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Research pole Environmental Sciences (UCL)
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The Environmental Sciences branch of the Earth and Life Institute of the Université Catholique de Louvain was founded in 2008 and is strongly linked with and originates from the Applied Mechanics unit (MEMA) which is part of the same university (Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (IMMC)). The research conducted by this group ranges from fundamental to applied research which relates to numerous societal concerns such as water and soil pollution, management of forests and nature reserves, functional ecology, soil erosion, land use, carbon and water cycle, the effect of climate change on biogeochemical cycles, etc. A key event during the existence of this group is the organisation of the ‘8th International Workshop on Unstructured Mesh Numerical Modeling of Coastal, Shelf and Ocean Flows’, held in September 2009.

Marine topics studied by the Environmental Sciences group include:
- Ocean and sea currents by means of models (e.g. the SLIM model);
- The biogeochemical cycle of iron in the ocean.

In the future this group foresees a landward shift in their research in order to develop a multi-scale model of the land - sea continuum. The intention is to model the water cycle and the dynamics of biogeochemical tracers from land towards the sea. Such a model will allow to explicitly model the impact of land-based human activities on marine ecosystems.

Standard name: Sciences de l'Environnement
Parent institute: Université Catholique de Louvain; Earth and Life Institute (UCL-ELI), more


Child institute
  • Université Catholique de Louvain; Earth and Life Institute; Sciences de l'Environnement; SLIM (UCL), more

