Researchers Jasmin Raymond and Richard Martel and their student Milad Fakhari assess the contribution of groundwater to the quality and temperature of surface water.
To study groundwater, an overflight of rivers with an airborne infrared camera is carried out to identify possible thermal refuges. These thermal shelters allow fish to be more comfortable, to grow and to survive when extreme temperature conditions occur.
In addition to the aerial thermal images, the members of the MiraNor team, helped by Inuit guides, install underground instruments. The pressure and temperature data obtained using these instruments will allow the development of a model. This model will couple the surface and subsoil components to reproduce the conditions on the ground and to predict the flow, heat and transport of contaminants in the river, according to different climatic scenarios.
