Ottawa ON K1A 0E4
Canada
1-613-759-7895
Area of Expertise
satellite monitoring and assessment of cumulative effects, AI-assisted lichen mapping and change detection over woodland caribou ranges, biomass mapping and detection over barren ground caribou ranges, footprints of mining disturbances, ecological integrity of national parks, permafrost modelling, land use change and greenhouse gases emission over Canada’s Arctic landmass, and forest caribou balance modelling
Languages spoken
English
About
Dr. Wenjun Chen graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Ph.D. degree on biometeorology and soil physics. Currently, he is a research scientist with Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation, Strategic Policy and Innovation Sector, Natural Resources Canada.
He has conducted researches on caribou, one of focal species at risk in Canada, since 2008, as a part of the Canada’s International Polar Year Initiative, Parks Canada’s Ecological Integrity of National Parks, NWT Cumulative Impact monitoring Program, and the Government of Canada’s initiative for regional cumulative effects assessment. Currently, his works focus on AI-assisted lichen baseline mapping, ground truth data collection using UAV and plot survey, and cumulative effects of human and natural disturbances on woodland caribou herds in the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario, as well as other selected herds in Labrador, Quebec, and NWT. His other researches relevant to the species at risk included biomass mapping, long-term trends of caribou habitat indicators, and footprints of mining disturbances (e.g., dust, noise, air quality, vegetation and soil changes) over barren ground caribou habitats in NWT, Yukon, and Alaska.
Other Resources and Links
Publications of Dr. Chen’s works can be found on the research gate website https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wenjun-Chen-7/research.