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

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

RESIST in conferences

9-12 September 2024: Geologica Belgica Conference (Liège) Sophie Opfergelt, Cécile Osy, Benjamin Richaud and David Docquier taking active part to the conference

Citizen activities

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.