B.Sc., Brandon University M.Sc., Trent University Ph.D., McMaster University

Research and Teaching Interests:

Peter Lafleur’s research is located in the fields of climatology and hydrometeorology. His specific research interest is the atmosphere-ecosystem exchange of carbon dioxide and water in peatland and tundra environments. Current projects include ecosystem carbon measurement and modeling at the eastern peatland station of the Fluxnet Canada Research Network and investigation of carbon exchange variation between tundra types in the central North West Territories. Prof. Lafleur currently teaches courses in microclimatology, global climate systems, hydrometeorology, and field based research.

Selected Recent Publications:

Admiral, S.A.,and P.M. Lafleur, (2007), Modelling of latent heat flux partitioning in a bog peatland, Agriculture and Forest Meteorology, 144: 213-229. Blodau, C., H. Stewart, T. Heitmann, P.M. Lafleur, T.R. Moore, and N.T. Roulet, (2007), Below-ground C turnover in a temperate ombrotrophic bog, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, GB1021, doi:10.1029/2005GB002659. Buttle, J.M., and P.M. Lafleur, (2007), Anatomy of an extreme event: The July 14-15, 2004 Peterborough Rainstorm, Canadian Water Resources Journal, 37: 59-74. Roulet, N.T., P.M. Lafleur, P.J.H. Richard, T.R. Moore, E.R. Humphreys, and J. Bubier, (2007), Comparison of a six year contemporary carbon balance and the carbon accumulation for the last 3000 years for a northern peatland, Global Change Biology, 13: 397-411. Admiral, S.A.,and P.M. Lafleur, (2007), Partitioning of latent heat flux in a northern peatland, Aquatic Botany, 86: 107-116.