Publications

Current and projected distributions of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus in Canada and the U.

Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are mosquito vectors of more than 22 arboviruses that infect humans. We used boosted regression trees …

Predicted Northward Expansion of the Geographic Range of the Tick Vector Amblyomma americanum in North America under Future Climate Conditions

Background: The geographic range of the tick Amblyomma americanum, a vector of diseases of public health significance such as …

Assessment of the Probability of Autochthonous Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Canada under Recent and Projected Climate Change

Background: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a reemerging pathogen transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. The …

Investigating added value of regional climate modeling in North American winter storm track simulations

Extratropical Cyclone (EC) characteristics depend on a combination of large-scale factors and regional processes. However, the latter …

Guide to identifying alert thresholds for heat waves in Canada based on evidence

Among natural-disaster risks, heat waves are responsible for a large number of deaths, diseases and economic losses around the world. …

West African monsoon intraseasonal activity and its daily precipitation indices in regional climate models: diagnostics and challenges.

The West African monsoon intraseasonal variability has huge socio-economic impacts on local populations but understanding and …

L’interdisciplinarité au service de la santé: cas du Québec. Territoires incubateurs de santé ?

Renforcer la capacité d’intervention et d’adaptation en santé publique nécessite d’améliorer l’efficacité des systèmes d’alerte précoce …

Assessment of the effects of acid-coated ice nuclei on the Arctic cloud microstructure, atmospheric dehydration, radiation and temperature during winter

Owing to the large-scale transport of pollution-derived aerosols from the mid-latitudes to the Arctic, most of the aerosols are coated …

Evaluation of regional Climate Model simulations: intercomparaisonover Canada and specific region

Assessment of the Dehydration-Greenhouse Feedback Over the Arctic During Winter

The effect of pollution-derived sulphuric acid aerosols on the aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions is investigated over the Arctic for …