Address:
Place Croix du Sud
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Belgium 		 
Type: Scientific
    ( 25 peer reviewed ) split up filter
  • Peer reviewed article Goosse, H.; Contador, S.A.; Bitz, C.M.; Blanchard-Wrigglesworth, E.; Eayrs, C.; Fichefet, T.; Himmich, K.; Huot, P.-V.; Klein, F.; Marchi, S.; Massonnet, F.; Mezzina, B.; Pelletier, C.; Roach, L.; Vancoppenolle, M.; van Lipzig, N.P.M. (2023). Modulation of the seasonal cycle of the Antarctic sea ice extent by sea iceprocesses and feedbacks with the ocean and the atmosphere. Cryosphere 17(1): 407-425. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-407-2023, more
  • Peer reviewed article Lin, X.; Massonnet, F.; Fichefet, T.; Vancoppenolle, M. (2023). Impact of atmospheric forcing uncertainties on Arctic and Antarctic sea ice simulations in CMIP6 OMIP models. Cryosphere 17(5): 1935-1965. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1935-2023, more
  • Peer reviewed article André, L.; Monin, L.; Hofmann, A. (2022). The origin of early continental crust: new clues from coupling Ge/Si ratios with silicon isotopes. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 582: 117415. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117415, more
  • Peer reviewed article Geisen, C.; Ridame, C.; Journet, E.; Delmelle, P.; Marie, D.; Lo Monaco, C.; Metzl, N.; Ammar, R.; Kombo, J.; Cardinal, D. (2022). Phytoplanktonic response to simulated volcanic and desert dust deposition events in the South Indian and Southern Oceans. Limnol. Oceanogr. 67(7): 1537-1553. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.12100, more
  • Peer reviewed article Steele, M.; Eicken, H.; Bhatt, U.; Bieniek, K.P.; Blanchard-Wrigglesworth, E.; Wiggins, H.; Turner-Bogren, B.; Hamilton, L.; Little, J.; Massonnet, F.; Meier, W.N.; Overland, J.; Serreze, M.; Stroeve, J.; Walsh, J.; Wang, M.Y. (2021). Moving sea ice prediction forward via community intercomparison. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc. 102(12): E2226-E2228. https://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0159.1, more
  • Peer reviewed article Blockley, E.; Vancoppenolle, M.; Hunke, E.; Bitz, C.; Feltham, D.; Lemieux, J.-F.; Losch, M.; Maisonnave, E.; Notz, D.; Rampal, P.; Tietsche, S.; Tremblay, B.; Turner, A.; Massonnet, F.; Olason, E.; Roberts, A.; Aksenov, Y.; Fichefet, T.; Garric, G.; Lovino, D.; Madec, G.; Rousset, C.; Melia, D.S.; Schroeder, D. (2020). The future of sea ice modeling: where do we go from here? Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc. 101(8): E1304-E1311. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0073.1, more
  • Peer reviewed article Bogaert, P.; Montreuil, A.-L.; Chen, M. (2020). Predicting morphodynamics for beach intertidal systems in the North Sea: a space-time stochastic approach. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 8(11): 901. https://hdl.handle.net/10.3390/jmse8110901, more
  • Peer reviewed article Ho, L.; Alonso, A.; Eurie Forio, M.A.; Vanclooster, M.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2020). Water research in support of the Sustainable Development Goal 6: a case study in Belgium. J. Clean. Prod. 277: 124082. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124082, more
  • Peer reviewed article Colombier, M.; Mueller, S.B.; Kueppers, U.; Scheu, B.; Delmelle, P.; Cimarelli, C.; Cronin, S.J.; Brown, R.J.; Tost, M.; Dingwell, D.B. (2019). Diversity of soluble salt concentrations on volcanic ash aggregates from a variety of eruption types and deposits. Bulletin of Volcanology 81(7): 39. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00445-019-1302-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Docquier, D.; Grist, J.P.; Roberts, M.J.; Roberts, C.D.; Semmler, T.; Ponsoni, L.; Massonnet, F.; Sidorenko, D.; Sein, D.V.; Iovino, D.; Bellucci, A.; Fichefet, T. (2019). Impact of model resolution on Arctic sea ice and North Atlantic Ocean heat transport. Clim. Dyn. 53(7-8): 4989-5017. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04840-y, more
  • Peer reviewed article Hatton, J.E.; Hendry, K.R.; Hawkings, J.R.; Wadham, J.L.; Opfergelt, S.; Kohler, T.J.; Yde, J.C.; Stibal, M.; Žárský, J.D. (2019). Silicon isotopes in Arctic and sub-Arctic glacial meltwaters: the role of subglacial weathering in the silicon cycle. Proc. - Royal Soc., Math. Phys. Eng. Sci. 475(2228): 20190098. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2019.0098, more
  • Peer reviewed article Lebrun, M.; Vancoppenolle, M.; Madec, G.; Massonnet, F. (2019). Arctic sea-ice-free season projected to extend into autumn. Cryosphere 13(1): 79-96. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-79-2019, more
  • Peer reviewed article Montreuil, A.-L.; Chen, M.; Esquerré, A.; Houthuys, R.; Moelans, R.; Bogaert, P. (2019). Pre- and post-storm LiDAR surveys for assessment of impact on coastal erosion. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences 42-3(W8): 261-266. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W8-261-2019, more
