1. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton Univ., 300 Forrestal Rd., Princeton, NJ 08540 (corresponding author).
2. Hydraulic Engineer, Canadian Coast Guard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 101 Boulevard Champlain, Québec (Québec) G1K 7Y7, Canada.
3. Professor, Canada Research Chair on the Estimation of Hydrological Variables, INRS-ETE, Univ. of Quebec, 490 de la Couronne, Québec (Québec) G1K 9A9, Canada.Professor, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 54224, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
4. Research Assistant, Canada Research Chair on the Estimation of Hydrological Variables, INRS-ETE, Univ. of Quebec, 490 de la Couronne, Québec (Québec) G1K 9A9, Canada.
5. Ph.D. Candidate, Canada Research Chair on the Estimation of Hydrological Variables, INRS-ETE, Univ. of Quebec, 490 de la Couronne, Québec (Québec) G1K 9A9, Canada.