Areas of expertise
Remote sensing and hydrology
- Full Professor
- Scientific head of Laboratory for Environmental Remote Sensing by Drone
- Scientific head of Environmental and Northern Remote Sensing Laboratory
Phone
418-654-2570
Email
karem.chokmani@inrs.ca
Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre
490 de la Couronne Street
Québec City, Quebec G1K 9A9
CANADA
Research interests
Professor Chokmani’s work focuses on the development of methods for using remote sensing data and geomatics tools to estimate and monitor water resources, both locally and regionally. His research interests combine in situ observation methods, statistical modelling, the synoptic quality of remote sensing data and the spatial processing capacity of geomatic tools.
The experimental part of his approach studies the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and freshwater in all states (liquid, snow, ice). The applied part focuses on the development of algorithms to track key components of the hydrological cycle, representative parameters of water demand and use, effluent quality, and impacts on aquatic environments.
Publications
Bahrami, Hazhir, Esmaeili, Pouya, Homayouni, Saeid, Pour, Amin Beiranvand, Chokmani, Karem & Bahroudi, Abbas (2024). Machine learning-based lithological mapping from ASTER remote-sensing imagery. Minerals, 14 (2): art. 202.
DOI : 10.3390/min14020202
Ziadi, Samar, Chokmani, Karem, Chaabani, Chayma & El Alem, Anas (2024). Deep learning-based automatic river flow estimation using RADARSAT imagery. Remote Sensing, 16 (10): art. 1808.
DOI: 10.3390/rs16101808
Martins, Sarah, Lhissou, Rachid, Chokmani, Karem & Cambouris, Athyna N. (2023). Determining the beginning of potato tuberization period using plant height detected by drone for irrigation purposes. Agronomy, 13 (2): Art. 492.
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13020492
Noyola Medrano, Cristina, Homayouni, Saeid & Chokmani, Karem (2023). Google Earth Engine, una aplicación inteligente en el análisis geoespacial. Revista Universitarios Potosinos, 273: 28-34.
Ratté-Fortin, Claudie, Plante, Jean-François, Rousseau, Alain N. & Chokmani, Karem (2023). Parametric versus nonparametric machine learning modelling for conditional density estimation of natural events: Application to harmful algal blooms. Ecological Modelling, 482: Art. 110415.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110415
Sahraei, Roya, Kanani-Sadat, Yousef, Homayouni, Saeid, Safari, Abdolreza, Oubennaceur, Khalid & Chokmani, Karem (2023). A novel hybrid GIS-based multi-criteria decision-making approach for flood susceptibility analysis in large ungauged watersheds. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 16 (2): Art. e12879.
DOI : 10.1111/jfr3.12879
Barbouchi, Meriem, Chaabani, Chayma, M’hamed, Hatem Cheikh, Abdelfattah, Riadh, Lhissou, Rachid, Chokmani, Karem, Ben Aissa, Nadhira, Annabi, Mohamed & Bahri, Haithem (2022). Wheat water deficit monitoring using synthetic aperture radar backscattering coefficient and interferometric coherence. Agriculture, 12 (7): Art. 1032.
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12071032
Barbouchi, Meriem, Lhissou, Rachid, Abdelfattah, Riadh, El Alem, Anas, Chokmani, Karem, Ben Aissa, Nadhira, M’hamed, Hatem Cheikh, Annabi, Mohamed & Bahri, Haithem (2022). The potential of using Radarsat-2 satellite image for modeling and mapping wheat yield in a semiarid environment. Agriculture, 12 (3): Art. 315.
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12030315
El Alem, Anas & Chokmani, Karem (2022). A machine learning-based regional hybrid model for remote retrieving turbidity from landsat imagery. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 19: Art. 8021605.
DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2021.3115986
El Alem, Anas, Hmaissia, Amal, Chokmani, Karem & Cambouris, Athyna N. (2022). Quantitative study of the effect of water content on soil texture parameters and organic matter using proximal visible-near infrared spectroscopy. Remote Sensing, 14 (15): Art. 3510.
