The QClim’Eau initiative is the fruit of a long-standing collaboration between the ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) and the Ouranos Consortium to leverage cutting-edge scientific expertise on hydroclimatology issues and to coordinate advances in the field.
The project aims to answer the following question: What effects will climate change have on future residential potable water consumption in southern Quebec?
This project aims to implement a new thermal simulation module in the PHYSITEL-HYDROTEL hydrological platform, as well as an LSTM deep learning model, to simulate the temperature of rivers in southern Quebec for a future edition of the Hydroclimatic Atlas of Southern Québec.
This project aims to implement and evaluate the thermal simulation module of the Raven hydrological modelling framework to simulate water temperature in the Ouelle River watershed. The feasibility of applying this model to future climates throughout southern Quebec can then be evaluated.
The second phase of this project will begin to document the chain of consequences of water scarcity on a provincial scale, in terms of the cascading effects on the well-being of human populations and ecosystems.
This project aims to answer the following question : Does the improved simulation of precipitation extremes with the new generation of regional climate models with 2.5 km resolution lead to an improvement in flooding simulations by a hydrological model in southern Quebec?
The amplification of precipitation and flow extremes in a warmer climate is greater for small watersheds, for shorter durations, and for frequent recurrences. The results show the importance of considering the size of watersheds in assessing vulnerability to increased extreme summer and fall precipitation.
This project aims to provide Quebec with a method for estimating the current and future water needs of the main economic sectors while considering the impacts of climate disruption and socio-economic development on water availability.
This project is making use of well-established collaborations with Mexico and Bavaria in order to allow Quebec to initiate the development of a knowledge base on practices and tools for sharing water when it is limited.
Once completed, this project will provide a robust research tool for investigating various questions related to hydrology and climate change in Quebec. It will also offer a way for the hydrological modelling community in Quebec to work together and discuss new developments in the field.