  • Peer reviewed article Uotila, P.; Goosse, H.; Haines, K.; Chevallier, M.; Barthélemy, A.; Bricaud, C.; Carton, J.; Fuckar, N.; Garric, G.; Iovino, D.; Kauker, F.; Korhonen, M.; Lien, V.S.; Marnela, M.; Mignac, D.; Peterson, K.A.; Sadikni, R.; Shi, L.; Tietsche, S.; Toyoda, T.; Xie, J.; Zhang, Z. (2019). An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions. Clim. Dyn. 52(3-4): 1613-1650. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4242-z, more
  • Peer reviewed article Goosse, H.; Kay, J.E.; Armour, K.C.; Bodas-Salcedo, A.; Chepfer, H.; Docquier, D.; Jonko, A.; Kushner, P.J.; Lecomte, O.; Massonnet, F.; Park, H.-S.; Pithan, F.; Svensson, G.; Vancoppenolle, M. (2018). Quantifying climate feedbacks in polar regions. Nature Comm. 9(1): 13 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04173-0, more
  • Peer reviewed article Lamarche, C.; Santoro, M.; Bontemps, S.; d'Andrimont, R.; Radoux, J.; Giustarini, L.; Brockmann, C.; Wevers, J.; Defourny, P.; Arino, O. (2017). Compilation and validation of SAR and optical data products for a complete and global map of inland/ocean water tailored to the climate modeling community. Remote Sens. 9(1): 20 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs9010036, more
  • Peer reviewed article Maters, E.C.; Delmelle, P.; Gunnlaugsson, H.P. (2017). Controls on iron mobilisation from volcanic ash at low pH: insights from dissolution experiments and Mossbauer spectroscopy. Chem. Geol. 449: 73-81. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2016.11.036, more
  • Peer reviewed article Michiels, C.C.; Darchambeau, F.; Roland, F.A.E.; Morana, C.; Llirós, M.; García-Armisen, T.; Thamdrup, B.; Borges, A.V.; Canfield, D.E.; Servais, P.; Descy, J.-P.; Crowe, S.A. (2017). Iron-dependent nitrogen cycling in a ferruginous lake and the nutrient status of Proterozoic oceans. Nature Geoscience 10(3): 217-221. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2886, more
  • Peer reviewed article Delvigne, C.; Opfergelt, S.; Cardinal, D.; Hofmann, A.; André, L. (2016). Desilication in Archean weathering processes traced by silicon isotopes and Ge/Si ratios. Chem. Geol. 420: 139-147. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.11.007, more
  • Peer reviewed article Maters, E.C.; Delmelle, P.; Bonneville, S. (2016). Atmospheric processing of volcanic glass: effects on iron solubility and redox speciation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50(10): 5033-5040. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b06281, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Maet, T.; Hanert, E.; Deleersnijder, E.; Fichefet, T.; Legat, V.; Remacle, J.-F.; Soares Frazao, S.; Vanclooster, M.; Lambrechts, J.; König Beatty, S.; Bouillon, S.; de Brye, B.; Gourgue, O.; Kärnä, T.; Lietaer, O.; Pestiaux, A.; Slaoui, K.; Thomas, C. (2012). SLIM: a multi-scale model of the land-sea continuum. Geophys. Res. Abstr. 14(EGU2012-9603-1), more
  • Peer reviewed article Opfergelt, S.; Delmelle, P. (2012). Silicon isotopes and continental weathering processes: assessing controls on Si transfer to the ocean. C. r. Géosci. 344(11-12): 723-738. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crte.2012.09.006, more
  • Peer reviewed article Alonso, A.; Sbaa, M.; Vanclooster, M. (2011). Assessing water quality and pollution origin of the Bou-Areg aquifer (north east Morocco). Geophys. Res. Abstr. 13: EGU2011-6070, more
  • Peer reviewed article Cornelis, J.-T.; Delvaux, B.; Georg, B.; Lucas, Y.; Ranger, J.; Opfergelt, S. (2011). Tracing the origin of dissolved silicon transferred from various soil-plant systems towards rivers: a review. Biogeosciences 8(1): 89-112. dx.doi.org/10.5194/bg-8-89-2011, more
  • Peer reviewed article Goor, Q.; Halleux, C.; Mohamed, Y.; Tilmant, A. (2010). Optimal operation of a multipurpose multireservoir system in the Eastern Nile River Basin. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 14(10): 1895-1908. dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-14-1895-2010, more
  • Goosse, H.; Contador, S.A.; Bitz, C.M.; Blanchard-Wrigglesworth, E.; Eayrs, C.; Fichefet, T.; Himmich, K.; Huot, P.-V.; Klein, F.; Marchi, S.; Massonnet, F.; Mezzina, B.; Pelletier, C.; Roach, L.; Vancoppenolle, M.; van Lipzig, N.P.M. (2023). Importance of atmospheric feedbacks in simulating the seasonal cycle of the Antarctic sea ice and its response to perturbations, in: EGU General Assembly 2023. Vienna, Austria & Online, 23–28 April 2023. pp. EGU23-1531. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-1531, more
  • Randresihaja, R.; Grégoire, M.; Hanert, E. (2023). Understanding the biogeochemical interactions of the Scheldt-North Sea river-ocean-continuum through multiscale modelling, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 95, more
  • De Maet, T. (2011). An explicit Discontinuous-Galerkin surface-subsurface water flow model, in: Hogge, M. et al. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advanced COmputational Methods in ENgineering (ACOMEN 2011), 14-17 November 2011, Liège, Belgium. pp. 11 pp., more