DOI: 10.3390/rs14153510
El Oufir, Mohamed Karim, Chokmani, Karem, El Alem, Anas & Bernier, Monique (2022). Using ensemble-based systems with near-infrared hyperspectral data to estimate seasonal snowpack density. Remote Sensing, 14 (5): Art. 1089.
DOI: 10.3390/rs14051089
Madaeni, Fatemehalsadat, Chokmani, Karem, Lhissou, Rachid, Homayouni, Saeid, Gauthier, Yves & Tolszczuk-Leclerc, Simon (2022). Convolutional neural network and long short-term memory models for ice-jam prediction. The Cryosphere, 16: 1447-1468.
DOI: 10.5194/tc-16-1447-2022
Oubennaceur, Khalid, Chokmani, Karem, Lessard, Florence, Gauthier, Yves, Baltazar, Catherine & Toussaint, Jean-Patrick (2022). Understanding flood risk perception: A case study from Canada. Sustainability, 14 (5): Art. 3057.
DOI: 10.3390/su14053087
Perreault, Simon, El Alem, Anas, Chokmani, Karem & Cambouris, Athyna N. (2022). Development of pedotransfer functions to predict soil physical properties in Southern Quebec (Canada). Agronomy, 12 (2): Art. 526.
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020526
Ratté-Fortin, Claudie, Chokmani, Karem, El Alem, Anas & Laurion, Isabelle (2022). A regional model to predict the occurrence of natural events: Application to phytoplankton blooms in continental waterbodies. Ecological Modelling, 473: Art. 110137.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110137
El Alem, Anas, Chokmani, Karem, Venkatesan, Aarthi, Lhissou, Rachid, Agili, Hachem & Dedieu, Jean-Pierre (2021). How accurate is an unmanned aerial vehicle data-based model applied on satellite imagery for chlorophyll-a estimation in freshwater bodies?. Remote Sensing, 13 (6): Art. 1134.
DOI: 10.3390/rs13061134
El Alem, Anas, Lhissou, Rachid, Chokmani, Karem & Oubennaceur, Khalid (2021). Remote retrieval of suspended particulate matter in inland waters: Image-based or physical atmospheric correction models?. Water, 13 (16): Art. 2149.
DOI: 10.3390/w13162149
El Oufir, Mohamed Karim, Chokmani, Karem, El Alem, Anas & Bernier, Monique (2021). Estimating snowpack density from near-infrared spectral reflectance using a hybrid model. Remote Sensing, 13 (20): Art. 4089.
DOI: 10.3390/rs13204089
El Oufir, Mohamed Karim, Chokmani, Karem, El Alem, Anas, Agili, Hachem & Bernier, Monique (2021). Seasonal snowpack classification based on physical properties using near-infrared proximal hyperspectral data. Sensors, 21 (16): Art. 5259.
DOI: 10.3390/s21165259
Lajili, Abdelkarim, Cambouris, Athyna N., Chokmani, Karem, Duchemin, Marc, Perron, Isabelle, Zebarth, Bernie J., Biswas, Asim & Adamchuck, Vlacheslav I. (2021). Analysis of four delineation methods to identify potential management zones in a commercial potato field in Eastern Canada. Agronomy, 11 (3): Art. 432.
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11030432
Oubennaceur, Khalid, Chokmani, Karem, El Alem, Anas & Gauthier, Yves (2021). Flood risk communication using ArcGIS StoryMaps. Hydrology, 8 (4): Art. 152.
DOI: 10.3390/hydrology8040152
Oubennaceur, Khalid, Chokmani, Karem, Gauthier, Yves, Ratté-Fortin, Claudie, Homayouni, Saeid & Toussaint, Jean-Patrick (2021). Flood risk assessment under climate change: The Petite Nation River watershed. Climate, 9 (8): Art. 125.
DOI: 10.3390/cli9080125
Salgado, Hector, Zabala, Stella Maris, Romay, Catalina, Bernier, Monique & Chokmani, Karem (2021). Estimación de la humedad superficial del suelo mediante datos sar en banda X / Surface soil moisture estimation with X band SAR data. Meteorologica, 46 (1): 1-11.
