glacier on the riverbed hydrological system. EGUsphere, 2025, 1-33.

Open access Doumbia, C., Rousseau, A. N., Başağaoğlu, H., Baraer, M., Chakraborty, D., 2025. Interpretation of glacier mass change within the Upper Yukon Watershed from GRACE using Explainable Automated Machine Learning Algorithms. Journal of Hydrology 651, 132519.

Lizama, E., Somos-Valenzuela, M., Rivera, D., Lillo, M., Morales, B., Baraër, M., Fernández, A., 2025. Role of mountain glaciers in the hydrological dynamics of headwater basins in the Wet Andes. Journal of Hydrology 649, 132413.

Open access Augas, J., Foulon, E., Rousseau, A. N., Baraër, M., 2024. Extension of a Monolayer Energy-Budget Degree-Day Model to a Multilayer One. Water 16(8), 1089.

Open access Dharmadasa, V., Kinnard, C., Baraër, M., 2024. A new interpolation method to resolve under-sampling of UAV-lidar snow depth observations in coniferous forests. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 104134.

Open access Dharmadasa, V., Kinnard, C., Baraër, M., 2024. Meteorological control on snow depth evolution and snowpack energy exchanges in an agro-forested environment by a measurement-based approach: A case study in Sainte-Marthe, Eastern Canada. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 347, 109915.

Open access Tjoelker, A. R., Baraër, M., Valence, E., Charonnat, B., Masse-Dufresne, J., Mark, B. G., McKenzie, J. M., 2024. Drone-Based Ground-Penetrating Radar with Manual Transects for Improved Field Surveys of Buried Ice. Remote Sensing 16(13), 2461. Données / Data

Open access Dharmadasa, V., Kinnard, C., Baraër, M., 2023. Topographic and vegetation controls of the spatial distribution of snow depth in agro-forested environments by UAV-lidar. The Cryosphere 17(3), 1225-1246.

Open access Aubry-Wake, C., Lamontagne-Hallé, P., Baraër, M., McKenzie, J. M., Pomeroy, J. W., 2022. Using ground-based thermal imagery to estimate debris thickness over glacial ice: fieldwork considerations to improve the effectiveness. Journal of Glaciology 69(274), 353-369.

Open access Dharmadasa, V., Kinnard, C., Baraër, M., 2022. An Accuracy Assessment of Snow Depth Measurements in Agro-Forested Environments by UAV Lidar. Remote Sensing 14(7), 1649.

Open access Paquotte, A., Baraer, M., 2022. Hydrological behaviour of an ice‐layered snowpack in a non‐mountainous environment. Hydrological Processes 36(1), e14433.

Open access Valence, E., Baraer, M., Rosa, E, Barbecot, F., Monty, C., 2022. Drone-based ground-penetrating radar (GPR) application to snow hydrology. The Cryosphere 16(9), 3843-3860.

Open access Fernandez, A., Mark, B.G., Baraer, M., 2021. Connecting Mountain Hydroclimate Through the American Cordilleras. Frontiers in Earth Science 9, 147.

Open access Chesnokova, A., Baraër, M., Bouchard, É., 2020. Proglacial icings as records of winter hydrological processes. The Cryosphere 14(11), 4145-4164.

Open access Chesnokova, A., Baraër, M., Laperrière‐Robillard, T., Huh, K., 2020. Linking Mountain Glacier Retreat and Hydrological Changes in Southwestern Yukon. Water Resources Research 56(1), e2019WR025706.

Guittard, A., Baraer, M., McKenzie, J.M., Mark, B.G., Rapre, A.C., Bury, J., Carey, M., Young, K., 2020. Trace metal stream contamination in a post peak water context: Lessons from the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 4(4), 506-514.

Open access Rodriguez-Avella, K.A., Baraer, M., Mark, B., McKenzie, J., Somers, L., 2020. Comparing the performance of three methods to assess DOM dynamics within two distinct glacierized watersheds of the tropical Andes. Environmental Pollution 265(A), 115052.

Somers, L.D., McKenzie, J.M., Mark, B.G., Lagos, P., Ng, G.H.C., Wickert, A.D., Yarleque, C., Baraër, M., Silva, Y., 2019. Groundwater buffers decreasing glacier melt in an Andean watershed‐but not forever. Geophysical Research Letters 46(22), 13016-13026.

Wigmore, O., Mark, B., McKenzie, J., Baraer, M., Lautz, L., 2019. Sub-metre mapping of surface soil moisture in proglacial valleys of the tropical Andes using a multispectral unmanned aerial vehicle. Remote Sensing of Environment 222, 104-118.

Aubry-Wake, C., Zéphir, D., Baraer, M., McKenzie, J.M., Mark, B.G., 2018. Importance of longwave emissions from adjacent terrain on patterns of tropical glacier melt and recession. Journal of Glaciology 64 (243), 49-60. DOI: 10.1017/jog.2017.85

Glas, R., Lautz, L., McKenzie, J., Mark, B., Baraer, M., Chavez, D. and Maharaj, L., 2018. A review of the current state of knowledge of proglacial hydrogeology in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water 5 (5), e1299.

