Introduction to climate science

Summary of the activity

This training activity explains the different components of the climate system and their interactions, giving insight into past and future global climate changes.
 

General objective

Gain a general understanding of the principles of climate science
 

What you’ll learn
  • Describe the components of the climate system

  • Explain the basic mechanisms behind climate change

  • Identify major observed and projected global changes
     

Duration and format
  • In French only

  • About 2 hours 

  • Lecture with question period

  • Real-time

  • Online

  • By registration only

  • Free
     

February 12, 2026 | 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Limited places
(In French)

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Presenter
Dominique Paquin
Ouranos

Dominique Paquin holds a Master’s in Atmospheric sciences from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). Since 1997, she has worked as a research assistant in the regional climate modeling group of the department of earth and atmospheric sciences at UQÀM.

With Ouranos since 2002, she is particularly interested in the modeling of intense precipitation, ice storms and the atmospheric humidity balance and in the communication of climate sciences within the Climate Science group. She holds the position of Climate Simulation and Analysis Coordinator.

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