DOI: 10.24215/1850468Xe001
Madaeni, Fatemehalsadat; Lhissou, Rachid; Chokmani, Karem; Raymond, Sébastien & Gauthier, Yves (2020). Ice jam formation, breakup and prediction methods based on hydroclimatic data using artificial intelligence: A review. Cold Reg. Sci. Technol., 174 (Juin): Art. 103032.
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2020.103032
Ratté-Fortin, Claudie; Chokmani, Karem & Laurion, Isabelle (2020). Spatiotemporal variability in phytoplankton bloom phenology in Eastern Canadian Lakes related to physiographic, morphologic, and climatic drivers. Environments, 7 (10): Art. 77.
DOI: 10.3390/environments7100077
Sena, Guillaume Noumonvi Yawu; Chokmani, Karem; Gloaguen, Erwan & Bernier, Monique (2020). Multi-scale spatialization of snow water equivalent (SWE) according to their spatial structures in eastern Canada. Cryosphere Discuss., ONLINE.
DOI: 10.5194/tc-2020-316
Yavari, Adel; Homayouni, Saeid; Oubennaceur, Khalid & Chokmani, Karem (2020). Flood inundation modeling in ungauged basins using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles imagery. Earth Obs. Geomat. Eng., 4 (1): 44-45.
DOI: 10.22059/eoge.2020.297824.1075
El Alem, Anas; Chokmani, Karem; Laurion, Isabelle; El Adlouni, Salah-Eddine; Raymond, Sébastien & Ratté-Fortin, Claudie (2019). Ensemble-based systems to monitor algal bloom with remote sensing. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 57 (10): 7955-7971.
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2019.2917636
Gignac, Charles; Bernier, Monique & Chokmani, Karem (2019). ICEPAC – A probabilistic tool to study sea ice spatiotemporal dynamic: application to the Hudson Bay area, northeastern Canada. Cryosphere, 13 (2): 451-468.
DOI: 10.5194/tc-13-451-2019
Oubennaceur, Khalid; Chokmani, Karem; Nastev, Miroslav; Gauthier, Yves; Poulin, Jimmy; Tanguy, Marion; Raymond, Sébastien & Lhissou, Rachid (2019). New sensitivity indices of a 2D flood inundation model using gauss quadrature sampling. Geosciences, 9 (5): Art. 220.
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences9050220
Oubennaceur, Khalid; Chokmani, Karem; Nastev, Miroslav; Lhissou, Rachid & El Alem, Anas (2019). Flood risk mapping for direct damage to residential buildings in Quebec, Canada. Int. J. Disast. Risk Re., 33: 44-54.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.09.007
Sena, Guillaume Noumonvi Yawu; Chokmani, Karem; Gloaguen, Erwan & Bernier, Monique (2019). Critical analysis of the snow survey network according to the spatial variability of snow water equivalent (swe) on Eastern Mainland Canada. Hydrology, 6 (2): Art. 55.
DOI: 10.3390/hydrology6020055
Chaabani, Chayma; Chini, Marco; Abdelfattah, Riadh; Hostache, Renaud & Chokmani, Karem (2018). Flood mapping in a complex environment using bistatic TanDEM-X/TerraSAR-X InSAR coherence. Remote Sens., 10 (12): Art. 1873.
DOI: 10.3390/rs10121873
Novoa, Julia; Chokmani, Karem & Lhissou, Rachid (2018). A novel index for assessment of riparian strip efficiency in agricultural landscapes using high spatial resolution satellite imagery. Sci. Total Environ., 644: 1439-1451.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.069
Oubennaceur, Khalid; Chokmani, Karem; Nastev, Miroslav; Tanguy, Marion & Raymond, Sébastien (2018). Uncertainty analysis of a two-dimensional hydraulic model. Water, 10 (3): Art. 272.
DOI: 10.3390/w10030272
Oubennaceur, Khalid; Chokmani, Karem; Nastev, Miroslav; Tanguy, Marion & Raymond, Sébastien (2018). Correction: Oubennaceur, K., & al. Uncertainty Analysis of a Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Model. Water, 10 (3): Art. 1071.