Huh, K., Baraër, M., Mark, B., Ahn, Y., 2018. Evaluating Glacier Volume Changes since the Little Ice Age Maximum and Consequences for Stream Flow by Integrating Models of Glacier Flow and Hydrology in the Cordillera Blanca, Peruvian Andes. Water 10(12), 1732.

Mas, A., Baraer, M., Arsenault, R., Poulin, A., Préfontaine, J., 2018. Targeting high robustness in snowpack modeling for Nordic hydrological applications in limited data conditions. Journal of Hydrology 564, 1008-1021. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.07.071

Somers, L.D., McKenzie, J.M., Zipper, S.C., Mark, B.G., Lagos, P., Baraer, M., 2018. Does hillslope trenching enhance groundwater recharge and baseflow in the Peruvian Andes? Hydrological Processes 32 (3), 318-331. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.11423

Guittard, A., Baraer, M., McKenzie, J.M., Mark, B.G., Wigmore, O., Fernandez, A., Rapre, A.C., Walsh, E., Bury, J., Carey, M., French, A., Young, K.R., 2017. Trace-metal contamination in the glacierized Rio Santa watershed, Peru. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 189 (12), art. no. 649. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-6353-0

Mark, B.G., French, A., Baraer, M., Carey, M., Bury, J., Young, K.R., Polk, M.H., Wigmore, O., Lagos, P., Crumley, R., McKenzie, J.M., Lautz, L., 2017. Glacier loss and hydro-social risks in the Peruvian Andes. Global and Planetary Change 159, 61-76. DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2017.10.003

Mundy, E., Gleeson, T., Roberts, M., Baraer, M., McKenzie, J.M., 2017. Thermal Imagery of Groundwater Seeps: Possibilities and Limitations. Groundwater 55 (2), 160-170. DOI: 10.1111/gwat.12451

Polk, M.H., Young, K.R., Baraer, M., Mark, B.G., McKenzie, J.M., Bury, J., Carey, M., 2017. Exploring hydrologic connections between tropical mountain wetlands and glacier recession in Peru's Cordillera Blanca. Applied Geography 78, 94-103. DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2016.11.004

Troin, M., Poulin, A., Baraer, M., Brissette, F., 2016. Comparing snow models under current and future climates: Uncertainties and implications for hydrological impact studies. Journal of Hydrology 540, 588-602. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.06.055

Somers, L.D., Gordon, R.P., McKenzie, J.M., Lautz, L.K., Wigmore, O., Glose, A., Glas, R., Aubry-Wake, C., Mark, B., Baraer, M., Condom, T., 2016. Quantifying groundwater–surface water interactions in a proglacial valley, Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Hydrological Processes 30 (17), 2915-2929. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10912

Charonnat, Bastien : Doctorat en génie
Département de génie de la construction, École de technologie supérieure
Codirection : Janie Masse-Dufresne
Sujet de recherche : caractérisation multi-méthodes du comportement hydrologique d’un continuum « glacier – glacier couvert de débris – glacier rocheux » à Grizzly Creek (Yukon).

Goujon, Mathis : Maîtrise en génie de l'environnement
Département de génie de la construction, École de technologie supérieure
Codirection : Janie Masse-Dufresne
Sujet de recherche : Mesure spatiotemporelle de la teneur en eau de la neige par GPR dronoporté.

Lallement, Basile : Maîtrise en génie de l'environnement
Département de génie de la construction, École de technologie supérieure
Codirection : Éric Rosa; Vincent Cloutier
Sujet de recherche : Localisation des fuites d’un parc a résidu minier a partir d’imagerie IR.

Mhiri, Omar : Maîtrise en génie de l'environnement
Département de génie de la construction, École de technologie supérieure
Codirection : Éric Rosa; Vincent Cloutier
Sujet de recherche : Estimation des pertes d’un parc à résidu minier à partir d’un bilan de masse.

Michaud, Lisa : Doctorat en génie
Département de génie de la construction, École de technologie supérieure
Sujet de recherche : Impact du gel du sol sur l’hydrologie hivernale

Mougeot , Emma : Maîtrise en génie de l'environnement
Département de génie de la construction, École de technologie supérieure
Sujet de recherche : Morphological and hydrological evolution of a landslide in permafrost environment: Case study in Shar Shäw Tàgà, Yukon, Canada

Tarka, Maxime : Maîtrise en génie de l'environnement
Département de génie de la construction, École de technologie supérieure
Codirection : Caroline Aubry-Wake, ÉTS
Sujet de recherche : Étude de l’incidence et de l’impact de la troncature saisonnière des glaciers polythermaux.

Trottier, Katrine : Maîtrise en génie de l'environnement
Département de génie de la construction, École de technologie supérieure
Codirection : Daniel Nadeau, Université Laval
Sujet de recherche : Étude comparative de la réponse hydrologique du manteau neigeux saisonnier aux événements de pluie sur neige : Site de Sainte-Marthe ; Site de la Forêt Montmorency

Valence, Eole : Doctorat en sciences de la Terre et des planètes
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill
Codirection : Jeffrey McKenzie