Visualization materials

One of the major achievements of the RESIST project is the execution of a high-resolution (1/12°; ~5–10 km) numerical simulation of the coupled ocean–sea ice system’s evolution. The two animations below showcase a 10-year excerpt from this simulation (1995-2004), performed using the ocean–sea ice model NEMO4.2-SI3 and forced by ERA5 atmospheric reanalysis data. Throughout the simulation, features such as mesoscale eddies, oceanic fronts, and interactions with sea ice in the marginal ice zone are clearly visible. Investigating how variability arising from small-scale processes impacts larger-scale dynamics and contributes to sea ice lows is one of the core research questions of the RESIST project.

Blog articles

6 December 2024: Scheel, M., D. Docquier, L. Madaj (2024). Happy birthday to the Cryoblog! EGU Cryosphere Blog, EGU Cryosphere Blog.

26 April 2024: Docquier, D., B. Mezzina (2024). You thought it was over? Here’s more on the 2023 Antarctic sea-ice extent record low. EGU Cryosphere Blog.

17 November 2023: Docquier, D. (2023). An exceptional year: What’s up with Antarctic sea ice? EGU Cryosphere Blog.

RESIST in conferences

5 December 2024: Seminar of Dani Topál at RMI (Brussels) on “Winter atmospheric circulation changes hint at future Antarctic sea ice loss” (see RMI website).

20 November 2024: AntClimNow online seminar by David Docquier in the context of AntClimNow on “Drivers of summer Antarctic sea-ice extent in CMIP6 large ensembles revealed by information flow”.

5 November 2024: WGSIP annual meeting (Meteo France, Toulouse), François Massonnet gave a talk about “Rapid sea ice changes: causes and consequences” at the Working Group on Subseasonal to Interdecadal Prediction (WGISP) annual meeting.

11-13 September 2024: Geologica Belgica Meeting (Liège), Sophie Opfergelt, Cécile Osy, Benjamin Richaud and David Docquier taking active part to the conference

Citizen activities

5 December 2024: François Massonnet invited to the Egmont Institute (Brussels) to give a presentation on the theme of “The Arctic: Belgium’s role in shaping its future”.

9 September 2024: Participation to the WiseNight Event (Natural Science Museum, Brussels), link to the event.

27 June 2023: Participation to the “Nuit des Idées: A la recherche des pôles et des océans”, an event that gathered polar researchers from France and Belgium.