Alexandre Roy - Doctoral student

Contact information

Country of origin: Canada

Education before joining CARTEL: Bachelor's degree in Physical Geography (honours); Master's degree in Environment, research stream (at CARTEL)

Program of study: Doctorate in Remote Sensing

Research subject: Remote sensing of snow using microwave data

Thesis supervisor: Alain Royer


Peer-reviewed publications

Submitted:

12. Roy, A., Royer, A., Montpetit, P.A, Bartlett, B., Langlois (2012). Snow specific surface area simulation using the one-layer snow model in the Canadian Land Surface scheme (CLASS), The Cryopshere Discussion, vol.6, p.5255-5289.

11. Dupont, F., Picard, G., Royer, A., Fily, M., Roy, A., Champollion, N. (2012). Modeling the microwave emission of bubbly ice; Applications to blue ice and superimposed ice in the Antarctic and Arctic, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Submitted (TGRS_2012-01104).

10. Picard, G., Brucker, L., Roy, A., Dupont, F., Fily, M., Royer, A. (2012). Simulation of the microwave emission of multi-layered snowpacks using the dense media radiative transfer theory: the DMRT-ML model. Geoscientific Model Development Discussion. Submitted (gmd-2012-87), 5, 3647-3694, 2012.

9. Bergeron, J., Royer, A., Turcotte, R., Roy, A. (2012). Snow cover estimation using blended MODIS and AMSR-E data for improved watershed-scale spring streamflow forecasts in Québec, Canada. Hydrological Processes. Submitted

8. Montpetit, B., Royer, A., Roy, A., Langlois, A., Derksen, C. (2012). Snow microwave emission modeling of ice lenses within the snowpack using the Microwave emission Model for Layered Snowpacks (MEMLS). IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Submitted (TGRS-2012-00594.R1).

Published:

7. Roy, A., Picard, G., Royer, A., Montpetit, B., Dupont, F., Langlois, A., Derksen, C., Champollion, N. (2012). Brightness temperature simulations of the Canadian seasonal snowpack driven by measurements of snow specific surface area. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. Accepted, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2012.2235842.

6. Montpetit, B. Royer, A., Langlois, A., Cliche, P., Roy, A., Champollion, N., Picard, G., Domine, F., Obbard, R. (2012). New shortwave infrared albedo measurements for snow specific surface area retrieval. Journal of Glaciology. vol. 58. p.941-952.

5. Roy, A., Royer, A., Wigneron, J.-P., Langlois, A., Bergeron, J., Cliche, P. (2012). A simple parameterization for a boreal forest radiative transfer model at microwave frequencies. Remote Sensing of Environment. vol.124. p.371-383.

4. Langlois, A., Royer, A., Dupont, F., Roy, A., Goïta, K. and Picard, G. (2011).  Improved corrections of forest effects on passive microwave satellite remote sensing of snow over boreal and subarctic regions.  IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. vol.49. p.3824-3837.

3. Roy, A., Royer, A., Turcotte, R. (2010). Analyse de l’identification de la fonte de neige printanière avec QuickSCAT dans le Sud du Québec, Canada. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. vol.36. p.89-98.

2. Roy, A., Royer, A., Turcotte, R. (2010). Improvement of springtime streamflow in a boreal environment by incorporating snow-covered area derived from remote sensing data. Journal of hydrology. vol.390. p.35-44.

1. Turcotte, R., Fortier-Filion, T.-C., Fortin, V., Roy, A., Royer, A. (2010). Simulation hydrologiques des derniers jours de la crue du printemps : le problème de la neige manquante. Hydrological Sciences Journal. vol.55. p.872-882.

Conferences

  • Roy, A., Royer, A., Montpetit, B., Langlois, A. (2012) Models parameterization for SWE retrievals from passive microwave over Canadian boreal forest, AGU fall meeting 2012, San Fransisco, USA, 3-7 December. (oral presentation)
  • Roy, A., Royer, A., Montpetit, B., Picard, G., Morin, S., Langlois, A. (2012). Snow specific surface area using the one-layer CLASS snow model for brightness temperature simulations. 69th Eastern Snow Conference, Frost Valley, USA, 5-7 June. (Poster)
  • Roy, A., Picard, G., Royer, A., Montpetit, B., Langlois, A., Derksen, C. (2012). Snow microstructure representation for snow radiative transfer model from the perspective of SWE retreivals from satellite passive microwave data. MICRORAD 2012, Frascati, Italie, 5-9 March. (oral presentation)
  • Roy, A., Royer, A., Turcotte, R. (2009). L’apport des satellites pour la gestion de barrages lors des crues printanières dans le sud du Québec. Rendez-vous international sur la gestion intégrée de l’eau : des outils pour agir, Sherbrooke, Canada, 1-3 juin. (1st best poster award)
  • Roy, A., Royer, A., Turcotte, R. (2009). Spring floods prediction with the use of remote sensing snow cover area product in Québec. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2009,Vienne, Austria, 19-24 avril. (oral presentation)

Fieldwork

  • Baie James, Québec (2013)
  • St-Romain, Québec (2011)
  • Churchill, Manitoba (2010)
  • Sept-îles, Québec (2008)