In Quebec, several meteorological stations are operated by observers, but they are gradually being replaced by automated stations. I'm grateful for having the opportunity to meet Mr. Richard Trépanier, one of those observers, yesterday during a workshop. His level of dedication is amazing.

On-campus safari

We had a great time at the annual conference of the Canadian Water Resources Association this week! Now, the trip back home just became "Ralph and Marie-Amélie explore Canada from coast to coast" because of a flight delay, but eventually we'll be back in Sherbrooke 🤞

HEPEX, the Hydrological Ensemble Prediction EXperiment, is now on Bluesky! Find it at @hepexorg.bsky.social

Lac des Nations lookin' good tonight!

I am looking to recruit a new PhD student to work on merging large-scale and local-scale streamflow forecasts. More info here 👉 www.usherbrooke.ca/recherche/en... *How to apply?* Send 1) your CV 📝 and 2) motivation letter ✉️ to [email protected]

I have to find a nice spot for this. It belongs to the team of students, but they don't have a permanent place to put it. 😊 Thank you #icireward #water4future

For those of us who remember the first version; this is an excellent update

HELL YEAH BROTHERRRRRRRR

I'm so thrilled that our team of #Usherbrooke MSc students won the #Water4Future Hackathon this year! 😍 It was their first participation and they were amazing! I'm super proud of them! 🔥🥇

From now on I've officially done more splitboarding in 2025 than in 2024 (1>0)

I'm adding this to my top favorite art installations of all time. Absolutely fantastic! (at Kunsthaus Zurich)

We had a fruitful meeting of the #wmo Standing Committee on Hydrological Services (SC-HYD) this week in Divonne les bains. More info on SC-HYD here: bit.ly/3VtIG9g Now, off to Zurich!

Some snow in Sherbrooke at last! ❄️ I hope this winter will be more "wintery" than the previous one.

The term digital twins of the Earth is misleading. We joined the discussion with our new paper sesmo.org/article/view... We argue that we 1) should not call them twins as they remain models that are distinct from reality and 2) that we need better methods to rigorously investigate complex models.

My university is now on Bluesky! @usherbrooke.bsky.social

Likely of interest to anyone working on streamflow forecasting projects. “Caravan MultiMet: Extending Caravan with Multiple Weather Nowcasts and Forecasts” arxiv.org/abs/2411.09459 zenodo.org/records/1416...

🚨Workshop Alert 🚨 #Hepex is having its 20th anniversary workshop next year: 25-27 March, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. You know it’s going to be good. Details👇 hepex.org.au/join-us-for-...

Great initiative!

Just a nice picture I took while walking back home from the university tonight. The sky reflecting on the Magog River #sherbylove

I am looking for new students to join my team. Full description in English and French here (search for "hydrologie" or « hydrology") 👇 www.usherbrooke.ca/recherche/en...

New #HEPEX blog post is up! Advancing impact based early warning systems for riverine flooding hepex.org.au/advancing-im...

There are at least 2 streams that have been gradually included in the sewers system in Sherbrooke. I was wondering if it was still possible to see traces of their existence from the surface. For stream no1 at least, the answer is yes :)

We are looking for a new colleague! Prof. position at #usherbrooke, in hydraulics. All the information on how to apply is in the link 👇https://www.usherbrooke.ca/emplois/offre/no/06942

Grading festival going on full swing

Small victory: I finally managed to give two *identical* back-to-back calculus lectures 🤸🥳💃 (I normally tend to do the second one faster, despite my best efforts...).

Finally enough snow to go cross-country skiing!

So I have ADHD. Received the diagnostic today. Ironically, this news is distracting me from other things I should be thinking about.

🔔 De nouveaux jobs à Ouranos ! Y compris une position en intelligence artificielle appliquée à l’étude des changements climatiques🧑‍💻🌦️ Pour plus d’infos : ouranos.ca/fr/emploi Come join us 🙂

Looks like an interesting opportunity!

Cold but pretty morning on campus

Beautiful snowy morning in Sherbrooke! ❄️

Sunny (and slippery!) run along the Massawippi River 🏃‍♀️❄️

In Rome for a #WMO meeting. Why not update a local #crowdwater spot at the same time!

Calling all hydrology enthusiasts and tech-savvy explorers! 📢 Join our #EGU2024 session to unveil the latest in sensing techniques. From IoT to satellite tech, we want to hear your cutting-edge ideas for better water resource solutions! 💦💡 #TechInHydrology

That's really good!

One of our last on-the-water training sessions of the season. 🍁🍂

This article by E. Freund and others is the coolest work I've seen in a while. They show how groundwater inputs determine the shape of river networks! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

My department is hiring - we have two tenure-track geography positions, one in human geography (social-environmental dynamics) and one in physical geography (paleoecology). Please share! Deadline is November 3. Descriptions in English and French here ⬇️

SDSU Geography department is hiring an Environmental Sustainability Geographer and an a Urban Geographer, both Assistant Professor positions. Come and be my colleague! geography.sdsu.edu/jobs

It's a start for the #HEPEX workshop in Norrköping!