DOI: 10.3390/w10081071
Perron, Isabelle; Cambouris, Athyna N.; Chokmani, Karem; Vargas Gutierrez, Felipe Miguel; Zebarth, Bernie J.; Moreau, Gilles; Biswas, Asim & Adamchuck, Vlacheslav I. (2018). Delineating soil management zones using a proximal soil sensing system in two commercial potato fields in New Brunswick, Canada. Can. J. Soil Sci. / Rev. Can. Sci. Sol, 98 (4): 724-737.
DOI: 10.1139/CJSS-2018-0063
Ratté-Fortin, Claudie; Chokmani, Karem & El Alem, Anas (2018). A novel algorithm of cloud detection for water quality studies using 250 m downscaled MODIS imagery. Int. J. Remote Sens., 39 (19): 6429-6439.
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2018.1460506
De Munck, Stéphane; Gauthier, Yves; Bernier, Monique; Chokmani, Karem & Légaré, Serge (2017). River predisposition to ice jams: a simplified geospatial model. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 17 (7): 1033-1047.
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-17-1033-2017
Gignac, Charles; Bernier, Monique; Chokmani, Karem & Poulin, Jimmy (2017). IceMap250 – Automatic 250 m sea ice extent mapping using MODIS data. Remote Sens., 9 (1): Art. 70.
DOI: 10.3390/rs9010070
Tanguy, Marion; Chokmani, Karem; Bernier, Monique; Poulin, Jimmy & Raymond, Sébastien (2017). River flood mapping in urban areas combining Radarsat-2 data and flood return period data. Remote Sens. Environ., 198 (Septembre) .
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.06.042
El Harti, Abderrazak; Lhissou, Rachid; Chokmani, Karem; Ouzemou, Jamal-eddine; Hassouna, Mohamed; Bachaoui, El Mostafa & El Ghmaria, Abderrahmene (2016). Spatiotemporal monitoring of soil salinization in irrigated Tadla Plain (Morocco) using satellite spectral indices. Int. J. Appl. Earth Observ. Geoinfo., 50 (Août): 64-73.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2016.03.008
Filion, Rébecca; Bernier, Monique; Paniconi, Claudio; Chokmani, Karem; Melis, Massimo; Soddu, Antonio; Talazac, Manon & Lafortune, François-Xavier (2016). Remote sensing for mapping soil moisture and drainage potential in semi-arid regions: Applications to the campidano plain of Sardinia, Italy. Sci. Total Environ., 543 (Part B): 862-876.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.068
Sena, Guillaume Noumonvi Yawu; Chokmani, Karem; Gloaguen, Erwan & Bernier, Monique (2016). Analyse multi-échelles de la variabilité spatiale de l’équivalent en eau de la neige (EEN) sur le territoire de l’Est du Canada. Hydrol. Sci. J., 62 (3): 359-377.
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2015.1022552
Barbouchi, M.; Abdelfattah, R.; Chokmani, K.; Ben Aissa, N.; Lhissou, R. & El Harti, A. (2015). Soil salinity characterization using polarimetric InSAR Coherence: Case studies in Tunisia and Morocco. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Observ. Remote Sens., 8 (8): 3823-3832.
DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2333535
Ikani, Vahid; Chokmani, Karem; Turcotte, Caroline; Ferland, Martin; Rainville, Ève & Granberg, Hardy (2015). Micrometeorological observations for the evaluation of the selective inverted sink against radiation frost and the potential of a new hybrid system. Procedia Earth Planet. Sci., 15 (2015): 920-927.
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeps.2015.08.147
Morier, T.; Cambouris, A. N. & Chokmani, K. (2015). In-season nitrogen status assessment and yield estimation using hyperspectral vegetation indices in a potato crop. Agron. J., 107 (4): 1295-1309.
DOI: 10.2134/agronj14.0402
Novoa, J.; Chokmani, K.; Nigel, R. & Dufour, P. (2015). Quality assessment from a hydrological perspective of a digital elevation model derived from WorldView-2 remote sensing data / Évaluation dans une perspective hydrologique de la qualité d’un modèle numérique de terrain provenant de données télédétectées par WorldView-2. Hydrol. Sci. J., 60 (2): 218-233.
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.875179