Lisa Ardoin
Nov 7
The Arctic Circle Trail: A journey through the wilderness of coastal Greenland
The plane finally lands on the runway at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. After months of preparation, my partner and I are ready to start the...
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@ Christian Rohleder
"375 versus 39, those are the number of days the RV Belgica and RV Polarstern respectively spent in the Bellingshausen Sea along Antarctica’s West coast. Whilst the RV Belgica expedition was the first one to ever reach this part of Antarctica, the RV Polarstern had the unique opportunity to survey previously uncharted areas due to this year’s sea ice minimum."
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@ Louise Delhaye
"Have you ever dreamed of venturing into the unknown? Wandering through a world of endless ice and white snow as far as you can see? Dare to challenge the elements and be as close to the polar nature as possible?"
APECS Belgium
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Constance Lefebvre
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Xia Lin
May 30, 20233 min read
A SCIENTIFIC PAPER MADE EASY: impact of atmospheric forcing uncertainties on sea ice simulations
Today our topic is about sea ice simulations, a recent study published in the Cryosphere, undertaken at UCLouvain by Xia Lin and...
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Louise Delhaye
Apr 13, 20233 min read
A SCIENTIFIC PAPER MADE EASY: MONITORING TRACE METALS IN ANTARCTICA
The vivid red hull of the ship slowly makes its way through the sea ice. What is actually just a few scattered icebergs looks like an...
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Eléonore Du Bois d'Aische
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Thermokarst processes increase carbon protection potential against mineralization in the Arctic
In Arctic regions, perennially frozen ground, i.e. permafrost, contains twice as much carbon as currently stored in the atmosphere. With...
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Xia Lin
Feb 15, 20232 min read
A SCIENTIFIC PAPER MADE EASY: SITool – a new evaluation tool for large-scale sea ice simulations
Are you interested in polar sea ice simulation and prediction? Would you like to evaluate your sea ice model simulations smoothly and...
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Marie Cavitte
Feb 2, 20234 min read
A scientific paper made easy: understanding what Antarctic ice cores tell us about past (and future)
A recent study, undertaken at UCLouvain by Marie Cavitte and co-authors (including our very own Sarah Wauthy), was published in the...
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Lisa Ardoin
Jan 19, 20232 min read
A scientific paper made easy: how to study the (very) old atmosphere of the Earth?
We often take for granted that oxygen is readily available and expect to find it everywhere, after all, it makes up to 21% of the modern...
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Maëlle Villani
Jan 12, 20232 min read
A scientific paper made easy: Mineral element recycling in sub-Arctic tundra
Alaskan tundra - Maëlle Villani In Arctic regions, soils are composed of a permafrost layer (i.e., ground that remains below 0°C for at...
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Elise Kazmierczak
Dec 29, 20223 min read
A scientific paper made easy : What will determine the future sea level contribution of Antarctica ?
With this blog post, we inaugurate a new section on our site: scientific papers made easy! Often complicated, specialized and full of...
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